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John Hughes [RIP], "High School Harrys", the Tragedy of American Schooling and our Wider Priorities

Pye Ian | Posted 09.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Public Schools, John Taylor Gatto, Sir Ken Robinson, Non-Conformity, Private Schools, The Breakfast Club., Identity, Education Reform, Grace Llewellyn, Film, John Hughes, Entertainment News
Pye Ian

Little to no emphasis is placed on harnessing genuine critical thought in our K through 12 public schools. And mature social discourse, self-reflection and cognitive empathy -- the very kind Hughes demonstrated in The Breakfast Club -- are rendered irrelevant.

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What Would Theo Do?

Sam Chaltain | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Education, Baseball, Arne Duncan, Education Reform, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Politics News
Sam Chaltain

I'm wondering if Arne Duncan can do for public schools what Theo Epstein has done for the Red Sox -- take a maligned institution and turn it into a perennial winner.

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The New Economic Stimulus Package for Education: Parent Power

Bill Jackson | Posted 08.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Education, Education Reform, Parenting, Parenting Advice, Recession, Politics News
Bill Jackson

Now more than ever, parents are a pivotal factor in ensuring that our kids are prepared for higher education, work and life.

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Obama Education Plan: $4 Billion Proposed, Will Be Used To Pressure Schools For Reforms

The Washington Post | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Department of Education, Education, Charter Schools, President Obama, Race to the Top, Arne Duncan, Obama, Education Reform, Education Funding, Education Secretary, Politics News

President Obama is leaning hard on the nation's schools, using the promise of more than $4 billion in federal aid -- and the threat of withholding it ...

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Cuba Ends A Long Experiment in Indoctrinating Youth at Boarding Schools

Yoani Sanchez | Posted 08.23.2009 | World

Read More: Cuban Education, Cuba, Cuban Boarding Schools, Cuban "New Man", Boarding School, Education, Education Reform, World News
Yoani Sanchez

The lack of productivity, the spread of diseases, the damage to ethical values and the low academic standards have discredited this method of education in Cuba.

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Teachers Wanted: Our Ailing Education System Needs Quality Teachers with Staying Power

Karen Symms Gallagher | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Online Education, Education, Teach for America, Obama Education Secretary, Education Reform, Politics News
Karen Symms Gallagher

A superb teacher can change a life for the better. A poor teacher, and worse, a series of poor teachers, can have a substantial negative impact on a child and that child's academic potential.

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In Qatar and Egypt, Education Reform Means Learning In English

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 08.22.2009 | World

Read More: Egypt, Usaid, Doha, Middle East, Northwestern University, Education-City, Qatar, Muslim World, English Language, Brain Drain, Arabs, Education, Academic, The American University in Cairo, Arab, Cairo, English Language Skills, Georgetown University, Arabic, Education Reform, World News
Journalism Boot Camp

English instruction in Qatar's schools, according to government plans, is to tailor students for higher education and jobs in English-language workplaces and universities.

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Educating Our Own Computer Hackers

Tom Luce | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Education, Math, Math and Science, Top Coder Open, Cyberattacks, Education Reform, Top Coder, Computer Hackers, Politics News
Tom Luce

The recent wave of cyber-attacks on American and South Korean websites raises a new kind of security issue: Do we have enough brainpower in the pipeline to counter such sabotage in the future?

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Mayoral Control of Schools: The New Tyranny

Gerald Bracey | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tyranny, Arne Duncan, Chicago, Michael Bloomberg, Joel Klein, Propaganda, Mayoral Control, Democracy, Failure, Education Reform, New York, Politics News
Gerald Bracey

School boards are fractious and try to micromanage. They are amateurs and prisoners of deeply rooted school bureaucracies. But do mayors do better?

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Shameful Shysters

Henry J. Stern | Posted 08.20.2009 | New York

Read More: New York City Schools, Albany, New York Senate, Albany Government, New York, New York City, New York Government, Pedro Espada, Miguel Martinez, Education Reform, New York News
Henry J. Stern

If one wants to keep one's readers informed, one must continue to plow through the garbage, pointing out the most noisome tidbits. At the same time, one should think of ways to effect change.

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President's Community College Initiative Promising

Tom Vander Ark | Posted 08.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Education, Higher Education, Education Reform, Barack Obama, Community College, Politics News
Tom Vander Ark

We should use a big investment like President Obama called for the creation of the American Graduation Initiativeto make some big improvements:

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Senate Adjourns For Summer: No Action On School Control Bill

New York Times | Jeremy W. Peters | Posted 08.17.2009 | New York

Read More: Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Education Reform, Public Education, Michael Bloomberg, New York, New York City, New York News

The State Senate shelved legislation that would preserve Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's control of New York City schools and adjourned for the summer ea...

