American Schools Under Large-Scale Scrutiny

Extending the school year and increasing teacher performance pay were ideas floated by President Obama.
American Schools Under Large-Scale Scrutiny
President Barack Obama shakes hands with students after his second annual Back-to-School speech on September 14, 2010 at the Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images
Tara MacIsaac
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President Barack Obama shakes hands with students after his second annual Back-to-School speech on September 14, 2010 at the Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images)
Tara MacIsaac
Tara MacIsaac
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Tara MacIsaac is a writer based in Canada.