By Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers, and Nancy Carlsson-Paige, Professor Emerita of Early Childhood Education, Lesley University | Originally Published at AFT American Teacher Federation November 17, 2013 | Download pdf Early childhood education is “in” these days—from the bipartisan bill introduced in Congress this [...]
By Paul L. Thomas | Originally Published at The Becoming Radical November 17, 2013 Social media and even mainstream media appear poised to leap on Secretary Arne Duncan with both feet due to his swipe at white suburban moms. The nearly universal sweeping outrage—some with a level [...]
Photograph; The Franklin K. Lane Educational Campus in Brooklyn. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has been an advocate for the letter grade system, which has become one of the country’s most complex. May the era of school grades begin its descent. May all those affected in New York, [...]
By Becky Schlikerman | Originally Published at Sun Times. November 7, 2013 5:52PM The Chicago Teachers Union Thursday urged its members and parents to take a stand against standardized tests. CTU President Karen Lewis announced the “Let us Teach” campaign in Chicago as similar measures were rolled [...]
Have you ever been in front of an active teen or tween, a twenty or thirty something who is connected [in cyberspace], but disconnected? Perhaps it is your partner, a person in his/her forties, fifties or sixties? He or she sits with you in a restaurant or [...]
It is widely accepted in America that youth in poverty are a population at risk for being troubled. Research has repeatedly demonstrated that low family income is a major determinant of protracted stress and social, emotional, and behavioral problems. Experiencing poverty before age 5 is [...]
Annie Murphy Paul | Originally Published at MindShift November 4, 2013 In recent years researchers have begun to build a science of interest, investigating what interest is, how interest develops, what makes things interesting, and how we can cultivate interest in ourselves and others. They are finding [...]
Photograph; Smithtown teachers rally with others at Sen. Flanagan's office Friday. Photo by Elana Glowatz Oppose Common Core Curriculum, Standardized Tests By Elana Glowatz | Originally Published at Times Beacon Record. November 4, 2013 Hundreds of people flooded the sidewalk in front of state Sen. John [...]
A proposal under consideration by Michigan legislators would not allow students to be promoted to fourth grade if they are not proficient in reading. (MLive File photo) The literature is, was, and likely will long be available. There is "Evidence of Negative Outcomes of Retention." Studies consistently [...]
