Our panel of researchers and practitioners addressed this question by examining both the current state of research and on-the-ground efforts at school improvement that have worked. Watch the conversation video.
Conversations
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School Turnarounds: What has Worked and What Has Failed
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School Integration By Race & Class: A Movement Reborn?
Written on January 9, 2017READ MOREIn recent years there have been signs of a resurgent grassroots movement to integrate schools. From a variety of perspectives, our panelists examined the state of segregation by race and class in America’s schools, and the promising initiatives and practices that are emerging in the renewed movement to integrate America’s schools. Watch the video.
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In An Age of Scapegoating, Making School A Safe & Nurturing Place for Youth
Written on January 9, 2017READ MOREFrom a variety of different perspectives and work with different populations of vulnerable students, our panel examined the challenges facing American educators and the best practices educators have developed to address them. Watch the conversation..
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Promoting Children's Well-Being
Written on January 3, 2017READ MOREPromoting Children's Well Being. This panel examined 21st century approaches to a culture of health in and with schools. Watch the video.
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AFT: One Hundred Years of Social Justice Teacher Unionism
Written on October 24, 2016READ MOREWednesday, January 11, 2017, 555 New Jersey Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20001. Watch the Conversation.
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2016-2017 Conversations
Written on September 16, 2016READ MORECo-sponsored by the Shanker Institute and the American Federation of Teachers. -
Educating Tomorrow's Teachers: Are U.S. Education Department Regulations for Schools of Education a Help or a Hindrance?
Written on February 11, 2016READ MOREControversial new regulations for teacher education have been proposed by the U.S. Ed Dept. Although there are objections to the regulations, the controversy centers on the proposed measures of teaching performance -- student test scores, as seen through the prism of value-added measurements, and surveys. Are there better alternatives? Can they be replicated at scale? Given the need for teacher ed schools to prepare teachers to do well from day one, what is the best way to ensure that all teacher prep programs are of the highest quality? Wed., April 13, noon to 2:00 pm. Watch the video.
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"No Excuses" Schools and the Education of Impoverished Students of Color
Written on January 29, 2016READ MORE"No Excuses" Schools and the Education of Impoverished Students of Color. March 9, 2016, noon to 2:00 pm, 555 New Jersey Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20001. More information and registration Watch the video..
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Teacher Tenure: An Outmoded "Job For Life" or Essential Right to Due Process?
Written on November 25, 2015READ MOREIn this panel, we will explore divergent viewpoints by focusing on what tenure laws actually consist of, how they work in practice, how they might be improved, and, of course, their impact on important outcomes such as teacher retention and student achievement. Watch the video. -
Quality Teaching: Individual and Social Approaches
Written on November 12, 2015READ MOREThis two-panel conversation focused on theresults of the annual “PDK/Gallup Poll of the Public’s Attitudes toward the Public Schools,” and their implications for policy and practice, taking on the question of how government, schools of education, school districts and schools can promote, nurture and support quality teaching. Watch the video.
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