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A Tale of Two Districts: How Linked Learning Is Helping Two School Districts Improve Student Learning
May 15, 2012
Case studies on two schools in the California Linked Learning District Initiative tell promising stories of district reform for student success.
Pioneered in California, publishing teacher "effectiveness" rankings draws more criticism
March 28, 2012
This EdSource post discusses the myriad problems with publishing teacher rankings, which even many supporters of value-added teacher evaluation question.
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.
Call for equal education wins Grawemeyer award
January 11, 2012
Linda Darling-Hammond has received the prestigious Grawemeyer Award, given each year for outstanding works in music composition, world order, psychology, and education.
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.
How much high-poverty schools get cheated on funding
November 30, 2011
The Washington Post's Valerie Strauss quotes Linda Darling-Hammond in this piece on the lack of funding for high-poverty schools.
My high school’s surprise transformation, and what it says about education reform
November 6, 2011
Washington Post columnist Jay Matthews writes about the successes of SCOPE partner Hillsdale High School.
Stanford dean shares research on 'stereotype threat'
November 1, 2011
This story in Palo Alto Online reports on Claude Steele's SCOPE lecture on his research on stereotype threat.