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Why Send My Son to Public School?

Sam Chaltain | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michelle Rhee, Change, Education, Arne Duncan, Education Reform, Accountability, Politics News
Sam Chaltain

Any business school student also knows it's foolish to judge an organization's overall health based on a single measure of success. Yet the U.S. is the only nation with an accountability system based solely on standardized test scores.

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Schools That Foster Innovation

Tom Vander Ark | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Innovation, Education Reform, Nclb, Politics News
Tom Vander Ark

What if students innovate themselves out of school, would we count that as success? The opportunities for independent study are growing exponentially -- two million students will be learning online this fall.

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Making a Difference with New Schools in New Orleans

Tom Vander Ark | Posted 08.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Tulane, Hurricane Katrina, Education Reform, Charter Schools, New Orleans-Louisiana, Living News
Tom Vander Ark

Some good has come out of the horrible tragedy of the hurricanes -- New Orleans has the highest percentage of students in charter schools and most of them are great.

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Left, Right & Center: Democrats in Control in DC

Huff Radio | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Education, Democrats, Health Care, Al Franken, Health Care Reform, Education Reform, Politics News
Huff Radio

Al Franken in the Senate and the Democrats' now-60 seat majority, we thought we'd take this opportunity to sort through the differences between Democratic factions as the Obama revolution gets underway.

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The National Governors Association Takes Action to Reform Teaching - With No Teacher Input

Dan Brown | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Education, American Federation of Teachers, Arne Duncan, Nga, Ccsso, National Governors Association, Teachers, Education Reform, Nea, Barack Obama, National Standards, Politics News
Dan Brown

The National Governors Association (NGA) and its educational arm, the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), are writing national educational standards for mathematics and English language arts to be implemented by America's K-12 teachers -- with virtually no input from them.

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Our Children (and Our Country) Deserve Democratic Schools

Sam Chaltain | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Civil Liberties, Education, Civic Participation, Independence Day, Civic Engagement, Civics, Civic Duty, Education Reform, Politics News
Sam Chaltain

It is possible -- indeed, essential -- for schools to find the right organizational balance between individual freedom and group structure.

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Aspen Ideas Festival: Arne Duncan, It Is Also About the Building

Cameron Sinclair | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Education, Arne Duncan, Children, Charter Schools, Architecture, Design, Education Reform, Teachers, Politics News
Cameron Sinclair

Many schools in this country are in utter disrepair and the outdated portable classrooms that dot the landscape of the American school system are harmful to the health of our children.

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Brooks Suggests Education Course of Action

Tom Vander Ark | Posted 07.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Education Reform, Arne Duncan, Nclb, Charter Schools, David Brooks, Barack Obama, Politics News
Tom Vander Ark

I'm trying to figure out whether the stimulus bill and a hard charging Secretary of Education will produce any real progress.

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Educators Urged to Allow Their Students to Fail

Esther Wojcicki | Posted 07.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Educational Technology, Education, Necc, Education Reform, Technology, Malcolm Gladwell, Tipping Point, Iste, Living News
Esther Wojcicki

In today's world, many students in the U.S. schools aren't taught to work hard.

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The Future of Public Education in NYC: What Next?

Diane Ravitch | Posted 07.28.2009 | New York

Read More: Public Schools, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Education Reform, New York, New York City, New York News
Diane Ravitch

For the past seven years, the mayor has exercised a degree of control over the school system that has never been seen in any other school district in the United States, certainly not in New York City.

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School Choice for Equity

Tom Vander Ark | Posted 07.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: School Choice, Education Reform, Arne Duncan, Charter Schools, Barack Obama, Politics News
Tom Vander Ark

Education is political -- especially in America. We argue about ends (standards), means (pedagogy), how students show what they know (assessment), sc...

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Arnie in (Charter) Wonderland

Gerald Bracey | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Union-Busting, Education Reform, Arne Duncan, Charter Schools, Democracy Now, Al Shanker, Politics News
Gerald Bracey

Arne Duncan recently talked about charter schools on Democracy Now. The segment could have been called "Arne in Wonderland."

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Why Are We Pursuing the Wrong Set of National Standards?

Sam Chaltain | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Education, Arne Duncan, Education Reform, Standards, Politics News
Sam Chaltain

As Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen's asks: Can our standardized system of schooling be adapted to handle differences in the way individual brains are wired for learning?

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