Read this (taken directly from the department website at: http://www.ed.gov/essa?src=policy) to understand the history of NCLB and The Current Legislation Policy of ESSA: History
In this crazy political season, it is important to review what brings us together and what draws us apart. Each of the candidates is
I know that you should not use the word paradigm because it is too big a term to define based on the small amount
Today’s post comes from the heart of one of my current students, who is finishing up her online graduate degree in education. Although I
The story of teaching is much bigger than any one of us can tell. We can testify to our opinions, document our observations and
In this easter season, thoughts turn to a renewal of learning, a rebirth of education. Just as churches, temples and mosques all over the world
Education in art is often about learning something through artistic engagement. However, the need for schools to clearly define what is being learned in
Today is 3/14/16 and when written 3.14 it becomes the start to Pi Day…the formula for finding the circumference of a circle. It could
Today I was visiting the Peabody Essex Museum where a Native American fashion exhibit was about to close. The exhibit organized by Karen Kramer had received rave
Last night, Chris Rock challenged the world-wide Oscar audience to give more opportunities to minority actors. The scandal he was addressing was the lack
Jack Schneider, a professor at the College of Holy Cross argues in Edweek that we need to dial down how we improve our schools because we
In one of the more provocative articles recently published in the Wall Street Journal, Charles Murray (The Bell Curve, 1994; Coming Apart, 2012), argues that
USA TODAY reports that: “In his first major speech, the acting U.S. Secretary of Education John King apologized to the nation’s teachers…teachers and principals, at times,
Much has been written about the power of words, their organization into stories and the ability of listeners to remember them in story format.
Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the 30th such federal holiday, and a time to reflect upon the state of the nation, the
It is a feature of the American system of education that the local school board has control of how students are educated. This local
Somewhere in our DNA, there may be a competitive gene. This gene may drive us to compete in ways that Darwin referred to as
Diane Ravitch quotes blogger Scott McLeod and I have reprinted it all for you here…check this out! What if there was a movement to kill
The Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 was a civil rights law designed to help districts with low-income students, provided money for textbooks and
The House of Representatives passed a compromise education bill that would replace the current No Child Left Behind Act of 2001: After three failed
One of the reasons that I wanted to study the arts was that the effect on all students is powerful. I had felt the
If you think that the arts are good for you, for our children in schools, and for our humanity, then no need to read
It is with so much sadness that I comment on the death and terror in Paris. In our world, the disenfranchised are often the
Today, in Columbia, Missouri, Missou President Tim Wolfe resigned over racial tensions about inequality. Although inequality exists at all levels and all institutions of