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The why chromosome: how a teacher’s gender affects boys and girls
Thomas S. Dee
Gender gaps in educational outcomes are a matter of…

Reform blockers: the American political system advantages those who prefer the status quo, which is why so little has changed in American educat…

Tough love at the Hyde schools
Malcolm Gauld
Shortly after his initial visit, I asked James Traub whether he planned to evaluate Hy…

To catch a cheat: the pressures of accountability may encourage school personnel to doctor the results from high-stakes tests. Here’s how to sto…

Sisyphean tasks: the reams of paperwork that currently serve as special education’s accountability” system distract from the practice of teachin…

Investment planning: the role of resources in education – Book Review – Education Matters: Selected Essays
Derek Neal
Education Mat…

Tortuous routes: in California, alternative certification has become a crucial source of new teachers. It would be even more crucial if its cumb…

Is the price right: probing Americans’ knowledge of school spending
William G. Howell
In the contentious world of education politic…

Sentences and sensibilities: a famous—and dearly departed—English novelist visits a modern American high school
Diane Ravitch
Jan…

Pseudo-science and a sound basic education: voodoo statistics in New York
Eric A. Hanushek
Checked:
“The New York Adequacy S…