In keeping with Deborah Meier's concern with invoking local wisdom when it comes to school improvement, we recommend to you the recently released survey from the Teachers Network. This survey of 5600 classroom teachers from all 50 states finds only 1% of respondents say NCLB is an effective way to assess the quality of schools and 60% report it is pushing teachers out of the profession. To see the results, click here or go to www.teachersnetwork.org for more information about the survey.

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Great Ideas
by Forum Convener Deborah Meier

Some people wake up with great ideas. But I’m a night person. Right before I fall asleep I think I’ve finally found just the right way to say what it is I’m thinking. Often when I wake up I've either forgotten it or it seems banal.

But here are two ideas that keep reoccurring, and it is morning now so I’m going to try to capture them.

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