This is the first in our series on teacher evaluation policy. Teacher evaluation has been a major feature of education policy reform in the United States during the past ten years. The triumvirate of Race to the Top (2009) funding competition, the No Child Left Behind waivers (2011), and the passage of the Every Student
In Winter 2019, the American Journal of Education (AJE) published a statement of ethics to guide the work of its editors, reviewers, and contributors. The statement is informed by the principles of integrity, generativity, respect for human dignity and diversity, transparency, and truthfulness. Each principle is defined and then described in relation to the roles of editor,
(Book image from http://www.christenseninstitute.org) AJE Managing Editor Bryan Mann recently interviewed Michael Horn, co-author of the book Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools. You can download the full mp3 file by clicking here or you can access the full audio through this website by clicking on the play button below: Full transcript: Mann: Michael Horn is the co-founder
Recently I had the privilege of talking with Dr. David P. Baker[1] about his recent book from Stanford University Press, The Schooled Society: The Educational Transformation of Global Culture[2]. Dr. Baker is a professor of education and sociology at Penn State University, past-president of the Comparative International Education Society, and recently presented a TEDx Talk
Discussions around educational tracking are often contentious with the foundational idea of tracking students into different educational paths based on academic ability linked to issues such as equity, fairness, and high standards. Recently, I had the privilege to talk about tracking with Dr. Anna K. Chmielewski. Dr. Chmielewski recently completed a postdoctoral fellowship with the
PART 2. SHARING THE LEARNINGS FROM ‘UNHEARD VOICES’ In a previous summary you mentioned that this empirical research has been confusing to so many editorial boards and journal reviewers. What are some common misconceptions about this project? That we were trying to figure out how to keep people from becoming prisoners, homeless, working poor
Dr. Carr-Chellman is department chair of Learning and Performance Systems in the College of Education at Penn State University. In this interview, hear about her research on “Unheard Voices.” This project asks the question, What do those who have not been asked in the past about school change have to tell us about ideal schools?
Inside the Caldecott with Steven Herb Interview by Victor Sensenig The American Library Association’s Caldecott Medal is the premier award for children’s picture books and a major determinant of what goes on book shelves and reading lists in American schools and libraries. Because of its sizable impact on what children have available to read, the
Click here for our interview with Grace Kao. In this installment of our Scholar Interview Series, we spoke with Dr. Grace Kao, Professor of Sociology at University of Pennsylvania, about her 1998 AJE article “Educational Aspirations of Minority Youth” as well as her research on immigrant education and future directions for the field. Dr. Kao’s
