America is falling behind in preparing students for jobs, for college, and for life. We need to address three priorities that hold great promise for improving education:
American education standards
Regardless of where they live, all students need to acquire the knowledge and skills that prepare them for college, for the workplace and for life.
Effective teachers in every classroom
We need to enable teachers to improve their skills, measure teachers’ performance in the classroom, and pay them more if they produce superior results or take on challenging assignments.
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More time and support for learning
We need to provide successful and struggling students alike more time for in-depth learning and greater personal attention.
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Improving our schools will require Americans at all levels -- state, local and national -- to work together. We are calling for the presidential candidates to give the attention and focus to this issue that the nation demands. Our children cannot afford more rhetoric without action.
- Download our 11-page Policy Primer
- Or read our in-depth analysis of our three pillars in the Policy Toolkit, an 86-page report that we give to journalists, researchers, campaign advisers, and policy directors who are interested in education reform.