Waiting for Superman

New And Notable At NewSchools 2012

Alexander Russo | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Howard Fuller, Nsvf, Newschools 2012, Waiting for Superman, Parent Revolution, Rahm Emanuel, Video, Education News

We're still waiting for the Howard Fuller and Rahm Emanuel videos but, with the benefit of a couple days to reflect, here are some thoughts about last...

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Teacher Job Satisfaction Plummets (Perhaps Teacher-Bashing Isn't Productive)

Kevin Welner | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Michelle Rhee, Chris Christie, Mitch Daniels, Teachers Unions, Democrats for Education Reform, Waiting for Superman, MetLife Survey, Rick Scott, Stand for Children, Teacher Evaluations, Jan Brewer, Scott Walker, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, John Kasich, Teachers, Education News

None of us would want to have our job performance judged on an outcome that we don't really control. But that's where teachers now find themselves.

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Who's Funding Michelle Rhee?

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 03.09.2012

Read More: Michelle Rhee, Education News, Education, Waiting for Superman, David Tepper, Obama Bundlers, Education Reform Lobby, Education Reform, Barack Obama 2012, Barack Obama, Ed-Lection 2012, Campaign Finance, Education News

Politics is once again making strange bedfellows. A top Mitt Romney supporter and one of Barack Obama's wealthier contributors have a common cause: Th...

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Will.i.am: Obama Isn't A 'Magic Man,' Holds Concert For Needy Students

AP | MESFIN FEKADU | Posted 04.11.2012

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LOS ANGELES — Will.i.am said he hoped to raise $1 million for his charity that benefits needy students at a concert Thursday night. Instead, he ...

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Baad, Baad Teecherz

Dennis Danziger | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: LA Times, Public Schools, Columbia University, Harvard University, Private Schools, Nicholas Kristof, Teachers, NY Times, Waiting for Superman, The Value of Teachers, Education News

Sad that Nicholas Kristof is joining a pool of writers who are creating a new American stereotype: the bad teacher.

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Education Reform: Where's the Debate?

Kenzo Shibata | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Public Schools, Class Size, Chicago Public Schools, Charter Schools, Ctu, Libraries, Education, Public Health, Uno, Schools, Education Reform, Chicago Teachers Union, Cps, Waiting for Superman, Chicago Public Libraries, Education News

Schools do not operate in a vacuum. Poverty has devastating effects on a child's social and emotional development. For our poorest students, just getting to school can be a challenge.

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Stop Searching for Super

Howard Steven Friedman | Posted 02.12.2012

Read More: Pomegranate, Blueberries, Waiting for Superman, Super Committee, Santa Claus, Goji Berries, Superman, Superfoods, Easter Bunny, Culture News

My thoughts on Superfoods, Superman, and Super Committees are pretty much the same. It's nice to pretend that there are simple solutions to complicated problems but I live in the real world.

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An Easy Way to Help Our Teachers and Our Kids x 2

Davis Guggenheim | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Davis Guggenheim, Waiting for Superman, Education News

For a lot of us, the crisis in our nation's schools feels overwhelming and the problems too big for any one person to make a difference. But the other night it didn't feel that way. Here's why.

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With Fierce Dedication To Their Art

George Heymont | Posted 12.16.2011

Read More: Davis Guggenheim, Film, Taylor Mali, Waiting for Superman, Matt Damon, American Teacher, First Position, Vanessa Roth, Bess Kargman, Video, Arts News

In the past year Americans have witnessed a new phenomenon that astounds and profoundly revolts me: the degradation and demonization of the teaching p...

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Who Can Wait?

Jeanne Allen | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Education, Waiting for Superman, KIPP Charter Schools, Department of Education, School Vouchers, New Jersey, Charter Schools, Education Reform, New York, Education News

Too many state leaders are still failing to do what they can to put laws to work in the best interest of kids. They boast of "sound processes," "collaboration," and various interpretations of law. They avoid the "fierce urgency of now" when making decisions.

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Education Nation: Teachers, Officials -- And The University Of Phoenix

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Michelle Rhee, Grassroots Education Movement, Education News, Education, Waiting for Superman, Arne Duncan, Randi Weingarten, Steve Capus, University of Phoenix, Rockefeller Center, Teacher Pay, Teachers, Brian Williams, Nbc, Video, Education News

NEW YORK -- Hundreds of players in the education debate hunkered down in a tent staked over Rockefeller Center's ice skating rink this week for NBC's ...

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A Year Later and We Are Still Waiting for Superman

Matthew Lynch, Ed.D. | Posted 11.11.2011

Read More: Waiting for Superman, Education, Education Reform, Education Policy, Education News

Almost a year after the film's premiere, the American educational system is still not living up to its potential. Sure, education reform was the phrase on the tip of everyone's tongue, but most of the fervor and commitment to educational change has all but subsided.

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Save Our Schools Rally Kicks Off In D.C., Teachers Invited To Meet With Education Secretary

Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: Education, Waiting for Superman, Arne Duncan, Protest, Washington DC, Save Our Schools, March, Teachers, Students, Education News

The four-day long Save Our Schools rally begins in Washington, D.C. today. The Save Our Schools March and National Call to Action, a joint effort o...

