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October 5, 2010

Principal teachers (INTERACTIVE! PLEASE COMMENT!)

A fascinating duo of cover stories has appeared in Time magazine over just the last few months. In July, David Von Drehle lays out “The Case Against Summer Vacation”, and just a couple of weeks ago, Amanda Ripley asked “What Makes a School Great?” in conjunction with the release of the documentary Waiting for “Superman”. Both of these pieces touch upon a common element that seems to pervade the search for “true”, “better” or “working” education reform. The secret ingredient: quality teaching.