The Missing Link in School Reform: Student Motivation
Funding, policies, and regulations can only go so far. Without a desire to learn, America's students will continue to stagnate.… More »
Emily Richmond is the public editor for the National Education Writers Association. She was the education reporter for the Las Vegas Sun from 2002 to 2010, and in 2011 she was Knight-Wallace Fellow at the University of Michigan. She blogs at www.educatedreporter.com.
Funding, policies, and regulations can only go so far. Without a desire to learn, America's students will continue to stagnate.… More »
A parochial high school in Arizona forfeited a state championship game because the other team had a female on its roster.… More »
Green Valley High School in Henderson, Nevada, is the 13th best in the nation, according to the prestigious list. But the principal says that's impossible.… More »
Educators have to walk a fine line between engaging students in current events and advocating for a specific cause.… More »
At least in California, stimulus money for failing schools appears to be closing the achievement gap. Whether this will amount to long-term growth is yet to be seen.… More »
Merit-based pay systems reward educators whose classes earn high test scores. But it's questionable whether these incentives actually work.… More »
The government has allocated billions of dollars to help failing schools restructure, but without a clear definition of what constitutes a turnaround, the money may only be a temporary fix.… More »
A new report in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution suggests that many school around the country are cheating on standardized test results.… More »
The Obama Administration has spent $4.6 billion overhauling failing schools. But critics say the investment might not pay off in the long run.… More »
It's not a simple matter of burnout. Kids who come to school hungry -- and parents who don't care -- also weigh heavily on educators.… More »
Does the release of information on 18,000 educators really increase transparency, or does it open the door for unprofessional -- and misleading -- statistical analysis?… More »
The real problem isn't getting teenagers to stay in school. It's giving them a reason to show up in the first place.… More »
After a scathing exposé about gay students and suicide, a school board struggles to protect students from bullying without irking social conservatives.… More »
When a student repeats a grade, it reflects positively on the district. But for the individual, it can be an irreversible step backward.… More »
Ten states are now exempt from many No Child Left Behind requirements. But this temporary fix may distract Congress from creating long-term solutions.… More »
After two teachers were arrested for molesting students, the school district imposed dramatic measures -- but the public's trust may already be shattered.… More »
Legislation in Florida would allow parents to vote to restructure a public school into a private or charter model.… More »
Sports may be costly and "extracurricular," but schools that eliminate them to save money may end up paying an unintended price.… More »
Disability-rights activists are working to end "quiet rooms," an archaic-sounding punishment used to silence troubled schoolchildren… More »
It may take a coalition of top CEOs to promote hard-to-sell subjects like math and engineering.… More »
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