The beginning of a beautiful friendship?
Writing in 1997, the historian Ellen Condiffe Lagemann noted that since the field of education...
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Tag: April 2021
Joseph Bishop recommends A Federal Right to Education
A Federal Right to Education: Fundamental Questions for Our Democracy. Edited by Kimberly Jenkins...
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Introducing educators to the law
Three steps to access and interpret legal documents and concepts without a law degree or a legal...
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Toward more climate-friendly schools
If there are opportunities for school system leaders to take climate-friendly steps in their...
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Joan F. Goodman recommends Punished by Rewards
Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A’s, Praise, and Other Bribes...
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Fostering educational improvement with research-practice partnerships
By partnering with educators and community members, researchers are helping schools address the urgent problems they face each day.
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Notes from an average teacher
Looking back through the inverted spyglass, 45 years later, I see now that I faced at least three...
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Research meets practice, again and again, in Kappan
The title of this month’s Kappan, “Research, meet practice,” conveys the idea that research and...
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What are the conditions under which research-practice partnerships succeed?
Just going through the motions is not enough to make a partnership effective. The right conditions...
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The interpersonal side of research-practice partnerships
A study of three RPPs reveals how tricky it can be for researchers and practitioners to negotiate...
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Research and practice, meet the state education agency
Given states’ resources and authority, they have a powerful role to play in making sure school...
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America’s inescapable crisis: Student homelessness
The housing crisis that affects students across the United States requires a coordinated response...
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