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SDP Selects New Partners for Fellowship Program

By Ashley Dixon 05/06/2013 04:40 pm | Add a Comment

The Strategic Data Project (SDP), based at the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University, announced the selection of 20 new partners from around the country who will host the fifth cohort of the SDP Fellowship. Read More…

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Key to Evaluating Teachers: Ask Kids What They Think

By Dylan Matthews 02/25/2013 03:25 pm | Add a Comment

Professor Tom Kane speaks to the “Washington Post” about what makes quality teaching. Read More…

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Study: Teacher Performance Tied to Student Achievement

By newseditor 01/09/2013 03:18 pm | Add a Comment

Professor Thomas Kane and the Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) project released a study yesterday finding that strong teacher performance can increase student achievement. Read More…

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Should Test Scores Be Used to Evaluate Teachers?

By Wall Street Journal 06/25/2012 10:55 am | 1 Comment

How much should one credit — and blame — teachers for student performance? Professor Thomas Kane discusses the topic in the “Wall Street Journal.” Read More…

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Kane, Alums Named to NY Ed Reform Commission

By newseditor 05/01/2012 11:41 am | Add a Comment

Professor Tom Kane, Geoffrey Canada, Ed.M.’75, and Karen Hawley Miles, Ed.M.’91, Ed.D.’97, are among those appointed by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to the New NY Education Reform Commission. Read More…

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Measuring Effective Teaching with Superheroes

By Thomas Kane 04/03/2012 02:03 pm | Add a Comment

Professor Thomas Kane writes about teacher effectiveness for Harvard Education Publishing Group’s Voices in Education blog. Read More…

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On Education: The Making of Better Classrooms

By newseditor 03/30/2012 09:04 am | Add a Comment

Professor Thomas Kane speaks to CNBC on the “rules” for evaluating teachers and what really makes a classroom work. Read More…

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Harvard EdCast: The Great Teacher Checklist

By Matt Weber 03/07/2012 01:33 pm | 6 Comments

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Professor Thomas Kane discusses findings from the Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) Project, a project designed to give teachers the feedback they need to thrive in the classroom. Read More…

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Measuring Effective Teaching with Professor Tom Kane

By newseditor 01/26/2012 11:26 am | Add a Comment

On Thursday, January 26, Professor Tom Kane presented the Askwith Forum,”Measuring Effective Teaching.” Read More…

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Solid Foundation

By admin 09/10/2010 10:58 am | Add a Comment

In the very visible arena of public education reform, the decisionmakers directly involved are all recognized as the drivers when it comes to making change. But nonprofit foundations also exert influence on the process and outcomes of reform efforts by supporting initiatives that lead to specific changes in the system. Read More…

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