Why does our whole discussion about improving learning go on with no one questioning the old institution of adolescence? Kolderie asserts: young people are today the most discriminated-against class of people in our society.
Alarming trend by The Gallup Student Poll shows student engagement falling from 5th through 12th grade. Research also shows hope and engagement to be stronger predictors of college success than GPA and test scores.
How would our education system be different if we empowered teachers to make decisions that influence the entire school? A provocative new book,Trusting Teachers with School Success, asserts that this approach would create the schools that many of us profess to want.
