In a recent NEWSWEEK interview, Obama advisor and Stanford education professor Linda Darling-Hammond discusses standardized testing, teachers unions, and the lessons U.S. schools should take from other countries.

Tagged: schools, teaching, K-12 Education, Education

Why are many young people failing to launch? After six years of interviews, Bill Damon discusses why some kids are thriving and others are stalled, and how adults can help kids find their callings.

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In his 40-year career, Professor Martin Carnoy has studied education in countries throughout Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Trained as a labor economist, he has a special interest in how changes in the world economy affect education and how education affects a country's competitive prospects.

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Stanford's Project WRITE helps high school students, many of whom are non-native English speakers, develop writing skills that will help them succeed in college and beyond.

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Most Americans have heard that the United States lags China and India in math and science education, but they often dismiss that reality, assuming that the leaders emphasize rote learning at the expense of teaching well-rounded original thinking.

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According to Stanford professor, Carol Dweck, people's self-theories about intelligence have a profound influence on their motivation to learn. Students who hold a "fixed" theory are mainly concerned with how smart they are, so prefer tasks they can already do well. In contrast, people who believe in an "expandable" or "growth" theory of intelligence want to challenge themselves to increase their abilities, even if they fail at first.

Tagged: learning, mindset, psychology, schools, youth, K-12 Education, Humanities & Sciences

The Youth and Education Law Project works to ensure that disadvantaged youth have access to "equal and excellent" educational opportunities while providing a compelling training ground for future lawyers.

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