Huff Post Education – Laurel Schwartz
“In the name of discovering the panacea that will close the achievement gap, we Americans have created charter, district, screened, unscreened, pilot, magnet, in-district charter, and empowerment schools. The labels we give our public schools seem to be never ending. We’re trying to be innovative…With all of these new types of schools we are willing to try, we’re forgetting how important it is to learn from each other’s successes…Last week, the American Federation of Teachers took a step towards inspiring collaboration by launching sharemylesson.com.” (more)