Six suggestions for improving education in the country are offered. The case is made first that unless children's health care is improved, educational achievement among the poor will not improve. The second point is that poverty limits school achievement as well. Without work on these two issues, neither the nation nor the nation's schools will be…

Compared the academic achievements of students taught by undercertified primary school teachers, including teachers from the "Teach for America" program, to those of students taught by regularly certified teachers. Findings for 5 school districts, roughly 300 new teachers, show that students of under-certified teachers make about 20%…