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Jonathan Kozol Reviews New Ravitch Book for NY Times Sunday Book Review
Jonathan Kozol Reviews New Ravitch Book for NY Times Sunday Book Review The NY Times has posted on-line Jonathan Kozol’s marvelous and original book review of Diane Ravitch’s new book, Reign of Error. The review is slated to appear in print in Sunday’s book review section of the newspaper. Kozol concludes: “Ravitch takes on almost all the well-known private-sector leaders and political officials—
Survey: State Higher Education, K-12 Systems Collaborating on Common Core Implementation
46 states and the District of Columbia have adopted the Common Core State Standards in math and/or English language arts. It’s widely understood that implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is going to require collaboration between public K-12 systems and higher education institutions to help ensure the K-12 curriculum reform is on track for the 2014-15 academic year. In a natio
University Heritage Language Programs on the Rise
Heritage language programs, such as Chinese, Korean, Russian and Farsi, are increasing at universities. MIAMI—Dorothy Villarreal grew up dreaming in Spanish, first in Mexico and later in South Texas, where her family moved when she was six. She excelled in school in English. But, at home, life was in Spanish, from the long afternoon chats with her grandparents to the Spanish-language version of Ba
Wendy Davis to stand as Democratic candidate for governor of Texas
State senator whose 11-hour filibuster against restrictive abortion legislation made her a celebrity will stand in 2014 Wendy Davis is set to run for Texas governor, in a race that could have wide-ranging consequences for Democrats at both national and state level. The state senator from Fort Worth...
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September’s “The Best…” Lists — There Are Now 1,176 Of Them
Here’s my monthly round-up of new “The Best…” lists I posted this month (you can see all 1,176 of them categorized here): The Best Three Sites On The Web For ESL/EFL/ELL/ELT Teachers The Best Infographics About Teaching & Learning English As A Second (or Third!) Language The Best Resources For Learning About The Birmingham Church Bombing The Best Questions To Use For Class Closing Activities
Introducing the PrincipalCast Podcast
Podcasts have been a great tool for my personal professional learning, because it’s so easy to download and just listen while I’m getting ready in the morning, cleaning the house, walking the dog or in the car. I share with you several of the podcasts that I listen to on my Podcasts Page. For several years I enjoyed listening to the Practical Principals podcast, was sad that it discontinued and th
September’s Best Posts From This Blog
I regularly highlight my picks for the most useful posts for each month — not including “The Best…” lists. I also use some of them in a more extensive monthly newsletter I send-out. You can see older Best Posts of the Month at Websites Of The Month (more recent lists can be found here). Here are some of the posts I personally think are the best, and most helpful, ones I’ve written during this pas
Children Are What They Eat
In a society plagued by obesity, with three out of the five top causes of death in America related to lifestyle choices, it’s time we did something to save the future generation. The USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) made great steps in this direction over the summer by passing the new nutritional standards for lunch and snacks. But, children, and parents alike, still need to learn ho
Harvey Clarke Elementary parents told kindergarten class increase was a done deal
Parents at Harvey Clarke Elementary are upset about a change that will affect kindergarten class sizes. After Monday's school board meeting, the district said nothing had been finalized, though parents were told otherwise that afternoon.
The World Is Yours
Nas Truth: I believe you’re better than the ring-kissing I’m seeing right now. A few days ago, I had the opportunity to speak virtually to about the importance of leading while teaching as part of a series I’m doing with the Center for Teaching Quality. In my argyle sweater and windbreaker pants (video conferencing) magic, I fielded questions about everything from educational equity (“Give back 1%
