Great TED talk from one of my former professors @ Teachers College Columbia U. Elegant ideas for solving intractable problems ... I'm humbled by the amazing response to my #TEDx Talk. Thank you to everyone who has…
Need extra time on a college entrance exam? It helps to have cash. Students in rich areas are more likely to get disability designations for tests. https://t.co/ReeNN5VFja— The New York Times (@nytimes)…
A good teacher can increase the lifetime earnings of a class of 20 by $400,000, according to one estimate. What's the best way to get more good teachers?https://t.co/1zcVbMaRu6— NPR's Planet Money (@planetmoney)…
Most Americans don't realize state govt funding for higher ed fell by billions of $$$ over past decade How could we be so wrong?PBS @NewsHour via @HechingerReport's…
Early childhood is a critical period that determines a person’s ability to reach his or her lifelong health, social & economic potential. We created a dashboard that tracks how US states are making progress on key dimensions of early childhood development.…
The book from UC Press = Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago's South SideI…
Kudos to Prof. Susan @Dynarski for rigorously testing a strategy to attract talented lower SES students to @UMich leading to our…
These 5-4 cases changed the direction of education policy and practice. @legalclips @WisconsinLaw…
“I can count on one hand the number of black teachers I had in K–12. Every single one of them had a profound effect on me. They had a way of seeing me like no others could. They made me feel brilliant and empowered.” @65volvo…
Test scores alone can’t identify the teachers who have the biggest impact on students, according to new @NorthwesternU research by @KiraboJackson. Press release:…
For people interested in discussing ed policy that pops (or does not pop).