Linda Darling-Hammond

Linda Darling-Hammond is Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education at Stanford University. Her most recent book is The Flat World and Education: How America's Commitment to Equity Will Determine Our Future (Teachers College Press). She recently served as the leader of President Obama's education policy transition team.

Articles

Why Is Congress Redlining Our Schools? (Education, Education Reform, Poverty)

The new version of the federal education law would further entrench the problems besetting schools that serve poor and minority children.

Linda Darling-Hammond

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The Service of Democratic Education (Education, Education Policy, Education Reform)

With the nation's public education system under siege, the need for qualified teachers who are committed to creating exciting and empowering schools is more urgent than ever.

Linda Darling-Hammond

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Restoring Our Schools (Education, Education Reform)

Forget quick fixes. To compete internationally, we need to improve the whole system.

Linda Darling-Hammond

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Evaluating 'No Child Left Behind' (Education Policy, Society)

The problems and promises of Bush's education policy.

Linda Darling-Hammond