Educators

High School Principal Allegedly Posed As Student On Facebook

Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Clayton High School, Missouri Education, Louise Losos, Teacher Facebook, Teacher Conduct, Principal Resigns, Educators, Teacher Posed as Student, Facebook, Clayton School District, Educator Conduct, Video, Missouri Schools, Teachers on Facebook, Principal Conduct, Principals, Facebook in Schools, Teachers, School Facebook, Slidepollajax, Education News

Students have long been warned against connecting with those they don't know on Facebook, but few at Clayton High School in Missouri could have antici...

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California's 4th Year Of Teacher Layoffs Spur Concerns

AP | CHRISTINA HOAG | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Los Angeles Unified School District, Teacher Layoffs, Layoffs, California Educators, Lausd, California Teacher Layoffs, Educators, California Teachers, California Schools, Teachers, California School Districts, Los Angeles Teachers, Educator Layoffs, California Education, Video, Education News

LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles Unified teacher Mike Newman sighed when he saw the now familiar certified letter in his mailbox last month – a pink s...

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Educators Step Up: Teachers for Trayvon

Laura Finley | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Social Justice, Educators, Racial Profiling, Trayvon Martin, Impact News
Laura Finley

Educators at all levels need to step up their commitment to diversity and inclusivity by talking about this case and the many others like it.

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Bullying in 2012: Fighting Fear With Facts

Shari Kessel Schneider | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Online Bullying, Social Networks, Cyberbullying, School Bullying, Bullying, Teens, Educators, Education News
Shari Kessel Schneider

Concern over bullying is a growing trend that worries parents and educators alike, perhaps because today bullying happens not only at school but also anywhere that youth communicate online, even at home. But what do we do about it, and whose responsibility is it to protect children and teens?

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How Not to Innovate Higher Ed

Katherine von Jan | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: College Students, Mistakes, Best Practices, Innovation, Higher Education, Academia, Research, Educators, Education News
Katherine von Jan

Virtually every university is amidst a "yikes" moment about the future of their institution. They know they are under attack. There are hundreds of ma...

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Climate Scientists, Educators, and Why We Avoid Consulting the Experts

Shaun Johnson | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Reformers, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Wall Street Journal, Education Policy, Pundits, Educators, Climate Change, Education Reform, Teachers, Global Warming, Climate Scientists, Scientists, Education News
Shaun Johnson

Certain well-heeled entities are very interested in the acquisition of valuable public per-pupil dollars. This might be why the real experts get shut out: they actually know what might be best for students and not someone's bottom line.

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The Utterances of Hollywood Celebrities: Why We Need Better Science Truth Detectors

Larry Bock | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Science, STEM Education, Educators, Engineering, Celebrities, Health Claims, Celebrity News
Larry Bock

For segments of the population -- especially kids who are easily influenced by star role models -- celebrity statements and viewpoints (however misguided and unfounded they may be) are read with interest and often accepted without challenge.

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News Alert Re: Bullying

Barbara Greenberg | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Caucasians, Asian-Americans, Cyberbullying, Educators, Bullying, Teens, High School, Parenting, Family, Education News
Barbara Greenberg

Here's the latest on bullying victims-Asian American kids particularly those between the ages of 12 and 18 face more bullying than members of any other ethnic group.

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School Official Called Educators 'Dirtbags' On Twitter

AP | By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: School Scholarships, Video, Special Needs Students, Twitter in School, Twitter, Tulsa World, Teacher Tweets, Educators, Jenks Public Schools, Jennifer Carter Twitter, Jennifer Carter, Oklahoma Schools, Teachers Tweet, Oklahoma, Special Needs Children, Twitter for Educators, Teacher Twitter, Tweets, Education News

TULSA, Okla. -- Oklahoma's schools superintendent said Thursday that her chief of staff calling school administrators "dirtbags" in a personal Twitter...

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Atlanta Goes Online To Find Replacements For Cheating Teachers

Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Standardized Test Cheating, Video, Education, Atlanta Public Schools, Atlanta Schools Cheating, Educators, Teachers Jobs, Standardized Testing, Atlanta, Teachers, Teachers Cheating, Hiring Teachers, Atlanta Teachers, Atlanta Schools Testing, Education News

In an attempt to fill teaching positions still left open by teachers implicated in Atlanta's widespread cheating scandal, Atlanta Public Schools is ho...

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Are Parents a Privileged Class in Education?

Shaun Johnson | Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Public Schools, Education Reform, Educators, Parental Involvement, Parents, Education, Education News
Shaun Johnson

An astounding number of Monday-morning quarterbacks and backseat drivers persist in bloviating about how to solve real problems in education, claiming their expertise as a former student or being a parent of a student.

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Why Arizona's Ethnic Studies Crisis Should Matter To All Educators: Interview With Dr. Rudy Acuna

Jeff Biggers | Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: Latinos, Mexicans, Books, Educators, Tucson, President Obama, Immigration, Arizona, Mexican Americans, John Huppenthal, Tusd, Ethnic Studies, History, Chicanos, Jan Brewer, Tom Horne, Rudy Acuna, Latino Politics, Censorship, Tea Party, Chicano, Education News
Jeff Biggers

"Even the state-commissioned audit says La Raza Studies has been successful. They are doing something right and you would think that they would be curious and study it instead of trying to kill it. What this tells me is that they don't care if Mexican Americans learn."

