No Child Left Behind

Public Schools Get a Boost Today: AFT Elects President Randi Weingarten

Dan Brown | Posted 07.14.2008 | Life

Read More: Public Schools, No Child Left Behind, Class Size, Edward McElroy, American Federation of Teachers, New Teachers, Public Education Reform, Randi Weingarten, United Federation of Teachers, Nclb, Standardized Testing, Aft, Uft, Teachers, Public Education, High Stakes Testing, Life News
Dan Brown

Today in Chicago, Randi Weingarten was elected president of the American Federation of Teachers, a union with a membership of over 1.4 million. Our c...

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A Roundtable Discussion about Education

Charlie Rose | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Education, Teachers, School, Teacher, No Child Left Behind, National Teacher of the Year, Charlie Rose, Politics News
Charlie Rose

The American public school system has long been under scrutiny and in crisis. However, there is growing sentiment that large scale reform could be po...

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My Conversation with Wendy Kopp

Charlie Rose | Posted 07.03.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: No Child Left Behind, Tfa, Education, Charlie Rose, Wendy Kopp, Teachers, Teaching, School, Teach, Entertainment News
Charlie Rose

One of the key challenges that America faces is how to improve our educational system. I have recently begun a series of conversations, underwritten ...

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Education Voters

Ben Terris | Posted 07.01.2008 | Home

Read More: No Child Left Behind, Young Voters, Education, Travel, Youth Vote, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, North Carolina, Divide, Home News
Ben Terris

Talking politics with young people across the country has meant talking about education. "What works," says one, "is retaining teachers and recruiting volunteers, people to push the kids hard at school."

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The Vagaries of Vouchers

Gerald Bracey | Posted 06.24.2008 | Media

Read More: No Child Left Behind, School Reform, Washington Post, Vouchers, Washington, Media News
Gerald Bracey

What is with the Washington Post? one week says that the Washington, D. C. voucher program doesn't work -- the next it runs an editorial begging Congress not to kill the program.

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"Prep for Prep"--A Brilliant Education Idea Realized

Dan Brown | Posted 06.24.2008 | Business

Read More: Public Schools, Waldorf-Astoria, Urban Schools, Collegiate School, No Child Left Behind, Lilac Ball, Achievement Gap, Exeter, Choate, New York University, Brearley, Education Reform, Independent Schools, Phillips Academy, Prep for Prep, Business News
Dan Brown

Have you heard of Prep for Prep? It's a brilliant idea realized. Here's how it works: Every year for the past thirty years, approximately 150 low-inc...

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HBO Raises the Bar Again With Hard Times at Douglass High: A No Child Left Behind Report Card

Dan Brown | Posted 06.20.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Public Schools, Susan Raymond, No Child Left Behind, Hbo, School Reform, Standardized Testing, Alan Raymond, Hard Times at Douglass High, Nclb, Entertainment News
Dan Brown

Filmmakers Alan and Susan Raymond are too smart to offer up any magic bullets. Their fascinating documentary puts viewers inside Baltimore's Frederick Douglass High School for a full school year.

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Education Reform: Ideas for the Way Forward

Pedro Noguera | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: No Child Left Behind, Time, Reform, Education, Susan Neuman, Bush, Politics News
Pedro Noguera

Here is an interesting story from TIME.com that I highly recommend. I'll have more to say about "A Broader, Bolder Approach to Education" tomorrow. h...

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Sandra Day O'Connor Rules Video Games

Alison Stein Wellner | Posted 06.05.2008 | Life

Read More: Video Games, Sandra Day O'Connor, No Child Left Behind, Life News
Alison Stein Wellner

The nearly octogenarian former Supreme is now in the digital game development business. She's involved in creating a free online game called "Our Courts" in which kids argue real legal issues applying real laws.

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Obama's Education Speech Fired Me Up

Dan Brown | Posted 06.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, No Child Left Behind, Mentors, Education, Student Achievement, Teacher Residency Programs, Nclb, Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts, Standardized Testing, High-Stakes Testing, Barack Obama, Denver Post, Politics News
Dan Brown

Last week in Colorado, Barack Obama gave a truly incisive speech on improving education in America.

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Obama's Call to Arms on Education Reform

Susan Kaiser Greenland | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: McCain Education, No Child Left Behind, Obama Education, Politics News
Susan Kaiser Greenland

In contrast to McCain's continued embrace of No Child Left Behind, and the nightmarish wave of fear and teaching to the test that has come in its wake, Obama has offered a nuanced approach.

