Latest News and Comment from Education
-
Los Angeles School District Limits AI in Classrooms
-
As research continues to show the harmful effects of technology on student
learning, parents are pushing against it. Los Angeles is the latest
district to ...
56 minutes ago
-
New Book: Manufactured Outrage: The Conservative Industrial Complex’s War
on Education and How to Fight Back
-
A new book by four education professors uncovers a coordinated effort by
conservative groups to reshape Public Education.
The post New Book: Manufacture...
1 day ago
-
#160–please subscribe, rate, repost or share
-
Episode #160: The Witch Hunt with Tom Alter
3 days ago
-
The Light She Left Behind
-
“Those we love don’t go away, they sit beside us every day.” — Liane
Moriarty, Big Little Lies Forgive us if we are a little sad here in
Tennessee. We lost...
6 days ago
-
Propositions 1, 37 and 45: Two Housing Initiatives and a Decoy
-
First considered here were California’s kid-critical Propositions: Next
considered are three housing initiatives, though it turns out the last one…
The p...
1 week ago
-
SQ 844: How is this better?
-
In plain terms, the new language gives the Legislature the authority to
establish both the amount and methodology for distributing ad valorem
reimbursement...
2 weeks ago
-
-
It's time to Revise Louisiana's
School Curriculum
Present standards do not allow for individual differences and life goals
For the last 15 years Louisiana'...
2 weeks ago
-
And Suddenly, There’s a Math Book (You Already Know)
-
Note: This is a reminder that, if you became a paid subscriber to this
blog, you’ll get a signed copy of You Already Know from ...
Read More
The post An...
3 weeks ago
-
And Suddenly, There’s a Math Book (You Already Know)
-
Note: This is a reminder that, if you became a paid subscriber to this
blog, you’ll get a signed copy of You Already Know from ...
Read More
The post An...
3 weeks ago
-
By One Dishonest Measure
-
A loaded question that education reformers like to ponder is: Exactly how
many students in the boroughs of New York City are trapped in failing
schools? In...
1 month ago
-
Conversation Among Friends: Deborah Meier & Alfie Kohn
-
Alifie Kohn jsut sent me this link to a talk we gave at a Coalition of
Essential School conference in 2011.
3 months ago
-
The Threat of Integration
-
I have lived in the same house in the Miracle Mile section of Los Angeles
for over 30 years, where up until now I have had little or no interaction
with th...
5 years ago
-
The Fight For Our Children
-
*The number of suicides among people ages 10 to 24 nationally increased by
56 percent between 2007 and 2017, according to a new federal report showing
the ...
6 years ago
-
Love Grow Your Own (but not without the actual growth part)
-
The Governor of Virginia, Ralph Northam, recently announced a
grow-your-own type of program for teachers. According to this piece:
On Monday, Governor Ral...
6 years ago
-
Another attempted cash grab by the corporate ed crowd in Washington State:
House Bill 2788
-
The League of Women Voters has opposed charter schools because they don’t
have boards elected by the voters but instead the corporation running the
schools...
6 years ago
-
A Response to NorthJersey.com's Explosive "Cashing in on Charter Schools"
Series
-
From NorthJersey.com's Cashing in on Charter Schools series
Please note: THIS is what journalism looks like.
For the better part of a *DECADE* I have wa...
7 years ago
-
Lesson Plan: Rhyme and Rhythm in Poetry
-
I’ve started a recent unit on poetry with my class. I’m not a poet, and I’m
not a poetry fan (I don’t hate it, but I’m a prose gal), so this makes it
harde...
8 years ago
-
Parents Deserve to Know Who Is Being Appointed to State Board of Ed
-
I spent a rather surreal day at NJ Senate's Judiciary Committee meeting
yesterday. This Committee, headed by Democrat Nick Scaturi, is responsible
for a...
9 years ago
-
An Open Letter to NC Lawmakers
-
An Open Letter to NC State Lawmakers and NC State Superintendent Mark
Johnson: I am a NC native, voter, and public school teacher. I am
addressing you all ...
9 years ago
-
A brief appearance in the Black Panther documentary
-
1969 press conference: From left: Fred Hampton and Bobby Rush (Black
Panthers); Cha Cha Jiminez (Young Lords Organization); Mike Klonsky (SDS) I
have a s...
10 years ago
-
I am Retiring
-
I have some news: I am retiring from the PBS NewsHour and Learning Matters.
[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other
conte...
11 years ago
-
Adelaide L. Sanford Charter School
-
*“With Adelaide L. Sanford Charter School closing, Newark families must
move on.”* The Star-Ledger (NJ), 6/25/2013
NEWARK — Bobby and Troy Shanks saw the...
12 years ago
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Today marks what would've been John Lennon's 73rd birthday
