Jack Hassard

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Reforming Education Requires another Way of Thinking: What is it?

Posted by Jack Hassard | Jan 19, 2014 | Reform, Systems Thinking

In this article I am going to argue that the kind of thinking that will be required to reform...

Is the Atlanta School Board Going to Think Differently?

Posted by Jack Hassard | Jan 17, 2014 | Reform, Systems Thinking

Is the Atlanta School Board (APS) going to think differently? Its composition is different than it was a year ago. Six of the nine member board were elected to the Board in November. On January 14th, the Atlanta School Board met...

In Spite of the "System," Urban Teachers Have a Record of Success

Posted by Jack Hassard | Jan 13, 2014 | Assessment, Systems Thinking

In spite of the “System” the evidence is that urban teachers have a record of success,...

Is the Common Standards Movement Unraveling?

Posted by Jack Hassard | Jan 5, 2014 | Race to the Top, Standards

Latest Story Mercedes Schneider, on her EduBlog, wrote several articles documenting a growing movement against the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) by describing legislative action, and citizen protests in 23 states....