How do we give all children an equal shot at a great education?
- What’s the best way—and the best time—to evaluate teachers?
- Has race been replaced by income inequality as a major stumbling block to equal learning?
- Why do students from small countries keep outpacing U.S. students on competitive tests?
One of the nation’s leading experts in education policy and practice answers these questions and more in a wide-ranging interview with Education Sector’s Managing Director Peter Cookson.
Stanford University Professor Linda Darling-Hammond has written more than a dozen books and 300 articles on educational reform, teacher professionalization, and equity. This award-winning educator worked closely with candidate Barack Obama to shape educational policy and today is working with Gov. Jerry Brown in California to revitalize that state’s educational system. Education Next recently ranked her as tied for No.1 among 60 of the nation’s top education policy scholars.
A sample of her observations:
On teachers and training:
“Teacher-bashing infuriates me. The commitment of individuals who go into teaching in this country is extraordinary. ... We do have a wide range of access to knowledge for teachers ... that means that teachers are left with one hand tied behind their backs, if they aren’t given the knowledge and the skills they need.”
“We’re going to be very rigorous about identifying programs that shouldn’t be training teachers, because if they can’t do it well, they shouldn’t be in the business.”
On international comparisons:
“People make wild claims about what other countries do. So I looked at the high achieving countries. ... And guess what? They do a lot to promote equity. They ensure that children are well taken care of. ... Even when families have low incomes, there are safety nets to ensure that children are housed, fed, have health care, and access to good early learning opportunities. They fund schools equally. They invest heavily in well-prepared teachers and school leaders for all schools. “
To read the entire interview—and see video of more Linda Darling-Hammond insights—click here.
This interview with Linda Darling-Hammond is part of Education Sector’s “Redefining Equity Up” series.
Education Sector is an independent think tank that challenges conventional thinking in education policy. We are a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization committed to achieving measurable impact in education, both through improving existing reform initiatives and by developing new, innovative solutions to our nation’s most pressing education problems.
Stanford University Professor Linda Darling-Hammond has written more than a dozen books and 300 articles on educational reform, teacher professionalization, and equity. This award-winning educator worked closely with candidate Barack Obama to shape educational policy and today is working with Gov. Jerry Brown in California to revitalize that state’s educational system. Education Next recently ranked her as tied for No.1 among 60 of the nation’s top education policy scholars.
A sample of her observations:
On teachers and training:
“Teacher-bashing infuriates me. The commitment of individuals who go into teaching in this country is extraordinary. ... We do have a wide range of access to knowledge for teachers ... that means that teachers are left with one hand tied behind their backs, if they aren’t given the knowledge and the skills they need.”
“We’re going to be very rigorous about identifying programs that shouldn’t be training teachers, because if they can’t do it well, they shouldn’t be in the business.”
On international comparisons:
“People make wild claims about what other countries do. So I looked at the high achieving countries. ... And guess what? They do a lot to promote equity. They ensure that children are well taken care of. ... Even when families have low incomes, there are safety nets to ensure that children are housed, fed, have health care, and access to good early learning opportunities. They fund schools equally. They invest heavily in well-prepared teachers and school leaders for all schools. “
To read the entire interview—and see video of more Linda Darling-Hammond insights—click here.
This interview with Linda Darling-Hammond is part of Education Sector’s “Redefining Equity Up” series.
Education Sector is an independent think tank that challenges conventional thinking in education policy. We are a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization committed to achieving measurable impact in education, both through improving existing reform initiatives and by developing new, innovative solutions to our nation’s most pressing education problems.
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