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Beyond "The Big Test": A Brilliant Idea to Improve Schools

Dan Brown | Posted 05.28.2008 | Life

Read More: Fairtest, No Child Left Behind, Public Schools, Testing, Essential Schools, Boston Globe, Assessment, Coalition for Essential Schools, Ces, Standardized Testing, High-Stakes Testing, Teachers, National Exhibition Month, Ted Sizer, Life News
Dan Brown

If a brilliant idea slapped us in the face for how to help public school students achieve more, would we recognize it? Today, schools' everyday funct...

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Apathy Doesn't Live in the Bronx

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 05.23.2008 | Life

Read More: No Child Left Behind, Strike, Bronx, Unions, Activism, Protest, Students Protest No Child Left Behind, Standardized Testing, South Bronx Student Protest, Life News
Allison Kilkenny

Last Wednesday more than 160 students in the South Bronx refused to take another standardized test. They are sick of being dragged out of their classrooms to be treated as lab rats in the No Child Left Behind rotten matrix.

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Watch and Join a Heated Three-Minute Education Debate

Dan Brown | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics

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Dan Brown

At last week's Ed in '08 Blogger Summit, I asked a question about alternatives to high-stakes testing to the education policy panel and received an an...

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Civil Disobedience: South Bronx 8th-Graders Refuse the TEST! (I'm Impressed.)

Dan Brown | Posted 05.21.2008 | Life

Read More: No Child Left Behind, New York City Public Schools, Public Schools, Student Achievement, Education Policy, High-Stakes Testing, School Accountability, Standardized Testing, Douglas Avella, South Bronx, I.S. 318, Life News
Dan Brown

High-stakes testing has spiraled out of control and students are wise to the scheme. The reason we haven't seen more uprisings is that kids have been intellectually and spiritually bludgeoned into submission.

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The Mounting Collateral Damage of No Child Left Behind

Gerald Bracey | Posted 05.13.2008 | Politics

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Gerald Bracey

Those who are trying to stoke the presidential candidates' interest in education as an election issue aren't having much luck. Not that the public would be paying attention anyway.

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I've Been Nominated for Education Blogger of the Year -- Thank You Huffington Post!

Dan Brown | Posted 05.13.2008 | Media

Read More: Ed in 08 Blogger Summit, No Child Left Behind, Public Schools, Education, Nclb, Ed in '08, Blogging, Media News
Dan Brown

It's been my great pleasure to help to stir the pot about issues affecting students, teachers, and families in America.

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Memo to Democrats: Talk More About Education

Dan Brown | Posted 05.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Democratic Primary, Education, Barack Obama, No Child Left Behind, George W. Bush, Arizona, Democrats, George Miller, High Stakes Testing, Nclb, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, Politics News
Dan Brown

McCain's threadbare talking points on education offer prime ammunition for Democrats to help define his candidacy as Bush's third term.

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Is Reading First a Flop?

Gerald Bracey | Posted 05.07.2008 | Life

Read More: No Child Left Behind, Reading First, Department of Education, Education Reform, Life News
Gerald Bracey

On a measure of reading comprehension, Reading First students didn't do any better than students in similar schools without the program. How come?

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No Child Left Behind Leaving 70% Of Our Children Behind

Steve Young | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics

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Steve Young

Think No Child Left Behind is working? It is if your definition on "No Child" equates to 70% of our children. War has nothing on our failing educat...

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Watch This Two-Minute Music Video: "Not on the Test"

Dan Brown | Posted 04.23.2008 | Life

Read More: Public Schools, No Child Left Behind, High-Stakes Testing, Standardized Testing, Not on the Test, Student Achievement, Nation at Risk, Ton Chapin, Life News
Dan Brown

How can we get fairer, more comprehensive measurements of our kids' academic achievement? All the scorched-earth essays in the world can't completely...

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Chew on This

Gerald Bracey | Posted 04.21.2008 | Life

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Gerald Bracey

The body count from No Child Left Behind grows daily and one wonders when the perpetrators will be called to account. In a decent nation, the larger society holds the government accountable.

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HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson's Resignation -- A Window Into Bush Administration's Corruption, Indifference, and Incompetence

Peter Dreier | Posted 04.02.2008 | Home

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Peter Dreier

The involuntary resignation of HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson this week provides an opportunity to underscore and distinguish the three major failings of the Bush administration.

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Pennsylvania Campaign Journal: Obama Hams It Up, Flirts, And Gets A Bit Cocky

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 04.02.2008 | Home

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Mayhill Fowler

Hillary is going to give it everything she's got, but an Obama spring is in the air. You could feel it on the bus tour.

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The Degeneration of American Education

Gerald Bracey | Posted 03.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Testing, Tested Linda Perlstein, Education, No Child Left Behind, Politics News
Gerald Bracey

Some people play the No Child Left Behind game cynically, doing whatever it takes to get children close to the passing score and into the magic kingdom of "proficient."

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