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Katherine Damkohler: Rediscovering What Education Is All About

2013-05-23T08:48:59Z

It's been said that Jean-Jacques Rosseau "discovered" the child, as far as something to study. Perhaps it is time for us to rediscover the child, and make sure the student is always the focus of our efforts in education reform.

Read more: Common Core Standards, Education, Education Reform, Students, Music Education, New York News

Patte Barth: Parent Trigger Laws Are Likely to Fire Blanks

2013-05-22T18:50:01Z

The authors of Parent Trigger Laws will say their intent is to empower parents. But, as with so many things, good intentions alone do not translate into good actions.

Read more: Parent Trigger Laws, Charter Schools, Parents Schools, Education Reform, Parent Trigger Education, Politics News

Adam Kirk Edgerton: The Dream Deferred

2013-05-22T17:28:24Z

Tens of millions of Americans turned out to vote for a New New Deal in 2008. We turned out to vote against the nefarious budget-slashing of Mitt Romney in 2012. And what did we get?

Read more: Langston Hughes, Poverty, Irs, Race to the Top, Education Reform, Higher Education, Tea Party, Barack Obama, Sequestration, Politics News

Arnold Dodge: The Eternity Metric

2013-05-22T16:37:21Z

In a recent speech to the American Educational Research Association, Secretary Arne Duncan asked the assembled researchers to think about developing valid assessments of children's non-cognitive skills.

Read more: Standardized Testing, Education Reform, Politics News

Eric Cooper: Student's Rant Speaks Volumes for What Ails Our Classrooms

2013-05-22T15:39:42Z

How can we as a nation go where his teacher would not, and rise up to address students when they ask what their schools are doing to help them?

Read more: Public Schools, Teachers, Education Reform, Public Education Reform, Education Equity, Black Voices News

Alan Singer: Common Core: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

2013-05-22T14:42:33Z

Common Core standard needs to be separated from the push by publishers to sell for material, the high-stakes testing of children, and from the evaluation of teachers.

Read more: Common Core State Standards, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Clint Eastwood, Pearson Education, Education, American Federation of Teachers, Pennsylvania, Common Core, Conservatives, Indiana, Hofstra University, Aft, National Governors Association, Education Reform, Pioneer Institute, Barack Obama, Politics News

Jean Johnson: Can Parents Save American Education?

2013-05-22T11:13:06Z

Most American parents readily agree with the premise that parents are a crucial ingredient in a child's educational success. But what exactly do we mean by "parental involvement"?

Read more: Parent Trigger Law, Public Schools, Public Agenda, Education Reform, Parent Involvement, Parents News

Robert E. Slavin: EDGAR and the Two-Point Conversion

2013-05-22T08:06:57Z

Once upon a time, there was a football player named EDGAR. His team was in the state championship. It was the fourth quarter, and they were down by ...

Read more: Innovation, Student Achievement, Education Reform, Department of Education, Proven Programs, Grants, Politics News

Tom Vander Ark: Common Core: A Platform for Equity and Innovation

2013-05-21T18:52:57Z

Unlike other efforts, the Common Core goes to the heart of what educators do every day, and the theme of "fewer, deeper, clearer" expectations really strikes a chord with master teachers. This is why they got into the profession. We are facing a real challenge, however.

Read more: Common Core State Standards, Education Reform, Core Education, Innovation Education, Business News

Randi Weingarten: Common Core: Do What It Takes Before High Stakes

2013-05-19T02:22:13Z

America's public education system could be on the brink of a once-in-a-generation revolution. If implemented properly, we can provide all children with the problem-solving, critical-thinking and teamwork skills they need to compete in today's changing world. But that's a big "if."

Read more: Common Core State Standards, CCSS Education, Education, Education Reform, Common Core, Common Core Education, Politics News

Liz Riggs: Technology in Tennessee: Why State Schools Must Catch Up With the Digital Age

2013-05-17T15:37:31Z

It's easy to argue that the best teacher could teach with nothing but a chalkboard and a piece of chalk, but we're not all Michelle Pfeiffer. And, considering our country revolves around computers, it's nearly impossible to prepare teachers and students for the future without access to technology.

Read more: Nashville, Education, Davidson County, Ed Tech, Teach for America, Education Reform, Technology in Classrooms, Smarter Ideas, STEM Education, Teaching Technology, Impact News

Diann Woodard: Education Policies Operating in the Dark

2013-05-16T17:58:46Z

More enlightened awareness of what is required in training and preparing school leaders and less simplistic rhetoric would go a long way toward getting education policy out of the dark and on the path of improving how schools are run.

Read more: Common Core State Standards, Obama Race to the Top, School Principals, Department of Education, Education Reform, Teacher Professional Development, Politics News

John M. Eger: California's "Blueprint" for Creative Schools

2013-05-15T13:35:54Z

Tom Torlakson, Superintendent of the California Department of Education, together with Malissa Shriver, the Chair of the California Arts Council (CAC)...

