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In the news

Recent articles authored by Harold Kwalwasser:

Saying ‘Good Bye’ to Grades

(School Administrator, December 2015, December, 2015)

Standardized tests don't help us evaluate teachers

(Los Angeles Times, September, 2015)

The Formula for Successful School Reform: One part Legislative Humility Mixed with Three Parts Hard Work at the Grass Roots

(American Constitution Society Book Talk, February, 2013)

Miami-Dade teachers’ book club a think tank on school reform (based on Renewal)

(Miami Herald, December, 2012)

Florida's incendiary new race-based proficiency standards

(Orlando Sentinel, November, 2012)

Choice Magazine "Highly Recommends" Renewal

(, October, 2012)

Book Review: Renewal

(Dynamite Lesson Plan, May, 2012)

Interview on KYW (Philadelphia) on April 17, 2012.

(KYW-AM (Philadelphia, PA), April, 2012)

My Commentary in Ed Week on the 10th Anniversary of NCLB

(Education Week, January, 2012)

Why great teachers aren't enough to make schools work

(Washington Post, August, 2011)

‘Just right’ parents and No Child Left Behind

(Washington Post, July, 2011)

Choice expansion hasty, won't help families

(Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July, 2011)

Overselling the Myth of the Bad Teacher and Tenure

(AASA, January, 2011)

In the News

• Saying ‘Good Bye’ to Grades (School Administrator, December 2015, December, 2015)
• Standardized tests don't help us evaluate teachers (Los Angeles Times, September, 2015)
• The Formula for Successful School Reform: One part Legislative Humility Mixed with Three Parts Hard Work at the Grass Roots (American Constitution Society Book Talk, February, 2013)
• Miami-Dade teachers’ book club a think tank on school reform (based on Renewal) (Miami Herald, December, 2012)
• Florida's incendiary new race-based proficiency standards (Orlando Sentinel, November, 2012)
• Choice Magazine "Highly Recommends" Renewal (, October, 2012)
• Book Review: Renewal (Dynamite Lesson Plan, May, 2012)
• Interview on KYW (Philadelphia) on April 17, 2012. (KYW-AM (Philadelphia, PA), April, 2012)
• My Commentary in Ed Week on the 10th Anniversary of NCLB (Education Week, January, 2012)
• Why great teachers aren't enough to make schools work (Washington Post, August, 2011)

Commentaries

• Saying ‘Good Bye’ to Grades (December 11, 2015)
• Standardized tests don’t help us evaluate teachers (September 16, 2015)
• Why Teachers Colleges get a Flunking Grade (October 25, 2013)
• School elections: What do we do about low voter turnout? (September 16, 2013)
• Mooresville’s Recipe for Great Schools (September 16, 2013)
• Kwalwasser Speaks to the American Constitution Society (February 7, 2013)
• Miami-Dade Teacher Think Tank Using Renewal (December 19, 2012)
• Comments on Florida’s incendiary race-based proficiency standards (November 15, 2012)
• Teacher Evaluations: The Challenge to making them successful (November 1, 2012)
• Great Talk at Baltimore’s Pratt Library (October 3, 2012)

Discussions

• What are the components of a successful program to train administrators and others to conduct newly-mandated requirements to evaluate teachers?

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