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Putting the “Boy Crisis” in Context

Finding solutions to boys’ reading problems may require looking beyond gender

By MICHAEL SADOWSKI

“The Boys Have Fallen Behind.” “Girls Lead the Nation in Reading Scores.” “Are Teachers Failing Our Sons?” Earlier this year, newspapers across the country ran these and other headlines in response to a March report by the independent Center on Education Policy (CEP) in Washington, D.C. Continue

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Building on What We Know

A retiring school administrator reflects on the conversations we ought to be having

By LAURA COOPER

Learning Progressions in Science

A new approach emphasizes sustained instruction in big ideas

By PATTI HARTIGAN

Putting the Brakes on “Summer Slide”

By BRIGID SCHULTE

This spring, officials in Fairfax County, Va., like those in localities across the country during these economic hard times, were in a fiscal bind and looking for any way to close a projected $650 million budget shortfall. School officials began looking seriously at slashing one line item: the nearly $3 million the county spends to fund a longer school year, called a modified school calendar, at seven elementary schools. Continue