Very Interesting Articles On Parent Trigger Proposal In Florida
Here are three very interesting articles on the parent trigger debate in Florida: Parent trigger bill faces uncertain future is from The Tampa Bay Times. Education overhaul: ‘Parent trigger’ legislation clears hurdle, ready for Senate vote is from The Sun Sentinel. Fla. Senate panel clears parental ‘trigger’ bill is from The Herald Tribune.
All Of My “The Best…” Lists On Parent Engagement
Just a reminder that I have all of my “The Best….” lists related to parent engagement together at: A Collection Of “The Best…” Lists On Parent Engagement — 2011 You can also find a link to it at my left sidebar, and in my blog’s list of categories.
This Week’s Parent Teacher Chat On Twitter
Guest Post by Joe Mazza: Upcoming #PTchat on Twitter – 3/7/12 at 9PM EST/6PST Recently, England’s Education Secretary Michael Gove gave schools the go ahead to reduce the amount of homework they set for pupils after complaints from parents that studies are cutting in to family time. Alfie Kohn has been one of the leading researchers on the [...]
Upcoming Parent Engagement Webinar
Late last year, the National Education Association released an important report on parent engagement (you can see my previous post on it — Important Report On Parent Engagement Released Today). On Thursday, March 29th, Anne Henderson, the author of the report and the top researcher on parent engagement in the U.S., will be leading a [...]
“Community schools recognize the vital role of full-service partnerships”
Community schools recognize the vital role of full-service partnerships is a recent post from Thoughts On Public Education, and give a pretty good report on recent developments in developing community schools. I’ve previously posted that I wish more community schools included parents in their idea of “partnerships” (see Parent Leadership Is Often “Missing Link” In [...]
Parents Organize In Charlotte
Parents worked with teachers and others to stop an insane new testing regimen in Charlotte, North Carolina. Read about it in The Washington Post at A rare break from testing madness.
Speedy Robot
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency just announced their robot just set a speed record for a legged-robot — 18 mph. You can read more about it here at the BBC, and you can see it in action in … Continue reading →
Great Resource For Civil War Photographs
The Atlantic recently published three collections of Civil War photographs. I’m adding them to The Best Sites For Learning About The American Civil War. The Civil War, Part 1: The Places The Civil War, Part 2: The People The Civil … Continue reading →
Insanity — Mandatory Retention Of Third Graders Who Don’t Read At Grade Level?
Several states are considering requiring mandatory retention of third graders who don’t read at grade level. Here are some articles and posts about this insanity, and I’m adding them to The Best Resources For Learning About Grade Retention, Social Promotion … Continue reading →
“Value-Added Evaluation Hurts Teaching”
Value-Added Evaluation Hurts Teaching is a very important commentary written by Linda Darling-Hammond for Education Week. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About The “Value-Added” Approach Towards Teacher Evaluation.
