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Featured Articles
Teacher Sorting Within and Across Schools and Nations: A Comparative Study of South Korea and the United Statesby Dong Wook Jeong & Thomas F. LuscheiThis article compares the distribution of teacher characteristics in South Korea and the United States, using data from the 2013 Teaching and Learning International Survey. Examining teacher distribution patterns across both schools and classrooms, the authors find greater cross-school inequities in the United States; cross-classroom differences are inequitable in both countries, but in different ways. OECD’s Approach to Measuring Global Competency: Powerful Voices Shaping Educationby Susan Ledger, Michael Thier, Lucy Bailey & Christine PittsThe OECD is adding a global competency measure to its Program of International Student Assessment (PISA) suite of assessments for 15 year olds in 2018. Given the OECD’s hegemonic role in influencing multinational education policy, the inclusion is globally significant and requires scrutiny to ensure multicontextual and cultural viewpoints of “global competency” prevail over the possibility of more narrow privileged perspectives.
Book Reviews
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Education researcher Mica Pollock discusses her TC Record article,"It Takes a Network to Raise a Child: Improving the Communication Infrastructure of Public Education to Enable Community Cooperation in Young People’s Success." Watch and discuss this episode on Vialogues.
Envisioning the Future of TCRby Michelle G. Knight-ManuelLeveraging the strengths of the journal, welcoming more inclusivity, and enhancing their digital presence animates new directions for engaging the broader national and international educational community in service of the public good.
Special Commentary Series
Free College: A Powerful Pathway to Prosperity
by Tracy D. Hall Removing stubborn financial and social barriers to college through programs like TN Promise enables us to reshape the outlook of those who may see higher education as just beyond their grasp. Move college from a rite of passage for the privileged to a powerful pathway to prosperity and financial security for everyone.
Free Community College and the Pursuit of a Dream
by Myron T. Strong Inspired by the Biden infrastructure bill that originally included free community college initiatives, this essay explores the value of community colleges by examining both sides of the debate. Ultimately, concluding that regardless of what side you are on, if we want a truly fair society with true equal of opportunity, there must be free access to public education. |
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