"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) More Good, Less Bad, and Still Need for Improvement: Latest International Test Reveals U.S. Progress in Math and…

In order to improve teaching, it is important to understand why teaching looks the way that it now does and how its general form can be explained. One way to address this question is at the classroom level. This approach has been found in the ethnographic work of anthropologists and has been skillfully applied in the recent work of such…

Czech and German secondary students improved their English and learned more about each other's cultures by producing and exchanging English-language videos. The project is described, examining seven areas of student growth (e.g., improved self-image, English fluency, presentation skills, technological expertise, and cultural knowledge) and noting…