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October 22, 2012

On Time

Good teaching is not just about conveying the material well, but about helping students make that connection to something they think they can be good at, something they really want to work hard at, something they want to put the time into.  Read Full Post >

June 19, 2012

STEM: Why It Makes No Sense

Marc Tucker argues that in order to increase student skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, the United States will have to abandon STEM programs.  Read Full Post >

June 14, 2012

Obama and Romney on Education Policy: Part II

Marc Tucker compares the presidential candidates' education agendas.  Read Full Post >

April 25, 2012

Finland Embraced a Highly Productive Reform Strategy; The United States is Racing Toward a Dead End—Why?

Marc Tucker traces the broad outlines of the history of education in Finland and the United States to explain why one country has experienced educational success while the other lags behind.  Read Full Post >

April 18, 2012

A Response to Jay Greene

Marc Tucker responds to Jay Greene's review of NCEE's latest book, Surpassing Shanghai.  Read Full Post >

March 19, 2012

On Borrowing Best Practices and Even Better Policies

Marc Tucker reports from the Second International Summit on the Teaching Profession in New York City.  Read Full Post >

February 21, 2012

How the Brown Center Report Got it Wrong: No Relationship Between Academic Standards and Student Performance?

Marc Tucker reviews the latest report from the Brown Center on Education Policy at the Brookings Institution  Read Full Post >

February 13, 2012

An Education Agenda for the Next President

Marc Tucker proposes an education agenda for the next president.  Read Full Post >

February 03, 2012

Resilience and the Disadvantaged Student

Marc Tucker examines the OECD data on disadvantaged students who succeed in school.  Read Full Post >

December 19, 2011

Time to Look Under the Park Bench

Marc Tucker explains what we can learn from international comparisons.  Read Full Post >

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