An Interview with Jeff Gray: Don't Forget Frances
9.29.10 - Michael F. Shaughnessy - Yes, I have just finished my fifth book, Don't Forget Frances, and I'd say that it is probably one of my favorites. I had the privilege of consulting in a handful of schools last fall and as I observed students I recognized many that seemed alone, ignored and/or distraught. My new book is a simple reminder that all of the children entrusted to us are important.
Book Review: Don't Forget Frances
9.29.10 - Michael F. Shaughnessy - In this age of No Child Left Behind, teachers sometimes forget the most important things. Jeff Gray has written a book entitled "Don't Forget Frances". I am not going to talk about Frances, because there are many girls named Frances and there are probably many boys named Francis. We should not forget either of these children.
Reauthorization of the ESEA Demands Less Rhetoric, More Understanding of Research
9.29.10 - BOULDER, CO (September 29, 2010) - As Congress and the Obama administration prepare to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), high-quality research is not informing the process. In May, the U.S. Department of Education released six research summaries in support of its "Blueprint for Reform" -
Mandatory Rape Lecture for Male Freshmen at Hamilton College
9.29.10 - Ashley Thorne - Male freshmen will be instructed tonight by "a national leader in social justice and sustainability education."
Bravo Brockton!
9.29.10 - Chester E. Finn, Jr. - Brockton High School is one of the largest in America and is now producing very strong (not yet stellar) results. More remarkably, it used to produce dreadful results. It exemplifies a successful school turnaround, one of the toughest feats in U.S. education, it exemplifies success in an urban high school attended mainly by poor and minority kids-the other toughest challenge in U.S. education.
