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Abstract

Figuring out how to tap the micro-expertise of individual educators and then aggregate their learning is the way to create greater wisdom in the field and solve big problems in education. Two researchers tackle the question of whether schools alone can close the achievement gap or whether we must fix poverty before we can improve education and come down on both sides. New federal data reveal less violence and less fear of violence among children in schools than in the past. Sesame Street was the first MOOC, and informed by rigorous standards for research and evaluation that continue to shape the show’s educational programming.