Posted by Chip on December 29, 2010
James Heckman is not a name many teachers or principals may instantly recognize, but he is a champion of ours. Heckman is a 2000 Nobel Prize winning economist from the University of Chicago. This past September he testified to President Obama’s bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Reform. What he had to say [...]
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Tags: early childhood education, investing in early childhood education, investing in human capital, James Heckman, National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, Nobel Prize, University of Chicago | 
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Posted by Chip on March 23, 2010
You have until April 2nd to comment on the Common Core Standards in Reading and Math. April 1st might be an appropriate day. According to Ed Week, over 2,000 people have already taken the time to go to www.corestandards.org and navigate the comment section to record comments. Your voice matters, even if changes to the K–3 level at [...]
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Tags: Alliance for Childhood, Common Core standards, early childhood education, Education Reform, kiderg, social-emotional development, Thinking Developmentally, U.S. education policy | Post a Comment »
Posted by Chip on March 4, 2010
National “Common Core,” grade by grade, K–12 educational standards are being rapidly finalized across the political landscape as they pass through the doors of governor’s offices and state houses even before the miniscule window of opportunity for public comment closes.
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