The Dalai Lama’s education tweet
Jon Stewart ridicules preschool critics
Take six minutes and 12 seconds to watch this. Jon Stewart continues to be the best critic of silly education thinking with this “Daily Show” piece about the stupidity of some of the criticism of the idea of government support … Continue reading →
Obama, Oprah, Colbert, Ripken etc: The 2013 commencement speakers
Who is speaking where at 2013 commencement ceremonies? Here’s some of the big names and the places they will appear: * President Obama is speaking at three graduations: the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Ohio State University and Morehouse College, … Continue reading →
How social networking rules for teachers go too far
Teachers are expected to do a lot of things in the classroom — but what about outside? Here’s a look at that issue, by Angie Miller, the 2011 New HampshireTeacher of the Year and a TED2012 speaker. She teaches middle … Continue reading →
U-Va.: Gov. McDonnell can’t say he wasn’t warned
Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) can’t say he wasn’t warned. Last summer Helen Dragas, the rector of the University of Virginia’s governing Board of Visitors, sparked an 18-day leadership crisis at the elite school when she pushed out the popular U-Va. … Continue reading →
Voters send mixed signals to school reformers in L.A.
Voters keep sending signals that they have very mixed feelings about corporate-based school reform. The latest signs come from Los Angeles, where Tuesday’s races for three Board of Education seats resulted in one defeat, one win, and one runoff for … Continue reading →
How closing schools hurts neighborhoods
On Thursday, the Philadelphia school district’s governing board, the School Reform Commission, will be voting on the most massive one-time downsizing of the system ever proposed. The district’s recently revised plan, which has encountered widespread community and teacher opposition, calls … Continue reading →