In the classroom, a well-trained teacher is an effective teacher. Teach for America and other programs work outside collegiate training and certification programs. Some see them as a scourge; others see them as a way to bring energy into classrooms.
A teacher, a superintendent, an education technology and teacher training expert and a community activist — all parents — talk about the issues revolving around education. In talking about education, it’s too easy for entrenched interests to retreat to talking points instead of fostering a real give-and-take on the issues. We gathered a classroom teacher [...]
If you were making a list of things that could go wrong in a school, you’d inadvertently be drawing up a description of the North Chicago school district.