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School Board News Today headlines
BoardBuzz blog | 1 hour 49 minutes ago
In the news this week, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded several districts and entities grants–a total of $335 million–to explore ways to make teaching more effective. Three members of NSBA s Council of Urban School Boards Pittsburgh, Memphis, Tenn., and Hillsborough County, Fla., received grants to experiment with issues such as teacher tenure, training, and [...]
Flu outbreaks within schools: ensuring the continuity of learning
BoardBuzz blog | 2 hours 4 minutes ago
The H1N1 virus is spreading rapidly across the country. According to the CDC, flu activity is already higher than what is seen during the peak of many regular flu seasons and almost all of the flu viruses identified this season so far are 2009 H1N1. People are scrambling to combat the virus. Businesses around the country [...]
Flu outbreaks within schools: ensuring the continuity of learning
BoardBuzz blog | 3 hours 1 minute ago
The H1N1 virus is spreading rapidly across the country. According to the CDC, flu activity is already higher than what is seen during the peak of many regular flu seasons and almost all of the flu viruses identified this season so far are 2009 H1N1. People are scrambling to combat the virus. Businesses around the country [...]
The best education blogs of 2009
BoardBuzz blog | 3 hours 21 minutes ago
BoardBuzz came across this Washington Post item asking for readers to help select the best education blogs of 2009. As the Post’s Jay Mathews writes: I have put out a best education blogs list the last two years, but I wasn’t a blogger myself then, and really didn’t know what I was doing. Now that I [...]
Video: Elementary School Kid Refuses To Pledge
This Week In Education | 3 hours 45 minutes ago
Both the Daily Show and the Colbert Report riffed off the news that an elementary school boy was refusing to recite the pledge of allegiance in school. Just cuz I'm lazy, here's the Daily Show version (the segment starts about 90 seconds in): The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cGaywatch - Peter Vadala & William Phillipswww.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorHealth Care Crisis
Thank You, from Executive Director Milton Chen
Edutopia.org Blogs | 3 hours 46 minutes ago
As Thanksgiving approaches, I just wanted to say thank you -- it's something educators just don't hear often enough. The George Lucas Educational Foundation expresses gratitude for teachers this Thanksgiving season. 5 off No Off read more
Video: Elementary School Kid Refuses To Pledge
This Week In Education | 4 hours 43 minutes ago
Both the Daily Show and the Colbert Report riffed off the news that an elementary school boy was refusing to recite the pledge of allegiance in school. Just cuz I'm lazy, here's the Daily Show version (the segment starts about 90 seconds in): The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cGaywatch - Peter Vadala & William Phillipswww.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorHealth Care Crisis
The best education blogs of 2009
BoardBuzz blog | 4 hours 57 minutes ago
BoardBuzz came across this Washington Post item asking for readers to help select the best education blogs of 2009. As the Post’s Jay Matthews writes: I have put out a best education blogs list the last two years, but I wasn’t a blogger myself then, and really didn’t know what I was doing. Now that I [...]
NYT)Grading Ed Schools, Preschool Push, & More
This Week In Education | 7 hours 5 minutes ago
State will soon grade its education schools Orlando Sentinel Florida already grades its public schools and rates its pre-kindergarten programs based on student test scores. Its teacher-preparation programs look to be next. Learning to Teach to Bridge the Achievement Gap NYT An underperforming school in San Jose sets high expectations, and students and parents respond with positive results. Obama s new push for preschool for at-risk children CSM President Obama wants to offer states some $1 bi...
than those who are using fewer, and it may not have anything to do with the quality of the program." NCREST director Joan HermanGetting The New Gates Teaching Initiative
This Week In Education | 7 hours 5 minutes ago
The major papers each add a bit of key information about the just-announced Gates teaching initiative: Mini RTTT: Federal officials are pushing in much the same direction with a $4.35 billion school-reform grant competition that stresses teacher effectiveness, tied to student achievement. (Gates Foundation gives $335 million for teacher effectiveness Washington Post) OMAHA NO THANKS: A fifth district was in line to join the others, but Omaha Public Schools dropped out at the last minute after...
Congrats and condolences. Word is spreading that Alice Cain, longtime staffer for George Miller, is leaving the Hill and heading to the Hope Street Group. There she'll be focusing on teacher effectiveness and elevating the teaching profession to drive broader reform of our education system. "It isn t possible to overstate how wonderful it has been to work for George Miller," writes Cain. "I will always be grateful for my time here and all that I ve learned here over the past 6 years." No word yet on who's in line to replace her. NCLB: Alternative Exams Make Schools Look Good
This Week In Education | 7 hours 5 minutes ago
"Schools or districts that are administering more of these alternative assessments may look better than those who are using fewer, and it may not have anything to do with the quality of the program." NCREST director Joan Herman
. It was the Winner of "Best Educational Documentary" at the NY International Independent Film and Video Festival 2009.Thompson: Gerald Bracey's Concluding Remarks
This Week In Education | 7 hours 5 minutes ago
The last Bracey Report should be read and reread in its balanced, jewel-like entirety. Federal accountability schemes, despite their avowed purpose of helping the poor, make no sense unless you also believe that American education as a whole is dangerously in decline. Bracey's last report again debunked that myth along with the hype surrounding mayoral control of schools and standards as the basis of reforms, concluding: "In my opinion, the Obama/Duncan approach would only exacerbate the prob...
