What Works: How to Save Public Education

31 Various 2005 What Works: How to Save Public Education Looking for tools for "overcoming the challenges that face our nation's educational system"? Edutopia, the magazine of the George Lucas Educational Foundation, has pulled together a bunch of "solutions" -- many offered by teachers -- and sorted them into the categories "5 Minutes, 5 Days, 5 Weeks, 5 Months, 5 Years." At 300-500 words per entry, this might be described as "Reform Lite," but there are some cool ideas (see, for example, the mention of TLN's new-teacher mentoring projects in "Ask an Expert"). Print out your favorites and take 'em to the beach!Edutopia (2005). What works: How to save public education. Edutopia (June 2005). Retrieved from Edutopia 21 Apr 2008. Link: http://www.edutopia.org/magazine/jun05  http://www.edutopia.org/magazine/jun05