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,
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
Remember how the government is all upset about Edward Snowden releasing information about them spying on the public? Well it turns out that this
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
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
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 Empire State Partnerships program (ESP) was a statewide program that supported partnerships between schools and arts organizations. Funded by the state of New
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
I love teachers. We cannot change anything in schools without them. So why have so many school reform movements put an emphasis on the
One of the advantages of larger data sets is that the analysis provides insights to researchers that are provocative: “The U.S. Department of Education’s
Significant Cases M.A. v. Newark Public Schools In 2001, ELC with co-counsel Gibbons Del Deo, filed a class action lawsuit against Newark Public Schools
The Right To A Special Education in New Jersey; A Guide For Advocates; Second Edition 2008 by the Education Law Center Internet Link: http://www.edlawcenter.org/assets/files/pdfs/publications/Rights_SpecialEducation_Guide.pdf Quote
Linda Darling-Hammond writes about the possibilities for better assessment based on the new Common Core Standards: Because the CCSS are intended to be “fewer,
Introduction I want to give the public access to a brief summary of our first study in Rochester, NY on the impact of the
The merits of separating girls and boys in classrooms has been debated for many years. As recently as the 1990’s research seemed to show
Taking Exit Exams in order to graduate college is a new trend in college accountability. Previously, a student’s grade-point-average would stand in for this
Recently, Commissioner John King testified in front of the New York State Senate Committee on Education and defended the Common Core. Sen. George Maziarz,
In a recent post on the EdWeek blog, Matthew Lynch talks about the loss of the arts as subjects, and the use of the arts
John Merrow has documented several scandals involving cheating, including this one in Washington, DC, under former Chancellor Michelle Rhee. In Merrow’s Blog, Learning Matters/Taking Note,
Assessment should help us know what our goals are, how well we are making progress toward those goals, and the evidence of our progress.
One of my favorite blogs is CreatEquity. In one of their blogs a few weeks ago, (Portfolios: The Next Wave of Student Assessment? By LINDSEY COSGROVE | Published: DECEMBER 30TH,
News from the Houston Press about the Houston Independent School District which won the Broad Prize for best district based on Texas testing, is countered by other tests,