Movies: A War On Kids? Or Just More Scare Tactics?
This Week In Education | 7 hours 5 minutes ago
I don't know whether to laugh or cry about this. There's a new documentary out called The War On Kids which argues that the current culture of many schools is, in essence, a war on children. But from the trailer, at least, the movie seems pretty over the top, juxtaposing interviews with (mostly white) parents angry about how kids are being treated and footage of (mostly black and brown) kids getting arrested or searched for drugs in school. I'm curious, but I'm not really convinced. Are there...
Movies: A War On Kids? Or Just More Scare Tactics?
This Week In Education | 7 hours 42 minutes ago
I don't know whether to laugh or cry about this. There's a new documentary out called The War On Kids which argues that the current culture of many schools is, in essence, a war on children. But from the trailer, at least, the movie seems pretty over the top, juxtaposing interviews with (mostly white) parents angry about how kids are being treated and footage of (mostly black and brown) kids getting arrested or searched for drugs in school. I'm curious, but I'm not really convinced. Are there...
Thompson: Gerald Bracey's Concluding Remarks
This Week In Education | 8 hours 20 minutes ago
The last Bracey Report should be read and reread in its balanced, jewel-like entirety. Federal accountability schemes, despite their avowed purpose of helping the poor, make no sense unless you also believe that American education as a whole is dangerously in decline. Bracey's last report again debunked that myth along with the hype surrounding mayoral control of schools and standards as the basis of reforms, concluding: "In my opinion, the Obama/Duncan approach would only exacerbate the prob...
NCLB: Alternative Exams Make Schools Look Good
This Week In Education | 8 hours 38 minutes ago
"Schools or districts that are administering more of these alternative assessments may look better than those who are using fewer, and it may not have anything to do with the quality of the program." NCREST director Joan Herman
Getting The New Gates Teaching Initiative
This Week In Education | 9 hours 44 minutes ago
The major papers each add a bit of key information about the just-announced Gates teaching initiative: Mini RTTT: Federal officials are pushing in much the same direction with a $4.35 billion school-reform grant competition that stresses teacher effectiveness, tied to student achievement. (Gates Foundation gives $335 million for teacher effectiveness Washington Post) OMAHA NO THANKS: A fifth district was in line to join the others, but Omaha Public Schools dropped out at the last minute after...
Grading Ed Schools, Preschool Push, & More
This Week In Education | 9 hours 50 minutes ago
State will soon grade its education schools Orlando Sentinel Florida already grades its public schools and rates its pre-kindergarten programs based on student test scores. Its teacher-preparation programs look to be next. Learning to Teach to Bridge the Achievement Gap NYT An underperforming school in San Jose sets high expectations, and students and parents respond with positive results. Obama s new push for preschool for at-risk children CSM President Obama wants to offer states some $1 bi...
Assessment: A Forward Look (1966)
Inservice, ASCD Blog | 9 hours 51 minutes ago
As we consider how best to use multiple measures of assessment to determine the success of our schools, it's instructive to look back at the dawn of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), which in its infancy used a...
Why do We Teach?
Edutopia.org Blogs | 21 hours 11 minutes ago
The act of teaching is a complicated endeavor that defies anyone to clearly define it in simple terms. I would like to give it a whirl -- with a little twist. With technology offering instant information, today's teachers need to redefine the educator's role from conveyor of knowledge to facilitator of problem solving and inquiry. 5 off No Off re...
On The Hill: Miller Staffer Alice Cain Leaving In December
This Week In Education | 22 hours 35 minutes ago
Congrats and condolences. Word is spreading that Alice Cain, longtime staffer for George Miller, is leaving the Hill and heading to the Hope Street Group. There she'll be focusing on teacher effectiveness and elevating the teaching profession to drive broader reform of our education system. "It isn t possible to overstate how wonderful it has been to work for George Miller," writes Cain. "I will always be grateful for my time here and all that I ve learned here over the past 6 years." No word...
On The Hill: Miller Staffer Alice Cain Leaving In December
This Week In Education | 22 hours 41 minutes ago
Congrats and condolences. Word is spreading that Alice Cain, longtime staffer for George Miller, is leaving the Hill and heading to the Hope Street Group. There she'll be focusing on teacher effectiveness and elevating the teaching profession to drive broader reform of our education system. "It isn t possible to overstate how wonderful it has been to work for George Miller," writes Cain. "I will always be grateful for my time here and all that I ve learned here over the past 6 years." No word...
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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 blog
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.
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.