What We’re Watching: The Problem of Big ‘R’ School Reform

In 60 seconds, Rick Hess explains why massive, top-down school reforms don’t work.

What does work? Not Big R school reform but little r school reform.

And here’s an explanation of the difference between Big R and little r school reform.

For more on this topic, read an excerpt from Rick’s new book, Letters to a Young Education Reformer.

— Education Next

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