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This is a long and difficult article but one of the best I have read for a long time. It gives a very accurate explanation about what needs to be done to western school culture to raise standards.

Richard Elmore is a leading figure in school reform and school leadership and this article is an excellent early guide to his view about

shows effect size of school improvement initiatives

Outstanding article that explains how the concept of 'loose coupling' has led to a culture of teacher privacy which hinders learning from each other. Strong advocate for professional support and professional accountability for teachers.

very interesting Obama plan for education in the US

Rich source of articlles by Elmore and others

Outstanding resource: one of the rare matrixes that is useful: in large part because it is about what students can do rather than teachers, and the short videos make it much more useful.

Very good set of examples of classroom practice