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Candidates discuss education plans
BoardBuzz, NSBA's daily weblog | 52 minutes ago
Representatives from the two presumptive presidential candidates had another face off on education today at the New America Foundation. Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican candidate, again sent his advisor Lisa Keegan to discuss his education plan. Keegan, former Arizona state school superintendent, has been the only person from McCain's camp who talks about education in public forums. On the other hand, presumptive Democratic candidate Sen. Barack Obama has sent a different represen...
Mark your calendars now!
BoardBuzz, NSBA's daily weblog | 59 minutes ago
NSBA has planning for its 2009 Annual Conference in San Diego, California underway, and BoardBuzz was happy to check in to see what is in store so far. Registration will open September 15, 2008, so remember to mark your calendar so you don't miss out. BoardBuzz was especially excited to hear that renowned actress and best-selling author Julie Andrews will address attendees as a general session speaker on Monday, April 6, 2009. We can't wait! Remember to keep checking the conference Web sit...
"Endless Stories About Wake County"
This Week In Education | 2 hours 8 minutes ago
On Monday I wrote that it seemed more nostalgic than anything else talk about school re-integration. Washington Monthly's Kevin Drum to put it even better: "No amount of busing, magnet schools, charter schools, carrots, sticks, or anything else will reduce...
Michelle Rhee: Decisive Change Agent or DCPS Dictator?
Inservice, ASCD Blog | 2 hours 40 minutes ago
Something must be done to turn around DC public schools. Enrollment is down, and graduation rates are dismal nearly 50 percent. In her first year, Chancellor Michelle Rhee went into the position full throttle, implementing reforms, closing down 23 schools for...
Make The Obama Surrogates Debate Each Other
This Week In Education | 2 hours 52 minutes ago
There will be more description and analysis as the day goes on, but for now at least here's what we've got to describe the Schnur-Keegan cage match that took place yesterday afternoon at New America: It s pretty rare to go...
Big Stories Of The Day
This Week In Education | 3 hours 14 minutes ago
More expected from students Clarion-Ledger (Mississippi) Public school students took more rigorous state tests this spring, and today the state Board of Education most likely will approve another way of toughening the standards - making it more difficult for students...
EdBlog Watch: Joel Packer Has All the Answers
Inservice, ASCD Blog | 3 hours 40 minutes ago
Joel Packer Has All the Answers, the new blog and podcast hybrid from the NEA's Director of Education Policy and Practice, explores the many facets of No Child Left Behind as it goes through the process of reauthorization. First off,...
This Week In Education | 4 hours 22 minutes ago
Can Online Communication Bridge the Generation Gap?
Inservice, ASCD Blog | 20 hours 42 minutes ago
Education Week reported Monday on a new policy in Mississippi's Lamar County School District: no social network communication between teachers and students. The district implemented the policy "after becoming concerned that casual contact between teachers and students would be unprofessional."...
Drawing Simple Lines
This Week In Education | 21 hours 37 minutes ago
The Supreme Court recently drew a line between desegregation plans based on race and plans based on socioeconomic factors. But now that the tax code and other subsidies further encouraged the flight of affluent parents to the far exurbs, the...
More PBS NewsHour Education Coverage Tonight
This Week In Education | 21 hours 57 minutes ago
Sometimes, PBS NewsHour segments can be sleepy or slow. But not last night's segment about Michelle Rhee, or tonight's about Paul Vallas. This is intense stuff -- by PBS standards, at least. Check out the NewsHour tonight for their wrapup...
You've Seen This Obama Surrogate Before
This Week In Education | 22 hours 17 minutes ago
On Monday I wrote about how Obama's education surrogates would have some chances to fly or flub things up this week at NCSL and at New America (More Chances For Campaign Surrogates Flub It Up Duke It Out). LDH you...
It's good to be a teen!
BoardBuzz, NSBA's daily weblog | 22 hours 25 minutes ago
BoardBuzz came across this interesting article in USA Today about whether kids are better off today than their parents were at their age. The article is based on a report released this week by the Foundation for Child Development. The Foundation created the Child and Youth Well-Being Index (CWI) that tracks 28 key quality of life indicators of teenagers over the past 31 years. BoardBuzz was happy to hear that: Overall teenagers are better off today than they were nearly 30 years ago. ...
Drumroll please
BoardBuzz, NSBA's daily weblog | 22 hours 25 minutes ago
BoardBuzz would like to give a round of applause to those who realize how important music and the arts are to our nation's students. Thanks to The New York Times, we were happy to learn about a summer camp hosted by the well-known Marching 100 marching band at Florida A&M University. About 450 students from across the United States and around the world, many who receive scholarships to attend, have spent eight days learning songs, beats and formation styles from the revolutionary band. Day...
What Makes (Some) Websites Work?
This Week In Education | 22 hours 39 minutes ago
Some websites work -- in terms of viewers, links from other sites, and reader comments -- but most don't. What accounts for the difference? Some of it is obvious -- regularly updated content, interesting or provocative analysis, open commenting, unique...
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Inservice, ASCD Blog
Inservice is the ASCD community blog-a place for educators to gather and share ideas.
Eduwonk.com
Eduwonk is a blog written by Andrew Rotherham, co-founder and co-director of Education Sector, an independent research and analysis organization.
PBS Teachers Learning.now
PBS Teachers - The Learning.now weblog devles into the way educators teach and students learn is influenced by new technology and Internet culture. Technologies covered include: wikis, blogs, vlogs, RSS, podcasts, social networking sites and the Internet.
BoardBuzz, NSBA's daily weblog
The BoardBuzz is a National School Boards Association weblog focusing on American education, and more specifically on important issues to school board members and to other public education advocates.
Edutopia Spiral Notebook Blog
Spiral Notebook weblog offers advice on fueling innovation in schools, from idea implementation to sources to turn to for help.
Are we doing anything today?
Word Girl is a blog where teachers provide other teachers advice, insights and recommendations.
edweek.org Blogboard
Teacher Magazine's look at what's new and noteworthy in educator blogs.
This Week In Education
A Scholastic blog with blogger Alexander Russo covering education politics, policy and trends.