Teachers report students are learning more with technologyhttp://sbne.ws/r/52I5 (from ASCD)
Month: June 2010
Gutting School Improvement to Keep the Lights On
Short-term pain relief or long-term improvement? That seems to be the choice that is currently facing Congress, as the House debates how to fund “edujobs,” the federal relief necessary to supposedly save hundreds of thousands of teachers’ jobs in this difficult economy.
Around the Edu-Horn, June 29, 2010
EdTrust: unequal access to good schools in Cali — http://tinyurl.com/32gsjy7
RT @Education_AIR RT @educationweek Blog: American Institutes for Research Focuses on ELLs http://bit.ly/8YpKa9 #ELLs
Boston charters are seeking major expansion http://sbne.ws/r/525Z (from ASCD)
Spellings to teach at Harvard this fall – http://bit.ly/d0S7uD
Grading Houston ISD’s Grier — http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7083522.html
Remembering THE Senior Senator
Sadly, Eduflack awoke this morning to learn that U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia had passed away, at the age of 92. Senator Byrd was a true institution, a policymaker, a statesman, a voice for the voiceless, and a true senator in the classical definition of the word.
Around the Edu-Horn, June 23, 2010
RT @educationweek Blog: Stanford Profs Oppose Arizona Stance on Teachers’ Accents http://bit.ly/crLiou
Father, father, father …
In our nation’s capital yesterday, President Barack Obama reissued his call to get fathers more involved in their children’s lives. Calling for “responsible fatherhood,” the President noted that fathers (Eduflack included) need to be part of their kids’ lives “not just with words, but with deeds.”
I propose you actually establish an Office of Family and Community Engagement, an authorized body at the Assistant Secretary level that can get information into the hands of those who need it most. The most recent regs from ED show that the current infrastructure isn’t getting it done. If you’re serious about greater family involvement, turning off the TVs, and such, make the commitment to Family Engagement (and we do have to think beyond the traditional mother/father nuclear parent family structure). EdTrust has today’s student attaining education at lower rates than their parents. That is a travesty. And the responsibility falls on the family. Parents are our first, and most durable, of teachers. Equip them with information, help them build the paths and help them paint the picture of the value and need for education. Create this new office, have it collaborate with OESE, OCO, and others, and see the impact of effectively collaborating with families and the community at large on education improvement.
Around the Edu-Horn, June 22, 2010
ASU is offering online certificate program in Web-based teaching http://sbne.ws/r/4Z5o (from ASCD)
Around the Edu-Horn, June 21, 2010
House, Senate Dems call for GAO review of quality, biz model of for-profit colleges — http://tinyurl.com/2u56dyr
RT @D_Aarons The agony of a girl who just wanted to fit in 1st in series on bullying by The Boston Globe http://bit.ly/d2GcH8
EdTrust on delivering statewide data systems to Cali — http://tinyurl.com/262mfhk
Mathews: Should Hispanic students be allowed to take AP Spanish? http://tinyurl.com/247urb3
Attending college full time while in HS in GA — http://www.ajc.com/news/ga-program-lets-high-551454.html
Around the Edu-Horn, June 17, 2010
RT @ASCD RT @RushaSams: New role for teachers: advocates! @ASCD http://bit.ly/bktMQB
Weingarten: DC teacher contract should NOT be a model for other cities — http://tinyurl.com/266cqwx
IES awards $100M to study reading comprehension — http://tinyurl.com/2ch28ud
A test score milestone in Philly — http://tinyurl.com/358lzch
Moving higher ed online in MN — http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/06/17/pawlenty
Around the Edu-Horn, June 16, 2010
RT @hechingerreport Does money spent on new education technology improve education?http://bit.ly/99Lcr2
New Attendance Counts website focusing on links between coming to school, achieving — http://www.attendancecounts.org/
RT @cpylevdoe President of Virginia Board of Ed. releases statement on #RttT, Common Core and SOLs: http://tinyurl.com/28hrchy
Continued fed efforts to tighten oversight of for-profit colleges — http://tinyurl.com/276vzpr
Too young for a FL community college? http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/06/16/age