Review of Report Card on American Education
Review of Report Card on American Education. National Education Policy Center Download Report: Review of Report Card on American Education Contact: Christopher Lubienski, Jameson Brewer May 9, 2013 Press Release Media Citations Report Card on American Education: Ranking State K-12 Performance, Progress, and Reform By Matthew Ladner [...]
Corporations Contribute Your Fair Share! Support The Students
Take Action! Cash Can Do Good when it supports our Children. Too often under the guise of Leave No Child Behind, we leave all our students wanting, waiting, and waning in a sea of high-stakes tests. What do we offer our offspring? Little in the way [...]
Common Core: Do What it Takes Before High Stakes
Act on Common Core: Do What it Takes Before High Stakes We have the ability to transform the very DNA of teaching and learning, to move away from rote memorization and endless test taking, and toward problem solving, critical thinking and teamwork—things I know we have [...]
Scrap The Map; How You Can Help
Scrap The Map; How You Can Help Seattle teachers have taken a historic stand for their students by refusing to administer the MAP test. Here’s how you can help: 1. Call, email, and write to Seattle Public Schools Superintendent José L. Banda to let him know that [...]
Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2013: Politics, Performance, Policy, and Research Evidence
By Alex Molnar, Gary Miron, Luis Huerta, Jennifer King Rice, Larry Cuban, Brian Horvitz, Charisse Gulosino, Sheryl Rankin Shafer | Originally Published at >The National Education Policy Center May 2, 2013 Press Release: Abstract: This national study, which comprehensively reviews 311 virtual schools operating in the United [...]
Why We Fight for Better Schools [Chicago]
Download School Closures: Facts and Statistics Download Strong Schools, Strong Neighborhoods. Uniting to Protect Public School Children Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett and the mayor's hand-picked Chicago Board of Education have their sights set on closing 54 public schools this year, giving [...]
Angela Engel – Executive Director of Uniting4Kids
Angela Engel. Angela Engel is the Co-Founder with Anthony Dallmann-Jones PhD, and Executive Director of Uniting4Kids She is the acclaimed Author of Seeds of Tomorrow: Solutions for Improving Our Children’s Education Angela earned a masters degree in curriculum and instruction and has spent [...]
Common Core State Standards [CCSS] Overview
Common Core State Standards Overview The issue of Common Core State Standards is ubiquitous, more so today than it was in previous years. [To review the recent incarnation please peruse Common Core State Standards Initiative. This model is but the latest expression of a need for [...]