by Marc Tucker You’ve never been to Estonia? You owe it to yourself to go. We just returned and the warm glow of the visit has not yet worn off. We cannot wait to go back. What these modest, friendly and highly educated people have pulled...
International Experts On Teacher Quality During his recent benchmarking visit to Estonia, NCEE President Marc Tucker praised the commitment and expertise of current Estonian teachers while warning that an aging teaching force coupled with low salaries and a low level of public regard for teachers is...
by Nathan Driskell Around the world, policymakers are consumed with questions of the best way to assess their students. In the United States, the Congress is currently debating the appropriate frequency and purpose of testing in hearings on the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind...
Cross-posted at Education Week This is the second round in my interview of Gene Wilhoit, the former Executive Director of the Council of Chief State School Officers, who led the effort to create the Common Core. In the first round, Wilhoit identified four arenas that would...
Cross-posted at Education Week Gene Wilhoit served as chief state school officer in Arkansas and in Kentucky before the Council of Chief State School Officers asked him to assume the leadership of their association. Two decades earlier, Wilhoit had served as an active member of the...
Cross-posted at Education Week In another piece in my blog series on the implementation of the Common Core State Standards, I interview Jim Pellegrino, Co-Director of the Learning Sciences Research Institute, Liberal Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor and Distinguished Professor of Education at the University of...
by Nathan Driskell Think tanks, advocacy groups, and researchers have recently been sending American policymakers a clear and urgent message: too often, the United States’ system of teacher preparation is less than rigorous, attracts under-qualified candidates, and does not impart the knowledge and skills that will...
Cross-posted at Education Week Howard Everson is Professor & Director, Center for Advanced Study in Education, Graduate Center, City University of New York. Marc Tucker: Howard, when the Common Core was released, what did you think was most likely to trip it up? What concerned you? Howard Everson:...
Cross-posted from Education Week In this blog, part of the series on the implementation of the Common Core, we talk with Catherine Snow, Patricia Albjerg Graham Professor of Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education and a member of the validation committee for the Common...
Cross-posted from Education Week In this next installment in the Common Core implementation series, I continue the interview with Phil Daro and Jason Zimba. Marc Tucker: Phil, I remember, years ago, we were having a conversation about the materials produced by several of the National Science Foundation-supported...