At first, it may seem counterintuitive to suggest that a
massive, well - intentioned
education - reform effort — supported on both sides of the political aisle, by major philanthropic
foundations, and by some prominent voices in the civil - rights community — could be anything other than a blessing for American
education.
And as for Gates, while the
foundation is closing a major chapter on teacher quality research, Cantrell says the next step is culling and tagging a
massive video library of teaching practices to be studied by researchers and used by
education schools.