Critical Issues in Education Resources |
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Critical Issues in Education Resources |
Expand your knowledge with research, articles/news, videos, websites, and professional development.
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Educator Quality |
Community Engagement |
Political Action |
Social Justice |
Value |
Issue: Are Truly Democratic Classrooms Possible? Yes: YES-Bell_DemocraticClassroom.pdf No: NO-Clabaugh_SecondThoughts.pdf Issue: Do Public Schools Have Grounds to Punish Students for Their Off-Campus Online Speech? Yes: YES-McKee_LayshockvHermitage.pdf No: NO-McKee_Snyderv.MountainSchoolDistrict.pdf Issue: Do American Schools Need a Common Curriculum? Yes: YES-CommonContentArticle.pdf No: NO-Green_Closingthedoor.docx Issue: Can the Common Core State Standards Be Successful? Yes: YES-Schmidt_CommonCore.pdf No: NO_Loveless_CommonCore.pdf Issue: Does Class Size Affect Student Achievement? Yes: YES-Achilles_NCPEAPolicy.pdf No: NO-Jepsen-class_size.pdf Issue: Does Funding Improve Student Achievement? Yes: YES-Hoffman_stateschoolfinance.pdf No :NO-Snell_School-Finance-Reform.pdf |
Issue: Is the Use of Technology Changing How Teachers Teach and Students Learn? Yes: YES-Jacobs-Factory Model.pdf No: NO-Herold_Why Ed Tech Is Not Transforming How Teachers Teach.docx Issue: Is There Support for Arming Teachers in Schools? Yes: YES-Moody-Arming_Teachers.pdf No: NO-National_School_Safety_Arming Teachers and School Staff.docx Issue: Is the Road to Virtual Schooling Smoothly Paved? Yes: YES-Crossman_3Rs.pdf No: NO-Miron_Virtual Schools in the US.pdf Issue: Can Zero Tolerance Violate Students Rights? YES & NO-Supreme Court Case Opinion.pdf Issue: Should There Be No-Zero Grading Policies in Schools? Yes: YES-Norrell_Less Than Zero.docx No: NO-Zwaagstra_ZeroSupport.pdf Issue: Should Teacher Preparation and Licensing Be Regulated by the Government? YES & NO-Cibulka_Strengthen.pdf |
Issue: Can Failing Schools Be Turned Around? Yes: YES-Kim_Kemp_Capacity.pdf No: NO-Smarick_Turnaround.pdf Issue: Should the Curriculum Be Standardized for All? Yes: Yes-Adler.pdf No: Holt_Escape from Childhood.pdf Issue: Should “Public Schooling” Be Redefined? Yes: Yes-Scott_RedefiningPublicSchools.pdf No: NO-Nathan_Response.pdf Issue: Should Charter Schools Be Expanded? Yes: YES-Pearson_HowManyCharters.pdf No: NO-Gabelman: Rethinking the Charter School Expan.pdf Issue: Is the “21st Century Skills” Movement Practical? Yes: YES-Fitzpatrick_21st-century-skills-white-paper.pdf No: NO-Hilton_Preparing_Students_for_Life_an.pdf Issue: Should Educators Be Cautious Regarding Flipped Classrooms? Yes: YES-FlippedClassroomSchmidt.pdf No: NO-Project Tomorrow_Speak-Up-FLN-2014-Survey-Results-FINAL.pdf |
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