Everything You've Heard About Failing Schools Is Wrong

Attendance: up. Dropout rates: plummeting. College acceptance: through the roof. My mind-blowing year inside a "low-performing" school. Full Story »

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Bob Herrschaft
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by Bob Herrschaft - Aug. 27, 2012

...very relevant and well worth the long read

The overwhelming emphasis on testing has led some schools and districts to cheat. More »

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Doug Greer
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by Doug Greer - Aug. 24, 2012

The article does a good job at debunking many of the stereotypes associated with immigrant students. Metrics are constantly misused and gamed in corporate America. It has always mystified me that people put so much confidence in those metrics.

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