I follow some of the national conversation about how our country compares to other countries in order to find the characteristics that would help
Concerns About Cell Phone Use There are a lot of reasons to be concerned about our children’s use of their phones and the implication
As we ring in another year, we let go of the past and boldly embrace the future. I want to wish all of you
I want to wish you a snowy and merry Christmas and a warm and happy New Year! I am thankfulI for all of the
George Land’s Creativity Test Most people understand the need for children to play and create. However, by adulthood, creativity can be seen as a
Learning About Childhood Trauma I was trained in urban universities who naturally study urban schools and students at risk. In twenty years of research
Rembrandt’s “Night Watch” Have you seen Rembrandt’s painting called, the Night Watch? It is huge! It is a masterpiece. This is of course Rembrandt’s famous
Where are the Democratic Education Reformers? Diane Ravitch has a long track record of challenging the educational system to do its best. Conservative and liberal reformers
Introduction I have been looking at the new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) that was just recently passed by Congress. There are a number
Over this veterans day weekend I watched so many ways in which our country respects the people who guard us, fight for us and
Where is the Quality? The Trump administration’s Secretary of Education has recently removed guidance that would help students with disabilities and seems intent on
A new book by Linda Nathan is just out and it tackles five myths we tell many of our students in K-12 schools. The
Introduction Although the stated purpose of any evaluation is to study and confirm an education non-profit’s impact on students, the alignment of objectives with
The national need to help ourselves during these traumatic times is pressing. I feel that Houston, Florida, Puerto Rico and now Las Vegas all
Center for Creative Education Bringing learning to life through the arts! The Center for Creative Education is an educational nonprofit that was created more
Education Indicators Jill Barshay for the Hechinger Report echoes the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s annual report of education indicators, released last week, that compares education spending in
Sometimes I feel like I am living in a partitioned country and other times I feel we are as one. But life here in
Moving Forward from Charlottesville A message from Linda Darling-Hammond We are all still reeling from the appalling events in Charlottesville last week, sparked by
The Arts The arts are a creativity generator. They open up children’s minds and help engage them in producing academic product that is more
Arts Integration I spent last week in Florida helping the Center for Creative Education provide its summer workshop for teachers and teaching artists. These teacher partnerships
Arts Integration Helps Increase Learning Across all Disciplines I am taking a series of steps to introduce districts to the implementation of our arts
Arts Integration Helps Increase Learning Across all Abilities I am taking a series of steps to introduce districts to the implementation of our arts
Today we turn the spotlight on the school reform idea of community schools. Although it might be assumed that schools were always community products,
