Advice from educators & policymakers
“We need to redefine the prevailing idea of the standards movement”
Dr. William Sanders is a senior research fellow with the University of North Carolina system and is senior manager of value-added assessment and research for SAS Institute Inc. in Cary, N.C.
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“Issue a clarion call to the young people in this nation to become teachers”
Dr. Ernie Fleishman is the Senior Vice President, Education and Corporate Relations for Scholastic, the global children’s publishing and media company.
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“Need for independent oversight of high-stakes test and testing programs”
George Madaus is a professor of education and public policy and a senior fellow with The National Board on Educational Testing and Public Policy at Boston College.
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“Pay attention to overall child welfare”
George H. Wood is principal of Federal Hocking High School in Stewart, Ohio and serves as the Executive Director of The Forum for Education and Democracy.
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“Encourage the replication of outstanding district and charter schools throughout the United States”
Joe Nathan directs the Center for School Change, which seeks to help transform public education and to produce significant improvements in student achievement.
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“Too often education policy is dictated by opinion and ideology instead of research”
Kathleen McCartney is the dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
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“Create modest incentives for states to work together on initiatives”
Richard Murnane is an economist and Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
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“It is impossible not to imagine tight budgets for colleges and schools”
Scott Jaschik is the editor and one of the three founders of Inside Higher Education.
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“Look closely at the effective charter schools”
Vincent Riveroll is the Director of Gompers Charter Middle School in San Diego, California.
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“Seriously consider how to better urban school reform”
Warren Simmons is the Executive Director of the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Prior to joining the Institute in 1998, Dr. Simmons headed the Philadelphia Education Fund.
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