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Q&A With 826DC Executive Director Joe Callahan

The Huffington Post | Brandon Wetherbee | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Video, Literacy, After School Tutoring, K-12, Poetry Anthology, 826 DC, Dc Impact, 826dc, Joe Callahan, Student Literacy, Ballou Senior High School, After School Program, Slideexpand, Dear Brain, Kindergarten Through High School, Bell Multicultural High School, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Located in the now bustling center of Columbia Heights, 826DC has been a welcome, if somewhat confusing, addition to the neighborhood. ...

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Third Graders Help Their School Win Green Cup Recycle Challenge

Veronique Pittman | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: K-12 Education, Recycling, Energy Conservation, K-12, Green Schools, Recycle, Zero Waste, Zero-Waste, Education News
Veronique Pittman

Winning the Recycle Challenge was a source of pride for the children, which showed them that the work they do every week pays off.

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It's All About Creativity

John M. Eger | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Creativity, Arts, K-12, Brain Science, California, Education Reform, Barack Obama, Education News
John M. Eger

Many people don't take the term "arts" seriously. It's soft, not muscular. But we now know a lot more about learning and know that "arts integration" works.

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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
Shaun Johnson

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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No Public Education, No Democracy

Simone Harris | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Public Schools, Privatization of Education, Montgomery High School, Public School System, K-12, Occupy the Schools, Wal-Mart, Diane Ravitch, Michael Milkin, Inc., Rupert Murdoch, Santa Rosa CA., Education News
Simone Harris

Vultures and their corporations are poised to supply the artificial heart of learning to a wounded public school system they fully intend to finish off. But they won't succeed because our communities are going to fight for our beloved schools.

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Is 6th Grade The Answer To America's Dropout Crisis?

| Kathryn Baron | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: K-12 Education, High Performing Schools, High Performing Students, Achievement Gains, K-12, Middle School Programs, Academic Performance, Elementary School, Academic Success, High School Dropouts, Sixth Grade, Video, Education, Dropout Crisis, High School, Middle School, Sixth Grade Students, Education News

This story comes to us courtesy of Silicon Valley Education Foundation's Thoughts On Public Education blog, TopEd.org. The idea that hormonally-cha...

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Design Thinking for Education: What if?

Max Benavidez | Posted 07.12.2011

Read More: Collaborative, Creating the Future, Design Thinking, K-12, Educational Reform, Transformation, Social Alchemy, Framework, Imagination, Crisis in Education, Tedxsfed, Learning, Classroom, Video Game Design, Education Reform, Education News
Max Benavidez

Design Thinking for Educators brings design thinking into the educational realm, and takes educators through the phases of the design process.

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Is Technology Taking Over For Teachers?

Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: K-12, Education, Learning Online, Online Courses, Computers, u.s. Department of Education, Online Education, Technology in Schools, Schools, Online Classes, Education Technology, Virtual Schools, Education News

Online learning is one of the fastest growing trends in educational uses of technology, according to a 2010 report by the U.S. Department of Education...

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Teachers As Publicists

Heather Wolpert-Gawron | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: K-12, Curriculum, Tweens, Education, Publicity, Teacher Unions, Assessments, Education News
Heather Wolpert-Gawron

I'm not asking teachers to change how they practice. I am encouraging them to change how they brag

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Are You Man Enough to Teach?

Shaun Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nea, K-12, Unesco, Careers, Masculinity, Profession, Shaun Johnson, Boys Crisis, Male Teachers, Teaching, Education News
Shaun Johnson

In terms of men in education, we need more guys to man up rather than man down. Statistical realities have demonstrated the critical absence of men in the classroom with no signs of change.

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The Ruinous Culture We've Created in Elementary Schools

Shaun Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elementary School, Standardized Testing, Test-Prep, Teacher-Preparation, Adequate Yearly Progress, Shaun Johnson, K-12, Shawn Johnson, Ayp, Education News
Shaun Johnson

With high-stakes standardized testing, this is the educational culture we've created. Seeing schools in test-mode is an observation in a disheartening obsession with quantitative values.

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From Dropout Nation to Graduation Nation?

John Merrow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Education, K-12, John Merrow, High School, Teachers, Schools, Teaching, Learning Matters, High School Dropouts, Students, Learning, America's Promise Alliance, Education News
John Merrow

We have 15 million high school students, but about one million drop out every year. Today's report from America's Promise indicates that some progress has been made, but not enough.

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Black Male Student Achievement: A Devastating Report

John Merrow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michelle Rhee, Learning Matters, Superintendents, Education, K-12, New York City, Joel Klein, John Merrow, Race, Chancellor Joel Klein, Students, Learning, Black Males, Education News
John Merrow

The data, from the report titled "A Call for Change: The Social and Educational Factors Contributing to the Outcomes of Black Males in Urban Schools," are jaw dropping, and we do have a national catastrophe.

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Bill Ritter Releases $19.1 Billion Budget Proposal

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Governmor Bill Ritter, K-12, General Fund, Recovery Act Funding, Democrat, State Budget Proposal, Medical Marijuana Fund, fy2009-2010, fy2011-2012, Video, Denver News

Governor Bill Ritter released his $19.1 billion budget proposal for the 2011-2012 fiscal year on Tuesday, his last as Colorado governor. Ritter was fo...

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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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You Don't Have to Deny the Arts To Succeed: MS223 in The South Bronx, a 2010 Intel School of Distinction

Richard Kessler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Certified Arts Teacher, Nea, Nga, Arts Specialist, Center for Arts Education, Theater, Special Ed, Testing, Arts Education, Teachers, Arts Ed, Advocacy, Curriculum, Aft, Dance, Grantmakers in the Arts, Parent Engagement, K-12, Nycdoe, Principals, Randi Weingarten, Teaching Artist, Education, Art, Arts Education Policy, Joel Klein, Artsjournal.com, Usdoe, National Endowment for the Arts, Arne Duncan, Ell, Music, Race to the Top, Michael Mulgrew, School Reform, Kill and Drill, Elliott Eisner, Annenberg Foundation, Narrowing of the Curriculum, Diane Ravitch, Bill Gates, Visual Art, Stem, Common Core, Rocco Landesman, Drama, Arts, Creative Sector, Arts Integration, Pta, Esea, Common Core Standards, Arts News
Richard Kessler

Ramon Gonzalez and his faculty at MS223 have managed to take time from test prep for reading and math to build in exchange for a quality arts program,...

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Waiting for all the Superheroes

Richard Kessler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Media and Film, Center for Arts Education, Theater, Arts Education, Teachers, Advocacy, Curriculum, Dance, Grantmakers in the Arts, Parent Engagement, K-12, Teaching Artist, Michael Bloomberg, Education, Art, Arts Education Policy, ESEA. Common Core Standards, National Endowment for the Arts, Race to the Top, School Reform, Narrowing of the Curriculum, Office of Arts and Special Projects, Art Integration, Visual Art, Stem, Common Core, Drama, Creative Sector, Arts Integration, Education News
Richard Kessler

The simplicity underscoring much of the present debate belies just how complicated schools can be. The fact of the matter is that educating children is hard, complex, and long-term.

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There Is an App for What? Why Apple Had to Police the App Store

Suren Ramasubbu | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iphone, Internet Filter, Family Values, Kids, iPod Touch, Parental Controls, Ipad, Education Technology, iPod Touch in Education, K-12, Technology News
Suren Ramasubbu

In order to produce gaming machines for kids, learning tools for schools, and devices attractive to parents, Apple has no choice but to position itself as the gate-keeper to the App Store.

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