School improvement is not a mystery. Incremental, even dramatic improvement is not only possible but probable under the right conditions.Collection: Educational
What gets measured (and clearly defined) does get done.Collection: Data
Things get done only if the data we gather can inform and inspire those in a position to make a difference.Collection: Data
In a healthy system, there is no blame.Collection: Healthy
Learning, without any opportunities to share what we've learned, is a little like cooking for ourselves; we do it, but we probably won't do it as well.Collection: Opportunity
When we unnecessarily elongate the process of "learning to read," we postpone "reading to learn learning itself - by years.Collection: Reading
Reforms often fail because politics favors symbols over substance.Collection: Reform