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What Do “Educational Best Practices” Look Like? Verbena Students Can Show You
Jill WestA lot of education jargon gets used by the professionals to help explain what works in improving education; high academic […]
Stop Asking for Permission: Imagined Barriers to School Improvement
Jill WestSometimes people get used to hearing “no” so often, that they stop asking. Whether real or perceived, educators often believe […]
Making the Right Investments Now Can Pay Huge Dividends for Alabama Down the Road
Jill West“You get what you pay for.”
This old adage may hold true when it comes to the investments of public […]
What Do Parents Want? High Standards … and Choices
Jill WestWhat do parents want from schools?
After conducting a survey of more than 2,000 parents nationwide, the Thomas B. Fordham […]
Research Identifies Grit as the Best Predictor of Individual Success
Jill WestFor the past decade, psychologist Angela Lee Duckworth and her colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania have been studying people […]