Posts belonging to Category Education Reform
Posted by Chip on January 31, 2012
Parts One and Two of this blog theme—“Speaking Truth to Power”—spotlight respected voices in our profession speaking out about what Jonathan Kozol called “savage inequalities” in our country.
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Tags: Education Reform, equity, Jonathon Kozol, National Urban League, Whitney M. Young Jr. | 
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Posted by Chip on January 20, 2012
This excellent article by Linda-Darling Hammond on the devastating impact revisions to No Child Left Behind will have on children living in poverty is from Valerie Strauss’s Washington Post blog “The Answer Sheet” and was originally published in The Nation, January 30, 2012. It is a courageous indictment of the flawed and failing policies of [...]
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Posted by Chip on January 12, 2012
Sixty-five years ago, at the age of eighteen, Martin Luther King, Jr., wrote a short paper for his college newspaper on “the purpose of education.” (The Maroon Tiger, Morehouse College, January–February 1947). As we honor his contributions and sacrifice and teach our children about what he taught us, let us reflect on these words:
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Tags: Diane Ravitch, Education Reform, equity, Finland schools, Martin Luther King Jr. | 2 Comments »
Posted by Chip on December 22, 2011
On December 9th, 2011, at the National Opportunity to Learn Summit, Diane Ravitch delivered a clarion wake up call to all of us. To read what she had to say in full, click here. You’ll be glad you did. In fact everyone concerned about children and schools—teachers, principals, parents, policymakers—should read and discuss why this [...]
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Tags: Diane Ravitch, Education Reform, National Opportunity to Learn Summit, school choice, school testing | 1 Comment »
Posted by Chip on December 15, 2011
If you didn’t see 60 Minutes on November 27th, please take a few minutes to watch “Hard Time Generation: Families Living in Cars.” Scott Pelly and Nicole Young’s story of the amazing Metzger children and their dad and other such families in Seminole County, Florida, is extraordinary by itself.
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Posted by Chip on November 29, 2011
Principals in New York State are standing up and speaking out for teachers and students everywhere, and it’s time for the rest of us to add our voices. Read this article from the New York Times about the open letter written by Dr. Sean Feeney and Dr. Carol Burris, both principals in New York State.
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Categories: Education Reform, Parent Questions & Concerns, Teachers & Teaching |
Tags: Carol Burris, principal evaluations, Sean Feeney, teacher evaluations, Valerie Strauss | Post a Comment »
Posted by Chip on October 28, 2011
I have not been so immediately stunned and impressed by a book for teachers as I have by the one I am about to recommend, no, urge you to get as soon as you can. According to the publisher (Stenhouse), it will not be available until mid-November, but you can pre-order it right now.
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Tags: Academic Conversations, Jeff Zweins, Mary Crawford | Post a Comment »
Posted by Chip on October 3, 2011
We need many villages …
Yes, it will take many “villages” to move us beyond the constraints and narrow definitions of achievement and success currently assigned to American educational policies and mandated practices in our classrooms and schools.
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Tags: achievement gap, Courage to Teach, Education Reform, Educators for Social Responsibility, No Child Left Behind, Open Circle, Parker Palmer, Responsive Classroom approach, schools and democracy, Second Step, test scores, whole child, whole school, whole teacher | 2 Comments »
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