Education Policy

Romney Shifts Focus To Education, Teachers' Unions

AP | STEVE PEOPLES | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: 2012 Elections, Mitt Romney Education, National Education Association, No Child Left Behind, Mitt Romney, Teachers Unions, Elections 2012, Rod Paige, Romney Education Policy, Barack Obama, Ed-Lection 2012, Video, Romney Education, Education Policy, Education Department, Mitt Romney 2012, Teachers, Education Secretary, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Originally planning to focus on education, Mitt Romney instead reignited the debate over his business credentials on Wednesday, wel...

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Activists Targeting U.S. Schools, Backed By Big Bucks

Reuters | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Walton Family Foundation, Laura and John Arnold Foundation, Education, School Vouchers, Michelle Rhee, Washington Dc Schools, Education Policy, Private Schools, Studentsfirst, Reuters, Broad Foundation, School Choice, Education Reform, Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation, Michael Bloomberg, DC Public Schools, Parents, Education News

By Stephanie Simon May 15 (Reuters) - During her tumultuous three years at the head of the Washington D.C. public schools, Michelle Rh...

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How Science Works

Priyamvada Natarajan | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Scientific Research, Science, Education Policy, Research, Education, Math and Science, Climate Science, Science Literacy, America-Science, Science Education, Science News

The reality of how science works is in sharp contrast to the way most Americans seem to see it--perhaps as definitive, time-limited, and based on speculation or assertion.

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News Flash: Tea Party Dies in Colorado

Auden Schendler | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Politics, Education Policy, Tea Party, Election, Taxes, Shorter School Week, Garfield County, Colorado Taxes, Education Reform, Colorado Education, Colorado, Colorado Politics, Education News

The school district announced that it was moving to a four-day school week. Children in the county will now get an inferior education -- something that will hurt them later in life, and hurts businesses in the region that need an educated workforce.

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The Global Search for Education: In Search of Professionals - Part 1

C. M. Rubin | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: The Global Search for Education, C. M. Rubin, AFT President Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers, Professor Andy Hargreaves, Professor Michael Fullan, Professional Capital, Global Education, Standardized Testing, Education Reform, Teaching Profession, Future of Teaching, Teaching Excellence, Education Policy, National-Teacher-Education, Education News

Here's a powerful challenge to the world of education: Improve the profession of teaching.

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Group Writes Scathing Report: What Kind Of President Would Romney Be On Education?

Posted 05.04.2012

President Barack Obama and Republican hopeful Mitt Romney haven't been talking much about education's toughest questions aside from recent attention o...

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The Missing Teachers

Jay Mandle | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Teachers, Public Education, Economy, Unemployment, Education Policy, Great Recession, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Education Reform, Students, Education News

The quality of public school education almost certainly was damaged. Between May 2007 and May 2011, the number of teachers in the United States decreased by 223,770 -- a decline of almost 6 percent.

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Why Subcontracting Causes More Problems Than it Solves

Ethan Miller | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Aramark, United Students Against Sweatshops, American University, Education Policy, Student Protest, Subcontracting, Adidas, Workers Rights, Corporations Universities, College News

How can we keep both our university administrations and these large corporations in check and help fix some of the problems that subcontracting causes?

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The Link Between Housing, Education, and Opportunity

Jonathan Rothwell | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Housing Policy, Brookings Institution, Zoning, Housing, Education Policy, Education News

Reforming discriminatory zoning laws and taking other steps to promote residential and school integration could have potentially large benefits to the nation's future by making educational opportunity more equal.

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An Idea Whose Time Has Come: Moving From Pilots to Policy

Richard Buery | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Broader Bolder Approach to Education, Community Schools, Early Childhood Education, After-School Programs, Public Education Reform, Education Policy, Campaign for Educational Equity, New York News

If the incoming mayor really means to narrow achievement gaps, he or she must increase access to early childhood education, parenting supports, health and nutrition programs, and after-school and summer enrichment programs.

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Our Very Own Hunger Games: How to Fix Standardized Assessments

Dan Ross | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Education, Education Reform, Public Education, Education Policy, The Hunger Games, Standardized Testing, Education News

However, now that March has come and gone, I recognize another link between The Hunger Games and those 31 violent days: March is the month during which most states put their students to the slaughter, more commonly known as standardized testing.