Read more: Creativity, Innovation, Education Reform, California, Common Core, Impact News

Tom Vander Ark: Why We Need Common Standards and Better Tests

2013-05-15T18:16:48Z

It's easy to criticize tests but they represent this country's commitment to improving education for all students -- particularly the least well served. The Common Core is a big step forward and so are the tests that come with it.

Read more: Common Core State Standards, Standardized Testing, Education Reform, Impact News

Chris Gabrieli: Celebrating a Year of Progress on Expanded Learning Time

2013-05-15T18:11:06Z

The Time to Succeed Coalition launched a year ago with a simple mission: to ensure all children in our nation's communities have more and better learn...

Read more: For Each and Every Child, Education Reform, Students, Robert Putnam, Impact News

Nicholas Ferroni: I Only Have One Thing to Say to Jeff Bliss

2013-05-14T15:24:53Z

As a teacher who is an innovative and outspoken advocate for education and educators, and who takes his profession very seriously, I have only one thing to say to Jeff Bliss and his now historic rant: Bravo, Jeff.

Read more: Michelle Rhee, Politics, Critical Thinking, Education, Chris Christie, Emotional Wellness, Pedagogy, School Reform, Standardized Testing, Future, Self-Esteem, Education Reform, Teachers, Video, Impact News

Whitney Burke: Connected Learning: A Learning Approach Designed for Our Times

2013-05-14T14:27:43Z

What does connected learning look like in action? It looks like Charles Raben, a 14-year-old aspiring photographer from a public school in New York City.

Read more: Digital Age, Education, Connected Learning, Technology, Learning, Education Reform, Education News, Networked World, Impact News

Marc F. Bernstein: School Reform or Tuition Vouchers?

2013-05-14T11:08:03Z

Seventeen states offer vouchers to pay the tuition for students to attend elementary, middle and high schools that are NOT their normal local public schools. This accelerating trend has paralleled recent years' declining public opinion regarding the quality of public schools.

Read more: Politics, Education, Education Reform, Impact, Impact News

Dan Cardinali: Daring to Dream: Graduating to a More Hopeful Future

2013-05-12T16:28:45Z

Amid the euphoria of record levels for the Dow or the S&P 500, Wall Street and Main Street.That's certainly true, but my visit to Chaparral High School reminded me that for some kids, even Main Street looks like a dream destination -- and they don't have the bus fare to get there.

Read more: Communities in Schools, Dropout Prevention, Education Reform, Achievement Gap, Impact News

Bob Hildreth: Helping Latino Students Succeed in Higher Education

2013-05-09T13:00:19Z

Like many generations of immigrants before them, Latinos are making their mark on our social and economic landscape. The recent presidential election is a clear case in point. For Latinos, the next big frontier is the college campus.

Read more: Latinos, Education, College, College Graduation Rates, Graduation Rates, Financial Literacy, Nonprofits, Education Reform, Higher Education, High School Graduation Rates, Family, College News

Sam Chaltain: Has TED Run Its Course?

2013-05-08T14:57:55Z

The problem is that now, anyone that gives a TEDTalk (I've given two) has in the back of their mind that they might become the next Sir Ken Robinson.

Read more: Sir Ken Robinson, Ted, Education Reform, Education Ted Talks, TED Talks, Ted Talks Education, TED Conference, Video, Impact News

Carol J. Carter: How to Save Billions and Better Prepare Students to Make Billions

2013-05-08T14:27:18Z

Remediation may never be completely eradicated, but improvement can be made in the K-12 to college pipeline to better prepare students for college from the start. Education needs to expand outside school walls.

Read more: Higher Education, Education Reform, Bachelor's Degree, Remedial Education, Developmental-Education, Impact News

Fahad Faruqui: Why We Need to Reform Islamic Studies In Schools Across The Muslim World

2013-05-08T13:37:08Z

As a child, I fell in love with a merciful God. My curiosity increased as I grew older, but the mullah always had a "thou shall never question" in response to my interest. Today, the Muslim youth wants to understand Islam. But their curiosity is often misunderstood as lack of faith.

Read more: Islamic Studies, Islam, Education, Education Reform, Muslims Students, Teaching Islam, Muslim Schools, Religious Education, Islamic Education, Religion News

Dennis Van Roekel: Common Core State Standards: Get It Right

2013-05-07T16:55:40Z

When kids first learn to cross the street, we tell them to stop, look both ways and assess the traffic before they proceed. Similarly, when it comes to decisions affecting the education of millions of our nation's public school students, we should exercise the same common sense.

Read more: Teacher Evaluations, Common Core, Public Education Reform, Teachers Unions, High-Stakes Testing, Education Reform, Value Added Teacher Evaluation, Accountability, Public Schools, Teacher Assessment, Standardized Testing, Common Core State Standards, Impact News

Dennis Van Roekel: Exposing ALEC's Agenda to Defund and Dismantle Public Education

2013-05-07T11:52:16Z

A simple fact of business: You have to spend money to make money. And those who want to privatize education are willing to spend lots of money and effort to push their agenda. One of the main ways they are doing this is through ALEC.

Read more: Public Schools, Pbs, Education News, Alec, School Vouchers, Education Reform, Unions, Labor Unions, Bill Moyers, Privatization, Politics News