We're Still Failing Our Students
August 14, 2007Camille EschAugust 14, 2007URL: http://newamerica.net/node/8338 On Monday, the ACLU of Southern California and Public Advocates Inc. released an upbeat progress report on the results of...
View ArticleDropout Factories
March 4, 2008Camille EschMarch 4, 2008URL: http://newamerica.net/node/9090 California has a massive dropout problem: An estimated 25 percent of students fail to complete high school, ultimately...
View ArticlePut Teachers To the Test
March 23, 2008 Educators Should Be Evaluated Based On Their Students' Exam Scores. Camille EschMarch 23, 2008URL: http://newamerica.net/node/9067 In recent years, reformers have sought to improve our...
View ArticleHigher Ed's Bermuda Triangle
September/October 2009Camille EschSeptember 2, 2009URL: http://newamerica.net/node/12250 Treating children that way is like giving a lion their food without making them hunt for it. Jacinth...
View ArticleCommunity Colleges Must Share in Higher Education Recovery
February 22, 2010 Schwarzenegger's education plan does nothing to help the 110 California community colleges, which provide workforce training and are the practical option for most low-income students....
View ArticleTraining Better Teachers
November 16, 2010 The bulk of U.S. teachers receive training that is disconnected from what they will experience in actual classrooms. That must change. Camille EschNovember 16, 2010URL:...
View ArticleTo Improve Teachers, Improve Training
November 28, 2010Camille EschNovember 28, 2010URL: http://newamerica.net/node/40676 It seems everyone is down on bad teachers these days. But the truth is that simply removing the bad apples won't fix...
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