Amanda Ripley is the author of The Smartest Kids in the World—and How They Got That Way, and a Senior Fellow at the Emerson Collective.

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Want Better Schools, America? Make It Harder to Become a Teacher.

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June 17, 2014 12:01 AM

Do American Parents Spend Too Much Time Volunteering at Their Kids’ Schools?

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Sept 05, 2013 9:15 AM

What do the best classrooms in the world look like?

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Oct 20, 2010 3:33 AM

How to avoid getting trampled at the inauguration.

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Jan 19, 2009 4:11 PM

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