Thursday, April 7, 2011

This Week In Education: Reform: What Teachers And Parents Really Think

This Week In Education: Reform: What Teachers And Parents Really Think

Reform: What Teachers And Parents Really Think

St_thompson_short_long_fA lot of people I know feel overwhelmed by the amount of information coming at them each day and the clamor of opinions and the buzz of emotions surrounding school reform. This blog is designed in part to reduce those feelings and make it easier to track education issues without spending all day doing it. That being said, there are times when it's worth delving deeper -- if only to get a reminder of how these issues play out in the real world, how strongly people in schools feel about them. My Chicago schools blog has a lot of comments and a healthy debate -- closely moderated to prevent


Magazines: Atlantic Magazine Nominated For Autism Story

The only education-related article I saw during my quick scan of the list of 2011 National Magazine Award finalists is the Atlantic Magazine's article Autism's First Child,” by John Donvan and Caren Zucker. Read the story or watch the video about what and how they found their subject.