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For California schools, we need less testing and more assessing
For California schools, we need less testing and more assessing
Feb 14, 2012
In this Sac Bee op-ed, Linda Darling-Hammond commends Gov. Jerry Brown's call for less testing and more focus on meaningful learning as a welcome breath of sanity in the American education landscape.
Why is Congress redlining our schools?
Why is Congress redlining our schools?
Jan 12, 2012
Linda Darling-Hammond argues that the new Senate vision for ESEA will weaken schools in the most vulnerable communities and further contribute to their failure.  
NCLB: Perspectives on the law
NCLB: Perspectives on the law
Jan 5, 2012
Linda Darling-Hammond argues that after 10 years of missed opportunity under NCLB, we must learn from our experience to accelerate academic progress and improve the quality of learning in American schools.
Let citizens vote on raising taxes to fund schools
Let citizens vote on raising taxes to fund schools
Dec 19, 2011
California faces more cuts in education funding but, as Linda Darling-Hammond writes in this San Francisco Chronicle op-ed, Californians are willing to pay higher taxes to support education.

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News Headlines

How the Finnish school system outshines U.S. education
January 20, 2012

Educational philosophy in Finland is strikingly different than in the United States, but the students there outperform U.S. learners.
Finnishing school: The world's top school system gives pointers
January 20, 2012

Top-Ed's Kathryn Baron covers the highlights of Stanford's two-day conference, which brought together Finnish and American educators.
Interview of Linda Darling-Hammond by John Fensterwald on teacher preparation
January 6, 2012

John Fensterwald's interview with Linda Darling-Hammond on improving teacher training programs.
Linda Darling-Hammond wins the 2012 Grawemeyer Award
January 3, 2012

Linda Darling-Hammond has won the 2012 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Education for her 2010 book, The Flat World and Education.
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