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Usable Knowledge News

November 2008

The (only) three ways to improve performance in schools

Richard Elmore describes the significance of the teacher-student-content relationship for school improvement.

Sometimes, pictures speak louder than words

Wendy Luttrell investigates how children perceive and experience the realm of family and “home” by examining their photographs.

Closing the civic achievement gap

HGSE Assistant Professor Meira Levinson has identified a novel and troubling civic achievement gap and proposes several school-based strategies to close it.

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