Ofsted in England: why no single lesson decides the grade
An Ofsted grade doesn't come from one classroom visit. It comes from a planning call, six tracked pupils, and evidence built across the whole inspection.
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Montessori classrooms let the child choose the work
A Montessori classroom drops the timetable, the blackboard and the teacher's desk. A South Carolina study found its public pupils ahead in English and maths.
Australia's School of the Air: outback lessons by phone
Mount Isa's School of the Air teaches outback children scattered across 800,000 square kilometres by radio, then satellite phone, in daily lessons.
No Child Left Behind tied some US school funding to test scores
Congress passed No Child Left Behind by 384 to 45 in the House and 91 to 8 in the Senate. Schools that kept missing targets faced closure.
Teachers' forecasts track exam results, and can also move them
A UK study found teacher forecasts match exam results closely, but the misses follow pupils' backgrounds. Another linked teacher training to higher scores.