In 1999, Dr. Alison Adler, Chief of Safety and Learning Environment, brought Efficacy to Palm Beach County. Five years later the three initial "Effica...

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Every minute aspiring schools are moving from a history of failure to a future of success. What are they doing to get there? That's wha...

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  How does the U.S. rank internationally in education? The most recent results show that the U.S. ranks 12th of 24 countries in 4th-grade math...

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What does it mean to "look black" and "act white"? And how does this  relate to the persistent achievement gap between black students and their w...

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Memorization, recently fallen out of favor in educational practices, is like a wallflower at the prom: Laced with hidden potential, no one is ask...

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An idea for the day: Accepting responsibility for the outcomes of the children in one's classroom, whatever their backgrounds and whatever baggage the...

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How young is too young to teach Efficacy to children? Dr. Melvin Chapman believes that, "If you are going to assist children at risk, you need to teac...

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