Teacher Tom: "Art Therapy is Therapy""Art Therapy is Therapy" Conversation isn't always the best way to get to know a child. This is true of adults as well, but it is especially true of children who are still developing their language skills. The words they say are important, of course, but more revealing is often how they interact with their environment, including the other people in their world. How they use art materials can be
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Important: Let's Thank Those House Members Who Support Charter Reform - Network For Public EducationImportant: Let’s Thank Those House Members Who Support Charter Reform Good news. Fifteen members of the House of Representatives led by Mark Pocan and Jamaal Bowman signed a letter to Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies House Appropriations Committee, Rosa DeLauro, and the subcommittee’s Ranki
Will Staff Returning from Obama/Duncan Years Compromise Biden’s Public Education Promises? | janressegerWill Staff Returning from Obama/Duncan Years Compromise Biden’s Public Education Promises? At the end of his first hundred days, President Joe Biden deserves credit for taking important steps to help public schools serving children living in communities where family poverty is concentrated. First, the President promised during the campaign to triple funding for Title I schools, and the federal b
Russ on Reading: Defeating the Science of Reading Narrative, Part 1: Focus on the ChildDefeating the Science of Reading Narrative, Part 1: Focus on the Child Last week I wrote a post, Unsettling the Science of Reading Narrative that highlighted a new report from the Literacy Research Association, on dyslexia and the Science of Reading. The report titled An Examination of Literacy Research and Instruction, with Policy Implications, by Peter Johnston and Donna Scanlon, posits that 1
Good News from Oakland! | Diane Ravitch's blogGood News from Oakland! Several years ago, the Walton Family Foundation and the Gates Foundation decided that it was not enough to open new charter schools. No, they had to devise mechanisms to make sure that school officials put charters on an equal footing with public schools and that the public didn’t care whether schools were run by their elected school board or a private board of directors.
Democracy Prep’s Fiscal Tottering | deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's BlogDemocracy Prep’s Fiscal Tottering In March 2019 and October 2019, Democracy Prep charter chain founder and former employee Seth Andrew stole a total of $218K from three Democracy Prep escrow accounts. He was able to do so because two years after leaving Democracy Prep (in 2017), Andrew still had access to his school email account and could falsely portray himself as still associated with the cha
CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: What? May Already? Edition (5/2)CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: What? May Already? Edition (5/2) What? May Already? Edition That whole April thing seemed to slide by quickly. What could come next? I'll remind you (as I haven't in a while) that sharing is your power as a reader, and that if any of these really speak to you, the best gift you can give the writer of your favorite piece is more readers. Share. I'm a Chicago principal. This
THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, May 2, 2021 #REDFORED #tbats #openonlywhensafe #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreformBig Education Ape THE TOP BANANA TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES The American Families Plan: Potentially the Most Important Proposal for Children Ever by @BruceLesley https://link.medium.com/YIzqtaAEQfb Is Kentucky upholding its mandate to adequately fund public schools? - https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/2021/04/30/kentucky-upholding-its-mandate-adequately-fund-public-schools/7390942002
Joe Biden, the Republicans, and Kids’ Stuff | The New YorkerJoe Biden, the Republicans, and Kids’ Stuff | The New Yorker Joe Biden, the Republicans, and Kids’ Stuff As the new Administration enters its next hundred days, the child wars are likely to grow more intense and, in some quarters, more detached from reality. “Superheroes Are Everywhere,” a children’s book celebrating ordinary people, by Vice-President Kamala Harris, has landed, like so many thing
Biden’s Message: Government Must Work for the Common Good | Diane Ravitch's blogBiden’s Message: Government Must Work for the Common Good Michael Sean Winters of the National Catholic Reporter expressed my reaction to President Joe Biden’s speech to Congress. No boasting. No narcissism. A strong assertion that government must work for the people and use its resources to improve the lives of the people. The most abnormal thing about Biden’s speech, however, was how normal it
How the Centner Academy Became a Beacon for Anti-Vaxxers - The New York TimesHow a Miami School Became a Beacon for Anti-Vaxxers The Centner Academy barred teachers newly vaccinated against the coronavirus from being near students. Some parents threatened to withdraw their children. Others clamored to enroll. MIAMI — A fifth-grade math and science teacher peddled a bogus conspiracy theory on Wednesday to students at Centner Academy, a private school in Miami, warning the
EdAction in Congress May 2, 2021 - Education VotesEdAction in Congress May 2, 2021 In his first 100 days, President Biden has made the single largest investment in students and public education ever. Scroll through this timeline to see what this administration is doing for students, educators, and communities across the nation. Biden unveils American Families Plan in historic address to Congress As President Joe Biden delivered his first addres
Where are we going, and why are we in this handbasket? | Live Long and ProsperWhere are we going, and why are we in this handbasket? POLLUTION I never wanted to be one of those grumpy old men who say things like, “The country is going to Hell in a handbasket,” but it’s getting harder and harder to control myself. We in the US have a serious pollution problem. It’s not just air and water pollution, though those are certainly worth our attention. Sadly an insidious form of
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