Meet nine-year-old Asean Johnson. He is a third grader at Marcus Garvey Elementary and this won’t be the last time you see him. Amid the chaos of three days of protests regarding Chicago school closures, a pint-size public speaking star was born in the form of Asean. The nine-year-old captivated crowds of protestors Monday, when he gave… Continue reading Nine-Year-Old Asean Johnson Leads the Chicago School Closing Protests (VIDEO)
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Movies You Should See: Girl Rising
UPDATE: See Girl Rising this Sunday, June 16th on CNN at 9PM EST!!! In an increasing effort to shine a light on what happens when girls in the developing world rise up and above obstacles in their lives, 10X10 films brings us Girl Rising by Academy Award nominated director Richard Robbins. Nine girls’ stories from… Continue reading Movies You Should See: Girl Rising
But Zero Percent Confidence: Teacher Reform Gets Squishy
Imagine what would happen if the so-called education reformers knew what they were talking about. Could actually articulate a meaningful program that would improve teaching and learning. Didn’t have an agenda that blamed unions and teachers, and relied on privatizing the public schools. Imagine. Unfortunately, that’s not the kind of reform movement we have in… Continue reading But Zero Percent Confidence: Teacher Reform Gets Squishy
New Teacher Evaluations, Same Old Issues
While most of the rest of New Jersey was shopping and celebrating, I immersed myself in an article that shined some light on New Jersey’s new teacher tenure and evaluation law. The lesson? Principals, supervisors and other district evaluators are going to have to be crystal clear, honest and consistent in their written evaluations or… Continue reading New Teacher Evaluations, Same Old Issues
Alternate Route to Undermining Teaching
It’s not enough that the Christie Administration has bashed teachers as union mules and the source of New Jersey’s fiscal ills. It’s not enough that the governor has promoted private partnerships with public schools to avoid paying the state’s fair share of education aid to school districts in need of money. It’s not enough that… Continue reading Alternate Route to Undermining Teaching
Fighting For Students – President Calls On Congress to Work FOR Students, Not Against Them
President Barack Obama urged Congress to limit student-loan rate increases, calling higher education an “economic imperative.” Going to college is “an economic imperative that every family must be able to afford,” the President said Saturday in his weekly address. Student-loan rates are set to be the next big issue split along party lines, and Obama… Continue reading Fighting For Students – President Calls On Congress to Work FOR Students, Not Against Them
Romney Criticizes Obama’s Harvard Connections, Although His are More Extensive
Mitt Romney again bashed President Obama for his connections to Harvard on Thursday, despite holding multiple degrees from the university himself and relying heavily on Harvard advisers as part of his presidential campaign. Speaking in Harrisburg, Pa., Romney told an audience that Obama may have spent “too much time at Harvard,” according to NBC. Obama,… Continue reading Romney Criticizes Obama’s Harvard Connections, Although His are More Extensive
Q. Are We Not Teachers? The Devolution of Education
We seem to have come to a critical point in the education deform movement. No, that’s not a typo: I don’t mean reform, I mean deform, because the people who want to use unreliable and faulty data to evaluate teachers and deny educators their negotiated due process rights are not reformers and never have been.… Continue reading Q. Are We Not Teachers? The Devolution of Education
Rick Santorum Calls President Obama a “Snob” for Wanting Students To Go To College
Rick Santorum is not as dumb as he sounds. He actually went to college and got a decent education. But as you listen to the Republican presidential leader (or close to it), Santorum’s comments leave you wondering. The latest claims by Santorum is that President Obama is a “snob” for wanting “everyone to go to… Continue reading Rick Santorum Calls President Obama a “Snob” for Wanting Students To Go To College
Education Reform: Baseball Bats to Bad Data
Remember when Joe Clark was the face of educational reform? The former Principal of Eastside High School in Paterson, NJ patrolled the hallways of his out-of-control institution in the 1980s with only a bullhorn and a baseball bat, fighting poverty, gangs, crime and under-performing students as the face of urban education. His tactics were crude… Continue reading Education Reform: Baseball Bats to Bad Data
Santorum Slams Obama For Wanting Better Education
Rick Santorum, one of the Republican hopefuls trying to get his party’s nomination for the 2012 presidential election, is irate that President Obama wants the children of this nation to succeed. Rick Santorum called President Barack Obama’s education goals an agenda of “hubris” on Saturday, saying he is “outraged” that the president thinks “every child… Continue reading Santorum Slams Obama For Wanting Better Education
We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Teachers
It’s simply amazing what happens when people get elected to statewide office. They seem to become experts on everything. Today’s Exhibit A is education, specifically in Idaho and New Hampshire, where the legislatures have passed legislation that not only threatens the role of teachers in their classrooms, but also undermines their expertise and reduces them… Continue reading We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Teachers