Accountability That Leads to Equity and Improvement
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) recently passed by the US Congress is the new education law that updates the previous law, No Child
July 18, 2016
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The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) recently passed by the US Congress is the new education law that updates the previous law, No Child
What makes “change” effective? I used to ask my students this question in the School Improvement course at Teachers College. There are all kinds
Around this time of year I look for signs of national unity. The traditions we celebrate and the way we get together. My favorite
There is something pervasive about the surface conversations in education and more generally in our politics. They are easy to have quickly. They allow
I often think that the most useful way to change things in education is to work on their parts, change the policy and put
Today marks the first shipment of the SchoolWorks Lab’s ARTS IN THE BAG of fun projects and art supplies to 86 second and third graders in
One of the books I like to read is Renaissance in the Classroom; Arts Integration and Meaningful Learning (2001), edited by Gail Burnaford, Arnold Aprill and
Today is the day that we put lilacs on the graves in our cemetery. This is a tradition in our family for well over
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