Friday, August 26, 2011

No anti-spiking reform this year | Thoughts on Public Education

No anti-spiking reform this year | Thoughts on Public Education:

[Part III] The Author's Hour: Mike D. Hais and Morley Winograd Address the Public Perception of Millennials

If you are an author and interested in being featured in AEM's new series called, "The Author's Hour," please send me an email (ccrynjohannsen@gmail.com).

Mike D. Hais and Morley Winograd recently spoke to me about their forthcoming book, Millennial Momentum: How a New Generation is Remaking America (September 2011). This is the final part of our talk, and it is my last question. They are traveling across the country to share, so I encourage you to check out the dates and locations for their book tour (I'll be meeting Mike and Morley in Galveston, and am really looking forward to that).


I think this final question about public perception of Millennials is really critical, and Mike's and Morley's answer -

Torlakson calls for NCLB state waiver - by John Fensterwald - Educated Guess

Entering the Beltway’s latest fray, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson has joined leaders in other states in calling for a reprieve from the No Child Left Behind law – but without the strings that U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is considering attaching. The most contentious would be a waiver to states contingent on [...]