What is most disheartening about Improbable Scholars is that it lacks the very humility and appreciation for nuance that the educators it chronicles possess. The assurance with which the author offers his policy recommendations stands in stark contrast to the approach of the teachers and school leaders who adapt to the needs of their students.

Join education scholars and practitioners for a discussion about the latest NCLB research and its implications for future education policy.

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Top-notch charter schools can only serve a fraction of America's school children, meaning most children will continue to be educated in mainstream public schools. How do we ensure that all students receive an excellent education, even in historically failing schools? In his new book...

The collected papers for this conference can be found athttp://www.aei.org/events/2013/03/25/common-core-meets-the-reform-agenda/

At this AEI conference, panelists will present the results of their research and thoughts on the Common Core State Standards Initiative, and provide actionable responses to the questions that will mark the next phase of Common Core implementation efforts.

AEI's Frederick M. Hess and Michael Q. McShane have commissioned eight papers that address the complements and conflicts assciated with this state-driven initiative and provide actionable responses to the questions that will mark the next phase of Common Core implementation efforts.

Expanding opportunity by offering scholarships to low-income students will offer a better world to our children than we inherited from our parents, and that’s something worth fighting for.

Hope Against Hope: Three Schools, One City, and the Struggle to Educate America’s Childrenby Sarah CarrBloomsbury Press, 2013, $27; 336 pagesAs reviewed by Michael McShaneHope Against Hope, Sarah Carr’s vivid, character-driven account of education reform in New Orleans, left me with more questions than...