Teacher turnover in charter, traditional public schools
This was written by Matthew Di Carlo, senior fellow at the non-profit Albert Shanker Institute, located in Washington, D.C. This post originally appeared on the institute’s blog.
By Matthew Di Carlo
Read full article >>Using hurricanes and techie tools to engage students
This was written by Marsha Ratzel, A National Board-certified teacher in the Blue Valley School District in Kansas, where she teaches middle school math, science, and sometimes social studies. To read more of her writing about her teaching practice, visit her blog Reflections of a Techie. A version of this was published on the blog Voices From the Learning Revolution, where teachers, librarians, IT specialists, principals, district leaders and consultants contribute ideas about connected, digitally infused teaching.
Read full article >>Teacher: How to address bullying school — and how not to
This was written by Daniel Witz, a classroom teacher and educational consultant in the North Shore suburbs of Chicago. He has been working with middle school students for 25 years and views the school reform movement as highly focused on urban and impoverished schools while failing to spotlight shortcomings in more affluent suburban districts. He can be contacted through his website at danielwitz.com.
By Daniel Witz
Read full article >>No Child Left Behind on steroids
This was written by William J. Mathis is the managing director of the National Education Policy Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is a former Vermont school superintendent.
This post is about a plan advanced by the Council of Chief State School Officers in June as a replacement for the school accountability system in No Child Left Behind.
A few weeks ago Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced that he would grant states waivers from key provisions of NCLB as long as they embrace education reform that he favors.
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