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JD Solomon

Let science drive reading education

"Why can't Johnny read?" It's the question Rudolph Flesch asked in 1955 with his seminal book by that name. Unfortunately, it's still being asked...

Showing K12 students they can get smart

As founder of Research for Better Teaching an organization dedicated to improving instruction and leadership Jon Saphier says underperforming students need to believe that smart is...

Successful education requires a stronger student voice

If you want to know what motivates studentsand teachers and administrators, for that matterRussell Quaglia says you have to go to the source. Quaglia has...

Building a better school principal

In some districts, the principal's office may as well have a revolving door for its high turnover rate. According to one report, more than half...

Outlook 2017: Experts forecast the future of K12

Education faces no shortage of important challenges in the quest to improve our nation's schools. Whether it's the debate over testing, racial issues, learning...

Rethinking school curriculum for a new world

Marc Prensky, an authority on the connection between learning and technology, coined the phrase "digital native" in 2001. In his new book, Education To...

Helping teachers find their voice

Jos息 Vilson wants to reclaim the teaching profession from the education theorists and reformers who dictate standards and curriculum, and put it back in...

Making the world your classroom

Julie Lindsay believes that, in today's increasingly turbulent societies, it is vital that children experience other cultures and develop the skills that will help...

Confronting a hidden education crisis

In the 2013-14 school year, there were more than 1.3 million homeless students, a 7 percent increase from the previous year and more than...

Letting solutionsnot ideologydrive education policy

Apart from the sciences, there are few areas as heavily steeped in research as education. But, as Stanford University education professor says Linda Darling-Hammond...

Taking the pulse of the teaching profession

What do teachers think of their profession? How do they feel about government intrusion into what they teach and how they conduct themselves in...

Recognizing racism exists in today’s schools

When it comes to racism in our public schools, many people pretend it doesn't exist, says Pamela Lewis. In her new book, Teaching While...

Helping kids start smarter in school

Burdened by demands to show outcomes and achievement, early education classrooms are often reduced to scripted lessons and meaningless craft work that imparts little...

Melting the glacier in "Ice Age Schools"

In their book, Transforming Ice Age Schools: A Practical Guide for School Leaders, Leighangela Brady and Lisbeth Johnson argue that, beyond superficial fixes, little...

A superintendent’s tale of communication and cooperation

A Tale of Two School Principals: And the Superintendent Who Wanted to Lead Them is not your conventional leadership book. Told in a narrative...