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 solution
I was asked the other day why a school had changed its reputation from a scholastic school to a school that takes care of special
In all of this talk about accountability in schools, policymakers sometimes lose sight of the real accountability that takes place at the teaching and learning
It seems that we are poised to make a shift in testing policy at the state level. Many states are reconsidering how they test, how
In the struggle over what kinds of data matter, not just big and little data, but real data that deserves our attention in this busy
One of the great puzzles of modern education and accountability is choosing what is important and how to assess that importance. Without reviewing all of
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 Foundation
This paper was just accepted to be presented at AERA in Chicago in April, 2015 Purpose of this Evaluation ReportThe purpose of this report is
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 or
This posting day is always bittersweet for me. This day of hardship for many was a day of celebration for me, and today it is
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 of
The first round of new tests for the Common Core resulted in very low scores for many students around the country. In NY State, the
Depending on who you believe—for example, that America is less segregated than it was in 1954—the landmark education case Brown v. Board of Education succeeded
Remember how the government is all upset about Edward Snowden releasing information about them spying on the public? Well it turns out that this story
This is the list posted on the ABER website, A special interest group in the American Education Research Association AERA…and it is very useful! Thank you ABER!
Values Based Education is a quickly spreading school reform movement in England that seems to call for our attention here in America. “Values-based schools emphasize
On March 20, 2013, John Kania, managing director of a consulting group called “FSG,” presented his research into the uses of “collective impact” by the
The Empire State Partnerships program (ESP) was a statewide program that supported partnerships between schools and arts organizations. Funded by the state of New York
I was quite struck by Mayor Menino’s speech yesterday at the one year celebration of the Boston Bombing. Inside the Hynes Convention Center, Menino cites
I love teachers. We cannot change anything in schools without them. So why have so many school reform movements put an emphasis on the logical