An Education President for the 21St Century: Introducing Eight Letters To the 44Th President of the United States

摘要: As this editorial goes to press, Super Tuesday is still spinning in the news cycle. The dramatic primary and caucus season full swing, as no candidate has yet clinched his or her party's nomination. Whether a political junkie more casual follower of national politics, record number individuals have been swept up drama presidential campaign. Who will be next president rivets nation. Whoever he she is, 44th inherit troubled educational system, one ready for transformation despite persistent reform efforts since 1980s. Whatever one's position on reauthorization No Child Left Behind, legacy federal policy make salient two profoundly unequal public education systems United States. All candidates recognize moral cultural imperative ensure that all children receive an par with our most advantaged. also find general community grasp how much teachers matter. It now conventional wisdom among researchers makers assert are single important school-based intervention foster student learning. But faces daunting challenges company quality teachers. With regard education, concerns vexing. editors, we invited whose work centers teaching teacher pen letters States offering their advice education. Our aim was engage from range perspectives provoke conversation lively deliberation about nation's future. Their theme issue were focus JTE/AACTE major forum at annual meeting New Orleans earlier spring. Collectively, letter writers challenge bold clear vision value teaching. They urge individual use mechanisms available office--the bully pulpit, selection secretary budget development funding system--to realize vision. We highlight here themes cut across eight published issue, improving conditions children's lives lending dignity profession. In doing so, necessarily leave out details subtleties each author's message. Thus, encourage you read entirety. IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF CHILDREN'S LIVES Children's living learning conditions. Three authors tackle impact childhood poverty long-standing inequities schools directly affect primarily Black Brown chances who able support them reach fullest potential. Renee Clift David Berliner speak poverty's development. Citing 2006 report National Center Children Poverty, reminds us "18% live poverty, but figure higher certain racial groups. Thirty-five percent poor, 28% Latino/a children, 29% American Indian children." To illustrate development, both drill down very specific ways which inadequate health care poor affects opportunities learn. notes recurrent absences asthma otitis media (ear infections) dramatically attendance, forcefully "there stronger finding research than relationship between time spent tested achievement." add other features learning, such housing conditions, access technological resources (e. …