#887: Bringing accountability back to American education, with Checker Finn
Sep 13, 2023•25 min•Ep. 887
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Episode description
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Checker Finn, Fordham’s president emeritus, joins Mike to discuss why and how to bring accountability back to American schools. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber discusses a new study that measures the differences in teacher effectiveness across generations.
Recommended content:
- “The accountability conundrum” —Checker Finn
- “We can fight learning loss only with accountability and action” —Michael Petrilli
- Nhu Nguyen, Ben Ost, and Javaeria Qureshi, “OK boomer: Generational differences in teacher quality,” Annenberg Institute (August 2023).
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