"Research in student learning abounds, but all too often the newest findings are awkward to implement or difficult to translate into visible student achievement. In his new book Ensuring That Learning Lasts, Eric Saunders bridges research and classroom practices with powerful but digestible examples of SIR techniques during curriculum implementation. With research-backed ideas and a multitude of engaging activities, Saunders equips educators with...

This book explores politically charged topics through a series of essays by thinkers at the leading edge of educational innovation. It shows how failing schools destroy neighborhoods--not the reverse--and how research reveals that dedicated, attentive teachers are what help at-risk kids succeed. Inspired the film directed by "An Inconvenient Truth"'s Davis Guggenheim.