Educators are responsible for and to their local schools and districts. But, a national value for a highly educated population to preserve our democracy and a highly prepared workforce to sustain our national economy gives the federal government an interest in our work that cannot be denied. It is the bigger picture that evades many. If we are to object to these federal mandates, then how can we be sure we are not only taking care of our local concerns?  How do we assert our obligation…

This is a huge theme running through all of contemporary education.

So what is the correct strategy? What sort of education would actually provide the most help to the poor?

This debate was played out nicely in the contrasting…

How Technologies Save Teachers’ Time and Increase Students’ Productivity

by Leona Hinton

One of the most important issues that teachers have been trying to solve for years is how to save time in their teaching efforts. Second to that is how to make students work as productively as possible. Teachers have tried a great deal of…

We applaud the Secretary King's leadership on the value of STEM for all but offer a caution about a narrow definition of STEM as the advancement, only, of science, technology, engineering, and math.  If those four content areas are advanced without a concomitant shift within the entire educational system, we stand to lose the full potential offered by STEM and this decade. A slew of unintended consequences may occur. The most serious is the contribution to a widening achievement gap…

Big money to New Orleans charter school execs

Free market means free spending on New Orleans charter top salaries. Is it out of line? ( NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune archive)

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It was the day of this year's Boston Marathon. An ESPN radio host in New York's Capital District was commenting on the Ethiopian runners who took the top honors for the day. In doing so, he made remarks that were so repugnant we won't repeat them here. We wrote the channel to confirm we had heard correctly. We received a response stating that "in retrospect it was an inappropriate comment in a vain attempt to be funny." And there you have it. The harm was done. Hanging unrepentantly in…

Engagement in intentional professional growth opportunities is a key component of an evolving educator. For example, Twitter has taken the educational world by storm over the past five years. In my new book that I co-wrote with Billy Krakower and Scott Rocco, 140 Twitter Tips for…

Whole Novels vs. Choice Reading: Or Both?

BY CHERYL MIZERNY · 04/17/2016

Targeting ELLs with science

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