A profession in process
This month’s Kappan focuses on an especially timely question: “What kind of profession is...
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Tag: March 2020
Standardized testing: Making the best of it
Standardized tests aren’t going away anytime soon, notes PDK’s CEO. Love them or hate them, school...
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Should standardized testing define our profession?
How well teacher candidates perform on the Praxis exam does not predict how well they will perform...
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Organizing schools so teachers can succeed: A conversation with Susan Moore Johnson
Kappan’s editor talks with renowned scholar Susan Moore Johnson about teaching as a career and the...
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The underfunding of Latinx-serving school districts
An analysis of spending in U.S. public schools reveals dozens of districts — many with large...
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The practice of licensure, the licensure of practice
To support the claim that teachers are professionals, licensure must emphasize the knowledge and...
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Discriminatory practices in voucher programs
A recent case involving a religious school with anti-LGBTQ policies illuminates the challenges in...
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Teacher unions, quality, and professionalism, as seen in Kappan
How to define, advocate for, and improve the teaching profession have been key questions across...
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Making the complex work of teaching visible
To strengthen the teaching profession, we need to develop a common language of teaching...
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Engineering fairer science fairs
There are plenty of problems with school science fairs these days, but one that increasingly...
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The play’s not the thing
A much-anticipated field trip doesn’t go as planned. As a poet, musician, and lover of art, I...
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Perverse incentives? A cautionary tale about coaching evaluation
Evaluating coaches on the basis of student performance can cause coaches to shift their focus away...
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