Lately, there’s been a lot of rhetoric about education reform. But too many Americans believe that the word reform means that our schools are bad. In truth, there are many good things about our system of public education. But there are many things in education that do need to change. That’s why we need to focus on transformation rather than reform.

In implementing the volunteer Common Core State Standards, the greatest danger is setting our aspirations too low.

If we’re talking about recruiting better teachers, why don’t we recognize that the place to start recruiting is high school?

Hopefully you have had a chance to read, the February Kappan article, “Tying Together the Common Core of Standards, Instruction, and Assessments,” by Vicki Phillips and Carina Wong. This article is available to all on the public side of the PDK website so encourage others to read it. View Free PDF The article certainly supports [...]

by Sandee Crowther, President, PDK International We have just completed the “Aughts” (2000-2009) and for many of us a great deal has changed!  Some things many of us were using are beginning to disappear or even become obsolete!  How many of you still use dial up internet, cameras with film, state and city maps to [...]