Public School Insights

Highlighting the Best in Public Schools

Public School Insights, a Web site sponsored by The Learning First Alliance, focuses on the effectiveness of public schools. It features educators, parents, and policymakers from coast to coast sharing their insights about what's already working.

Take a look at the Web site to see what educators and communities are doing right now to prepare students for success in a 21st-century democracy and global society.

You’ll find stories by state, by school and district characteristics (elementary, urban, and so on), by hot topics (such as assessment, flexible schedules, healthy kids), or by your search topic. You'll also find a toolkit of reports, powerpoints, and publications, action plans, and tips. And opportunities to share what's working in your school.

Here are some examples of stories you'll find on the site:

• Standards, Not Standardization: An Interview with National Teacher of the Year Michael Geisen
  
  
• Community Helps Struggling School Reopen to Success
  
  
• Turning Boys into Readers: An Interview with Children's Literature Laureate Jon Scieszka

Read more at the  Public School Insights Web site.

The Learning First Alliance is a permanent partnership of 18 leading education associations with more than 10 million members dedicated to improving student learning in America's public schools. We share examples of success, encourage collaboration at every level, and work toward the continual and long-term improvement of public education based on solid research.