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A Public School Teacher's Thoughts on Graduation

Ilana Garon | Posted 09.02.2011

Read More: Graduation, New York Schools, Ap Classes, Education, Waiting for Superman, Public School, Education News

As nice as it feels to get something right the first time, there's no lesson in it. The accomplishments you'll be most proud of in life will be hard-fought, full of setbacks, errors, and -- yes -- failure.

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Demanding A Better Education For Children In Foster Care

Daniel Heimpel | Posted 08.14.2011

Read More: The Rhode Island Foster Parents Association, No Child Left Behind, Angelo McClain, Participant Media, Education, Fostering Media Connections, Chidl Welfare, Cwla, Daniel Heimpel, The Einhorn Family Charitable Trust, Christine James-Brown, Waiting for Superman, David Kirp, Marian Wright Edelman, The United Way of Pioneer Valley, Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act, Nclb, Slidepollajax, Esea, Harvard Law School, The Stuart Foundation, The Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, Western New England College, Foster Care, Education Reform, Education News

The education of children in foster care is one step in a long, needed march towards a future where we put all children first.

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What if the Fad Was Med Reform, not Ed Reform?

Julie Woestehoff | Posted 08.13.2011

Read More: Education Reform, Charter Schools, Waiting for Superman, Education News

What if corporate honchos, politicos and other non-professionals decided to give up on education and stick their reforming noses into medicine instead?

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WATCH: Can This Man Save The Planet?

HuffingtonPost.com | Alex Wagner | Posted 08.02.2011

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Participant Media, the production powerhouse behind films including "Waiting for Superman," "An Inconvenient Truth," "Good Night and Good Luck," and "...

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Curriculum for the Ages -- How do you Measure This?

Steve Nelson | Posted 07.25.2011

Read More: Senior Centers, Community Service, Education, 4th Grade, Arts Programs, Theater, Curriculum, Education Reform, Standards, Accountability, Waiting for Superman, Race to the Top, Teachers, Education News

Our students realized that the distance between age 10 and 90 is only an arm's length, if you open your heart and mind.

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NYC Teachers Counter 'Waiting For Superman' With Film Of Their Own

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 07.24.2011

Read More: Michelle Rhee, Arne Duncan, Michael Bloomberg, Diane Ravitch, Davis Guggenheim, Geoffrey Canada, Teacher Activism, Grassroots Education Movement, Waiting for Superman, Education, Charter Schools, Merit Pay, Teacher Protests, Voucher-Programs, Education Reform, Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting for Superman, Education News

What did "Waiting For 'Superman'" get wrong? A grassroots group of parents and teachers pokes big holes in last year's blockbuster documentary abo...

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On the Road to Educational Equality

Daniel Heimpel | Posted 07.24.2011

Read More: Angelo McClain, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Child Welfare, Senator Mary Landrieu, Mitchell Chester, Children, Sixto Cancel, No Child Left Behind, Orphans, Fostering Media Connections, Daniel Heimpel, Participant Media, Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, Waiting for Superman, Education, Department of Children and Families, Marta Minow, Harvard Law School, Senator Chuck Grassley, Einhorn Family Charitable Trust, Foster Care, Education News

Town Hall at Harvard Law School highlights the intersection of foster care and education.

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Educating for Democracy: Are We Really Serious About Education?

Joel Shatzky | Posted 07.23.2011

Read More: Standardized Testing, Race to the Top, New York State Board of Regents, Waiting for Superman, Don't Fail US, Education in America, Westinghouse, Education News

Just who are we fooling? Other countries are really serious about education; we seem to prefer to pretend we are.

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The Superintendent Who Doesn't Believe In Superman

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 06.28.2011

Read More: Teachers College, Michelle Rhee, Jeffrey Henig, New York City Department of Education, Waiting for Superman, David Bloomfield, Stamford, Montgomery County, Connecticut, Teachers Unions, Education Reform, Joshua Starr, New York City, Maryland, Education News

The newly-announced head of Montgomery County, Md., schools is not a fan of extremes. “There is no one reform model where one size fits all,” ...

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Calling Bill Maher

Sam Chaltain | Posted 06.20.2011

Read More: Michelle Rhee, Dcps, Waiting for Superman, Education, Bill Maher, Documentary, Cheating, Bill Maher New Rule, Education Reform, Public Education, Education News

I've decided we need to do something drastic if we want to shake ourselves out of this surreal set of conversations about school reform. We need Bill Maher to make a documentary about education.

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What if Learning -- Not Fighting -- Were the Focus?

Sam Chaltain | Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: Michelle Rhee, Collective Bargaining, Waiting for Superman, Education, Sam Chaltain, Race to the Top, Education Reform, Faces of Learning, Learning, Edutribes, Education News

When one looks back at the last 15 months -- a period in which school reform has been at the forefront of American life -- what becomes clear is that we haven't been having a national debate about learning.

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When It Comes to Teaching, Who Needs Experience?

Randy Turner | Posted 06.04.2011

Read More: Public Schools, Education, Tenure, Privatization, Reform, Accountability, Republican, Waiting for Superman, Education News

In Missouri, a bill has been proposed which would eliminate tenure and the due process it guarantees and allow administrators and school boards to fire teachers with or without reason.

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