New York Times Photograph: Amanda Lindsey, a preschool teacher at the Academy of St. Benedict the African in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, talked with Charlotte Pettigrew, 5, during breakfast there in May. By Motoko Rich |Originally published at The New York Times. June 13, 2013 CHICAGO [...]
By George Joseph | Originally Published at In These Times. June 13, 2013 Photograph; Columbia University's Teachers College held two Masters convocations on May 21. During the ceremonies students held up signs that read "I am not a number" and "not a test score." Photo by George [...]
By Linda Shaw. Originally Published at The Seattle Times on Saturday, June 8, 2013 at 7:32 PM Five years into the second phase of its mission to overhaul America’s public schools, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is moving to work more closely with teachers, generating interest [...]
Michelle Rhee, right, talks to third grader Kmone Feeling during a visit at J.O. Wilson Elementary School on Aug. 23, 2010 in Washington. D.C | (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)By David Sirota | Originally Published at Salon. June 3, 2013 In the great American debate over education, the [...]
Dearest Melissa Harris-Perry ... It's me, Betsy, one of your many Twitter followers, a viewer of your program, and a person who was honored to hear you speak at the last Rebuild The Dream Convention. As an Educator, I am grateful for your sharing what is so [...]
Originally Published By Laurie Bennett at Muckety. May 7, 2013 at 11:11am The below Mapping billionaires and charter schools relationship map is interactive. Click around to explore relations in the map. Enter the name of a person or organizationMapping billionaires and charter schools. While much of the [...]
By Julianne Hing @juliannehing | Originally Published at ColorLines. on May 7, 2013 The Louisiana Supreme Court dealt a major blow to Gov. Bobby Jindal’s education reform agenda today. In a 6-1 vote the Court ruled that funding for school vouchers, a central part of the governor’s [...]
'System challengers' get growing share By Sarah D. Sparks | Published Online: at Education Week May 7, 2013 | Published in Print at Education Week: May 8, 2013, as Studies Find Funders Giving More to Fewer Groups San Francisco - As more and more foundation money floods [...]
Sunday Dialogue: A Talent for Teaching Readers discuss what goes into making a gifted teacher. Originally Published in The New York Times, May 4, 2013 Readers React As a former teacher, I could not agree more with Mr. Greene. There is a dangerous myth [...]