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Educating the Educators

Vivian Glyck | Posted 10.03.2011

Read More: Uganda, Professors, Just Like My Child, Africa, Financial TImes, Education, Project Universal Education, Universal Education, Creative, Just Like My Child Foundation, Teachers, Educators, Poverty, Impact News
Vivian Glyck

Several of my recent blogs talked about the importance of education in developing countries, specifically in Uganda. I talked about the great impact t...

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Where Does Good Come From?

Tom Vander Ark | Posted 07.30.2011

Read More: Leadership, Educators, Impact News
Tom Vander Ark

Leading is about getting things done, specifically, helping others get things done. It is about leaving things better than they were, about bringing more people along to a better place. That is altruism.

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Teachers, We Need To Stick Together!

Peter Zucker | Posted 06.14.2011

Read More: Education, Teachers, Educators, Apathy, Teachers Unions, Howard Beale, United Federation of Teachers, Education Reform, New York, Education News
Peter Zucker

Apathy and ignorance of what is going on with education today will ultimately be our undoing. The time has come for us to start standing up for our rights.

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Why Michelle Rhee Remains At The Core of the Controversies

Richard Whitmire | Posted 06.04.2011

Read More: Michelle Rhee, School Reform, Teachers, Last-Hired, Educators, Charter Schools, Students First, Education News
Richard Whitmire

Until Rhee's opponents can effectively paint her as a cheat/fraud/failure, it is likely we will see more governors and Republican-controlled legislatures unleash Rhee-style reforms.

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Teachers, Let's Stop Blaming Parents

Larry Strauss | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Inner City Schools, Student Achievement, Educators, Education News
Larry Strauss

All parents ought to step up and take care of their children and teach them self-control and the value of education. But pointing blame at parents when students are not making progress in our classrooms is weak.

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Does College Stress Breed Success?

Alexia Parks | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Depression, Longevity, Educators, Medical, Attention Disorder, Holmes-Rahe Life Stress Inventory, Stress, Success, Education, Bipolar Disorder, College, Well-Being, Health, Psychiatrist, Psychotropic Drugs, New York Times, Stanford, Health Care, College News
Alexia Parks

Could it be that the psychiatrists who developed a definitive stress test forgot to interview students at home during the school holidays?

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Calling All Innovators

Linda Rosen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Contest, Stem, Math, Educators, Science, Change the Equation, Technology, Cteq, Education News
Linda Rosen

It may be hard to believe in these gloomy days, but this is a time of incredible opportunity for our nation's kids.

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Thoughts About Teaching in a Democracy

Kenneth Bernstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: William Ayers, Democracy, Teaching, To Teach: The Journey of a Teacher, Educators, Education News
Kenneth Bernstein

Our education should have as its most important purpose preparing our students for a life in such a participatory democracy. Without that even their economic futures may well be in doubt.

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Dunk'em and Skunk 'Em

David Bloomfield | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Education, Teaching, Charter Schools, Educators, Race to the Top, Education News
David Bloomfield

"I thought you said this school stuff was easy." "It got me here, didn't it?" said Dunk'em with a smile.

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You Don't Have to Make cuts in Education to Save Education's Money

Ewan McIntosh | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: School District, Financial Responsibility, United States, Educators, Budget, Bahrain, Scottish Borders, K-12, Education Reform, Education News
Ewan McIntosh

If I suggested that one terrible idea could save a U.S. school district up to $25 million a year -- cutting an education budget and maybe even increasing teacher numbers -- would you be interested?

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OIWW Madagascar Builds Home for Orphans - with Violins

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environmental Education, Classical Musical Education, Heart Surgeon, Antananarivo, Sri Lanka, Jim Luce Stewardship Report, U.S., Brooklyn Steppers, Malagasy Cultural Values, Medical Clinic, Classical Music, Clinique St-Paul, Indonesia, OIWW Madagascar, Jlsr, Jim Luce, Orphans, Solar System, Orphelinat St-Paul, Toastmasters International Magazine, Pediatrician, Africa, International Exchange Programs, Child Sponsorship, Indian Ocean, Susan Wadsworth, Educators, Mathew Luce, Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir of Antananarivo, Haiti, France, Interfaith Dialogue, Hahn-Bin, Extra-Curricular Programs, Young Concert Artists, Solar-Powered Campus, Psychologists, Raising Global Citizens, Connecting Goodness, Orphans International Worldwide, Southern Africa, Ocpaa, Malagasy, Violins, World News
Jim Luce

I am pleased to announce the formation of the newest chapter of Orphans International Worldwide: OIWW-Madagascar Orphelinat St-Paul, being built just ...

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Making a Difference... or Not?

Eliezer Sobel | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Educators, Education, Teachers, Making a Difference, Teacher, Educator, The Giving Life, Healthy Living News
Eliezer Sobel

Was it simply that as long as I told myself I was making a contribution to others, then my own life had meaning?

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Arizona Principal Needs to Defend Students and Diversity

Ileana Jiménez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Murals, Jeff Lane, Diversity, Racism, Race, Latinos, African-Americans, Principals, Prescott, Education, Steve Blair, Arizona, Educators, Miller Valley Elementary School, Politics News
Ileana Jiménez

I am appalled by Elementary School principal Jeff Lane's decision to whiten the faces of African-American and Latino children on a mural outside his school.

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