ASCD. (formerly the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) ASCD Positions Since its beginning in 1943, ASCD has been a strong voice in the debate about educational issues that affect learning and teaching. As a nonpartisan education association, ASCD continues to advocate for policies and practices that [...]
Changing the Subject
empathy2017-06-16T16:47:44-04:00Originally Published at The RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts. November 28, 2009 How new ways of thinking about human behaviour might change politics, policy and practice For the last fifteen years the prevailing consensus in British politics has been that voters are best [...]
Most States Are Cutting Education
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:45-05:00Most States Are Cutting Education Download PDF of this report (14pp.) | By Nicholas Johnson, Jeremy Koulish and Phil Oliff Updated February 10, 2009 RELATED States Continue to Feel Recession’s Impact State Revenues Plummet Policy Points: Recession Still Causing Trouble for States An Update on State Budget [...]
School Violence on the Rise
empathy2018-03-14T13:43:46-04:00School Violence on the Rise In the last few weeks, [Fall of 2006], school shootings have dominated the news. The frequency of these seems to be increasing. People throughout the nation are panicking; what are we to do? President George W. Bush spoke of this situation [...]
Book Review; Black Hands in the Biscuits Not in the Classrooms; Unveiling Hope in a Struggle for Brown’s Promise
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:47-05:00Two years ago, the 50th anniversary of Brown v. the Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1954 landmark decision to desegregate public schools, came and went rather quietly. During that anniversary year, a number of conferences, panels, and presentations referenced this monumental [...]
Education and the History of Religious Protection Laws in the United States
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:47-05:00The separation of religious activities from government functions has been cherished in the United States for over 200 years. Indeed, many of our Nation's immigrants journeyed to America to escape state sponsored religious discrimination and coercion. Amendments to state constitutions that support this fundamental concept [...]