Arapahoe High student: ‘How does one go back to school now?’
A student named Brett Stewart was in psychology class at Arapahoe High School in Colorado on Dec. 9 when an armed student entered the building and critically wounded a classmate before killing himself. In an essay he wrote about what happened, published in a student arts magazine, Stewart wrote about suddenly hearing the sounds — “like […]
What’s wrong with this headline?
The New York Times published a story on Hanna Skandera, New Mexico’s highly controversial education secretary-designate (she’s been “designate” for three years because Democrats refuse to hold a hearing to confirm her) under this online headline: “A Push for Teacher Accountability Meets Resistance in New Mexico.” What’s wrong with this headline speaks to what’s wrong with a lot […]
12-17-13 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: Coalition to Duncan: Stop backtracking on teacher equityA coalition of 95 civil rights, disability, parent, student, community and education organizations has sent the following letter to Education Secretary Arne Duncan expressing deep concerns about what they see as the department’s backtracking on ensuring that the country’s neediest childrenhave access to highly qualified tea
