At a recent award ceremony for the Phillips Brooks House Association at Harvard yard, awardee and keynote speaker Education Secretary Arne Duncan spoke directly to the point of racial inequality in US education.
“If you can ride on the front of t ...
Posted Wednesday, October 27th 2010 at 12:13PM
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As the debate over the validity of education reform wages on, there is one factor that is agreed upon by just about everyone involved in the discussion. Teachers need to be able to maintain or enhance their current skill levels to properly serve thei ...
Posted Wednesday, October 27th 2010 at 12:09PM
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According to a recent press release, upon receipt of a $32.5 million grant from the US Department of Education, “(Chicago’s) WTTW will team with W!LDBRAIN Entertainment, the award-winning production company and animation studio, to develop UMIGO (you ...
Posted Wednesday, October 27th 2010 at 12:04PM
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In a recent Washington Post article, education leaders from around the country spoke out about current education reform and their part in the strategy.
“All of us have taken steps to move our students forward, and the Obama administration's Race t ...
Posted Monday, October 25th 2010 at 5:56PM
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In his weekly multimedia address, President Barak Obama drew the focus back to education funding. "Nothing would be more detrimental to our prospects for success than cutting back on education," he said -- arguing that would relegate the United Stat ...
Posted Monday, October 25th 2010 at 5:52PM
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A 2007 study by the US House of Representatives and the US Senate, The Gathering Storm, focused on America’s competitiveness on a global scale. Unfortunately, the resulting legislation, the America Competes Act did little to address the recommendatio ...
Posted Monday, October 25th 2010 at 5:45PM
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The existence of a program for Bullying Prevention shows the severity behind a long-term problem in our schools. Long lamented by kids, bullying has come to the forefront of the news and awareness of the public at large after recent stories of a fath ...
Posted Thursday, October 14th 2010 at 8:40PM
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A recent event in a Wenatchee, Washington high school has raised the bar for school bullying to a truly frightening level. The stories of bullying are not new – taunting, hazing, and tormenting happens to our kids every day in school and although cou ...
Posted Tuesday, October 12th 2010 at 9:56PM
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In his recent interview with Matt Lauer of the NBC Today show, President Obama brought focus to his idea that a longer school year could have significant effects on the success our kids are showing in school. Faced with continual backsliding from sch ...
Posted Tuesday, October 12th 2010 at 9:50PM
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According to a report in the Chicago Sun Times, “Illinois deserves a "D" for the education it provides in kindergarten through high school, a "C" for the job it does in college and an "incomplete'' for its early childhood work, Democrat William Daley ...
Posted Tuesday, October 5th 2010 at 10:52PM
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In a recent interview with Matt Lauer of NBC’s Today morning show, President Obama dove head first into the hot topic of education reform, taking on tough questions about the success and validity of “Race to the Top”, suggestions for longer school ye ...
Posted Tuesday, October 5th 2010 at 10:43PM
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The recent premier of the acclaimed “Waiting for Superman” documentary from Oscar®-winning filmmaker Davis Guggenheim brings the focus of education reform to the real options that exist for our schools, students and administrations while focusing on ...
Posted Tuesday, October 5th 2010 at 10:36PM
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Education reform is thrown around in the media so often these days that it’s almost become white noise in the face of all the heated debates on the topic. Everyone has a position. And everyone is participating in the blame game. Teachers, adminis ...
Posted Thursday, September 30th 2010 at 9:18PM
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It’s not news that every kid has some sort of techno toy that they use every day. From Zunes or iPods to cell phones, laptops and video game consoles, their lives are closely integrated with the newest technology. Parents often lament the time their ...
Posted Thursday, September 30th 2010 at 9:12PM
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In a recent and amazing report from DonorsChoose.org, we are told that it all started with a phone call regarding the amount needed to fund all California based teachers’ wish lists. The result was a $1.3 million donation from the Claire Giannini Fun ...
Posted Thursday, September 23rd 2010 at 11:04PM
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Combined with the recent speech from the President to US students about the importance of continuing their education successfully, the Newsweek list of the best countries in the world confirms the loss of steam that the US experiencing is partially d ...
Posted Thursday, September 23rd 2010 at 10:58PM
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In a recent address directed towards our nation’s students. President Barack Obama pinpointed the importance of a successful education as a path to life achievements.
While this is not a new topic, and certainly has been noted throughout the renewal ...
Posted Thursday, September 23rd 2010 at 10:51PM
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Microsoft Brings the Education Reform Debate to the Social Web. Redu, a site hosted by Bing, offers members the chance to Teach, Volunteer and Donate to benefit US education reform. Redu, an acronym for rethinking, reforming and rebuilding US educati ...
Posted Friday, September 17th 2010 at 1:52PM
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The school supplies are purchased, new clothes are hanging in the closet and the initial school paperwork has been sent back signed. As a parent, these subsidiary points are part and parcel with the start of a new school year. The most prominent ques ...
Posted Friday, September 17th 2010 at 1:44PM
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With all the buzz surrounding the idea of ‘education reform”, with all the Race to the Top Funds dispersed, and a few days or a week into the new school year, one Chicago school is stepping back to punt in the search for a fresh start for their stude ...
Posted Friday, September 17th 2010 at 1:28PM
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Student retention rates at the college level are a big concern for the country. With 43% of students failing to obtain their BA after enrolling in college, there is a definitive communication breakdown between the students and those that are in place ...
Posted Monday, September 13th 2010 at 5:55PM
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Like any other career path, diversity, or lack thereof, in the school workplace can have long-reaching effects on the stability and success of the institution. The obvious achievement gaps for ethnic minorities in schools across the nation have conti ...
Posted Monday, September 13th 2010 at 5:48PM
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In case you hadn’t noticed, the 2010-2011 school years has started in a large quantity of districts across the country. Even if your school is one that waits until after the Labor Day holiday to round the kids back to homeroom, the year’s budget has ...
Posted Monday, September 13th 2010 at 5:43PM
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Student retention rates at the college level are a big concern for the country. With 43% of students failing to obtain their BA after enrolling in college, there is a definitive communication breakdown between the students and those that are in place ...
Posted Thursday, September 9th 2010 at 11:55AM
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In case you hadn’t noticed, the 2010-2011 school years has started in a large quantity of districts across the country. Even if your school is one that waits until after the Labor Day holiday to round the kids back to homeroom, the year’s budget has ...
Posted Thursday, September 9th 2010 at 11:44AM
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