The Service of Democratic Education
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May 21, 2011
The Nation
Linda Darling-Hammond reflects on the history, value, and impact of Columbia University's Teachers College at the school's 2011 commencement ceremony.
Blogs and Commentaries
A Dangerous Obsession: Testing Students to Grade Teachers
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May 30, 2011
The New York Times
Pointing to high-achieving nations like Finland and Korea, Linda Darling-Hammond argues that increased testing is the wrong approach to improving education in the United States.
Reforming Teaching: Are We Missing the Boat?
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April 1, 2009
Education Week
Linda Darling-Hammond and David Haselkorn argue that it's essential to transform, not jettison, teacher preparation in the United States.
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Assessing a Teacher's Value: Too Unreliable
No
September 6, 2010
New York Times
Linda Darling-Hammond argues that value-added assessments are too unstable a measure for evaluating individual teachers.
Teacher Preparation Is Essential to TFA's Future
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March 16, 2011
Education Week
Linda Darling-Hammond comments in Education Week on the successes and shortcomings of Teach for America and ways to get an effective teacher in every classroom.
U.S. vs Highest-Achieving Nations in Education
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March 22, 2011
The Washington Post
In this Washington Post article, Linda Darling-Hammond looks to the educational policies of the highest-achieving nations to learn what it takes to support a quality teaching force.
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