Teachers are the most important school-level factor in student success—but as any parent knows, all teachers are not created equal. Reforms to the current quite cursory teacher evaluation system, if done well, have the potential to remove the worst-performing teachers and, even more important, to assist the majority in improving their craft.

Harvard Graduate School of Education's Meira Levinson argues that recovering the civic purposes of public schools will take more than tweaking their curricula. Drawing on political theory, empirical research and her own experience from teaching at an all-black middle school in Atlanta, Levinson calls on schools to remake civic education.

Have efforts to cultivate "vocational" citizenship skills failed to satisfy the broader obligation of schools to cultivate the next generation of citizens and civic leaders?

When partnering with outside consultants to turn around a school, schools districts must consider how the work is setting schools up for long-term success.

How might we reimagine the tapestry of teaching, schooling, and preparation to ensure that the changing labor force reinvigorates teaching and learning?

The most effective schools have always been unapologetic about setting norms and disciplining misbehavior.

India’s education policies should encourage private initiative and focus on learning outcomes