Learning standards in the U.S.

˙ PREAL Blog

We are pleased to share a recent article from TIME magazine analyzing the debate on adopting national learning standards in U.S. The article makes three points that are particularly interesting:

1) common standards are a prerequisite to successfully implementing other education reforms, including properly training, evaluating and rewarding teachers, assessing the success of innovations in education based on a common set of expectations, and identifying successful and unsuccessful schools; 2) standards should be comparable to those of other countries so as to show how globally competitive the country’s labor force is; and 3) standards should be developed by “reasonable educators and experts” rather than directly by the federal government.

TIME | How to Raise the Standard in America’s Schools

 


Suggested Content

Making Schools Work

World Bank book argues weak accountability of schools and teachers lowers the quality of public schools, and lists three key reforms.

˙