Skip to content
  • Sign in My Account Subscribe
    Quick Links
    • Dear Therapist
    • Crossword Puzzle
    • Manage Subscription
    Popular
    Latest

    Sections

    • Politics
    • Ideas
    • Photo
    • Science
    • Culture
    • Podcasts
    • Health
    • Education
    • Planet
    • Technology
    • Family
    • Projects
    • America In Person
    • Global
    • Events
    • Books
    • Fiction
    • Newsletter

    The Atlantic Crossword

    crossword promo
    Play Crossword

    The Print Edition

    the latest issue of the atlantic
    Latest Issue Past Issues
    Give a Gift
  • Quick Links
    • Dear Therapist
    • Crossword Puzzle
    • Manage Subscription
  • Popular
  • Latest
  • Sign In My Account
  • Subscribe
A blue chalkboard with a sketch of a checkmark. There is white chalk and an eraser on the ledge of the chalkboard.
Guillermo del Olmo / Shutterstock / Zak Bickel / The Atlantic

The Failing Grade for Tests

In the final installment of our series, a panel of education experts describes what evaluation and accountability look like in the perfect world.

  • Hayley Glatter
  • Emily DeRuy
  • Alia Wong
September 4, 2016
A green chalkboard with a sketched outline of a graduation cap and tassel. Pieces of chalk and an eraser are on the ledge of the chalkboard.
Guillermo del Olmo / vicgmyr / Shutterstock / Zak Bickel / The Atlantic

What If Schools Abolished Grade Levels?

Sorting kids by age or ability creates problems, according to our panel of education experts.

  • Hayley Glatter
  • Emily DeRuy
  • Alia Wong
September 3, 2016
A green chalkboard with a sketch of an old-fashioned schoolhouse as well as chalk and an eraser
Guillermo del Olmo / PinkPueblo / Shutterstock / Zak Bickel / The Atlantic

Reimagining the Modern Classroom

The seats, space, and stuff that idyllic learning environments are made of

  • Hayley Glatter
  • Emily DeRuy
  • Alia Wong
September 2, 2016
A red chalkboard with a sketched apple dominate most of the photo. On the ledge of the chalkboard are an eraser and pieces of chalk.
Guillermo del Olmo / Valentina Razumova / Shutterstock / Zak Bickel / The Atlantic

Disrupting the One-Teacher Standard

In a perfect world, education experts would shrink class sizes and children would learn from multiple teachers.

  • Hayley Glatter
  • Emily DeRuy
  • Alia Wong
September 1, 2016
A chalkboard featuring a sketch of a backpack overflowing with notebooks, papers, and pens.
Guillermo del Olmo / Africa Studio / Shutterstock / Zak Bickel / The Atlantic

When Homework Is Useless

Education experts offer their thoughts on how—if at all—schools should assign, grade, and use take-home assignments.

  • Hayley Glatter
  • Emily DeRuy
  • Alia Wong
August 31, 2016
A chalkboard with various math equations and the "Educational Eden" series tag in the corner
Guillermo del Olmo / Picsfive / Shutterstock / Zak Bickel / The Atlantic

What Kids Should Know by the Time They're Done With School

Education experts weigh in on the content areas children should have mastery over by the time they graduate.

  • Hayley Glatter
  • Emily DeRuy
  • Alia Wong
August 30, 2016
Guillermo del Olmo / erashov / Shutterstock / Zak Bickel / The Atlantic

Fixing America's Broken School Calendar

We asked education experts how much time they think kids should spend in class. Here's what they had to say.

  • Hayley Glatter
  • Emily DeRuy
  • Alia Wong
August 29, 2016
  • About
    • Our History
    • Careers
  • Contact
    • Help Center
    • Contact Us
    • Atlantic Brand Partners
    • Press
  • Podcasts
    • The Experiment
    • Floodlines
    • How to Build a Happy Life
    • The Review
  • Subscription
    • Purchase
    • Give a Gift
    • Manage Subscription
    • Download iOS App
    • Newsletters
  • Follow
  • Privacy Policy
  • Do Not Sell My Personal Information
  • Advertising Guidelines
  • Terms Conditions
  • Responsible Disclosure
  • Site Map

TheAtlantic.com Copyright (c) 2023 by The Atlantic Monthly Group. All Rights Reserved.