What is the single biggest challenge facing education in the United States today?
Without a doubt, the single biggest challenge …is to provide an equitable education for all students no matter what their cultural, ethnic, or socioeconomic background. Read more… The College of Education here at Maryland has been training teachers for a long time – how has that training – the education of teachers – changed over the years? Teacher preparation has become more selective, rigorous, and relevant and the College of Education at the University of Maryland continues to adjust our programs so the teachers we produce are prepared to meet the challenges in today’s schools. Read more… As a whole, do you think that the No Child Left Behind Act is really making a difference across the U.S.? What needs to be changed? What doesn’t? NCLB is making a difference. Teachers and schools are more accountable, more testing is required, and educators are learning to rely on the tests given in the school. The focus on testing is a bit unbalanced right now and sometimes it interferes wit