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Evolution Meets Education (Again)

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Oklahoma, Evolution, Creationism, Public Education, Education Policy, Tennessee, Education News

Oklahoma and Tennessee's legislators' most recent attacks on evolution started in each state's legislative session in 2011 and were carried forward into this year's sessions.

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Why College Students Need to Support Their Professors

Ethan Miller | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Education Unions, Student Loans, Teacher Unions, Education Policy, American University, Cost of College, Student Protest, College Tuition, Teacher Protest, Education Protest, Video, Unions, College News

So what causes professors who have advanced degrees to be paid poverty wages while students go into thousands of dollars of debt to pay for school? A lot of this comes from the increasing corporatization of colleges and universities, a trend that was started in the late 20th century and has continued since.

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A People-(Em)Powered Evaluation System

Sabrina Stevens | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Public Schools, Teacher Evaluations, Education, Education Policy, Standardized Testing, Education Reform, Teachers, Schools, Education News

We owe it to our students, and our shared future, to marshal the resources and the public will necessary to create school systems that invest in their people instead of tests.

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Occupying the Department of Education

Shaun Johnson | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Department of Education, High Stakes, Alec, Education Policy, Standardized Testing, Education Reform, Duncan, Occupy the Doe, United Opt Out, Education News

No one's sleeping in a tent. No one is unwelcome. But it is turning various sites at and around the DOE into temporary outdoor classrooms.

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Early Childhood Education Professionals: At the Table or On the Menu

Rae Pica | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Education Funding, Education Policy, Parents Education, ECE Policy, Early Childhood School, Early Childhood Education Policy, Teachers ECE, Education News

It's time for early childhood professionals to get mad and to take action! If it doesn't bother you that politicians with no experience in early childhood education are telling you how to do your job, it should indeed bother you that soon you may not have one.

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Impact of Recession Still Being Felt by Children, Schools

Maria Foscarinis | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Public Schools, Education, Youth, Homelessness, Education Policy, Children's Health, Children, Housing Crisis, Education News

According to recent reports, the economy is showing signs of recovery. But the impact of the recession, particularly on children, will be felt far into the future.

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Is the Teaching Profession Dead?

Shaun Johnson | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Vocation, K-12, Profession, Higher Education, Education Reform, Intellectual, Teachers, Edward Said, Education Policy, Education News

In case you haven't noticed, teachers as a whole are not taken very seriously these days. Teaching as a respected profession has been on life support for quite some time.

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Why Become a Teacher?

Tom Allon | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Education, Teachers, Education Reform, Public Education, Mentors, Teaching Profession, Education Policy, Mentoring, Teaching, Teacher Job Satisfaction, Education News

What we need, immediately, is a plan for attracting inspiring teachers with passion and real pedagogical skills.

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Education Proves Common Ground Among Obama, GOP Governors

AP | KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 05.08.2012

WASHINGTON — A funny thing is happening between President Barack Obama and many Republican governors when it comes to improving America's school...

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Mr. President: Improving the U.S. Education System Is Not a Competitive Sport

Arnold L. Mitchem | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Federal Education Reform, Education Reform, Public Education, Education Policy, Federal-Education-Policy, Federal Education Policy, Obama Race to the Top, Race to the Top, Race to the Top Funding, Education News

Obama is unafraid to shake up the education establishment, challenge old assumptions and dramatically step up the federal government's role as a catalyst for change. But what he sees as a powerful lever, I view as a troubling trend.

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Connected Learning: Reimagining the Experience of Education in the Information Age

Connie Yowell | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Technology, Education Policy, Learning, Education Reform, Education, Information Age, Education News

In a world so full of knowledge and an abundance of learning possibilities, isn't it our responsibility to work as hard as we can to see that every child has a chance to unlock his or her potential?

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No Child Left Unmotivated

Bryan Balin | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Education, Education Reform, Public Education, Public Education Reform, Education Policy, Education News

With a better understanding of what motivates students, we can help our educational system to regain the dynamism it once had -- and help U.S. workers become more competitive on the world stage.

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Santorum Blasts Government But Asked For Money As Senator

AP | ANDREW MIGA | Posted 05.01.2012

WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is scornful of the government's hand in public education, saying schooling is the t...

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Joe Biden: It's Santorum Vs. America

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 03.01.2012

Vice-president Joe Biden doesn't think there's anyone who agrees with presidential hopeful Rick Santorum when it comes to higher education. Biden, ...

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