What an incredible week! Last week, 14,000 researchers from around the globe gathered in Chicago at the annual conference of the American Educational Research
Lots of school leaders are interested in the use of arts in their school. When asked for ideas about how they can make better
The arts play a special role in the lives of citizens. They can engage, challenge and satisfy a vast array of people and they
BOSTON, MARCH 29, 2015 – Today, there is a wonderful dedication of an institute to honor Senator Kennedy taking place. “The Edward M. Kennedy
I had a wonderful time at the annual day of learning sponsored by Facing History and Ourselves and Project Zero at Harvard University. I was fortunate to be
Most-Read AERA Journal Articles of 2014 Research on value-added models, community colleges, instructional practices, MOOCs, and more appeared in the 10 most popular journal articles
Today’s post is really a shout out to the research team of Kylie Peppler, Christy Powell, Naomi Thompson and James Catterall. Mr. Catterall is
In 2011, President Obama formed a committee on the arts and asked Michele Obama to chair, the President’s Committee on Arts and the Humanities
A new paradigm for college and career readiness has been reported by the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education and the National Center
Listen to this response, by a teacher, to the question, “What does he make?” That teacher, Taylor Mali, delivers a response that should make all of
Liz Hallmark writes in the Democrat and Chronicle recently (Feb. 5, 2015) about, Gov. Cuomo’s call to increase the use of student tests in teacher evaluations.
Integrating Intelligence; Harnessing the Best Practices in Education Robert A. Southworth, Jr., Ed.D. I grew up keeping the stats of my favorite basketball team,
Many schools in New York City have suffered loss in arts education. Public libraries have also incurred budget set-backs. Enter Adarsh Alphons with a
I was asked the other day why a school had changed its reputation from a scholastic school to a school that takes care of
In all of this talk about accountability in schools, policymakers sometimes lose sight of the real accountability that takes place at the teaching and
It seems that we are poised to make a shift in testing policy at the state level. Many states are reconsidering how they test,
In the struggle over what kinds of data matter, not just big and little data, but real data that deserves our attention in this
One of the great puzzles of modern education and accountability is choosing what is important and how to assess that importance. Without reviewing all
On a visit to the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM), our family toured the new Calder exhibit organized by the L.A. County Museum, the Calder
This paper was just accepted to be presented at AERA in Chicago in April, 2015 Purpose of this Evaluation ReportThe purpose of this report
The US Department of Education issued Guidance on Equity in US School Systems on October 1, 2014: All students—regardless of race, color, national origin
This posting day is always bittersweet for me. This day of hardship for many was a day of celebration for me, and today it
I just saw the “Girl Rising” movie and read the Girl Rising website and thought they needed a shout out to all of my readers because
The first round of new tests for the Common Core resulted in very low scores for many students around the country. In NY State,