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Regarding the recent Gallup poll that asked teachers, principals, students, and other professionals about their hope, emotional engagement, and wellbeing at work or school, Anya Kamenetz writes in The Hechinger report that while these qualities may seem like frills, they powerfully correlate with harder metrics like a company's profits or a school's test scores. In 2009, Gallup studied 78,000 students in 160 schools…

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The money doesn't even out in the end

The money doesn't even out in the end

For as long as critics have questioned whether school foundations worsen inequities by raising millions for certain schools, school foundations have countered that they're only balancing the equation, writes Mario Koran for Voice of San Diego. The argument goes that low-income schools get Title I and other state funds to meet the needs of disadvantaged students. In fact, Title I -- federal money for students living in…

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Added by Michael Keany on April 23, 2014 at 9:45am — No Comments

Five Thoughts for Teachers Heading Into the Final Stretch by Christopher Wooleyhand, Ph.D.

The spring holiday break is over for most of us now. June will be here before you know it. As you prepare for the remaining days of the school year, here are five things to consider when planning for instruction.

1. Revisit Your Expectations

The final weeks of the school year can be the most challenging. Treat the next week like the first week of school. Have an honest discussion with students about classroom routines, behaviors, and procedures. Make it fun and… Continue

Added by Debbie Wooleyhand on April 21, 2014 at 6:17pm — No Comments

Does it pass the Test for Common Sense?

What would make the most sense about developing and promoting the necessary ingredients for a high quality public education system in the United States? Would it be an agenda that was made up of the highest standards possible? Of course, but in and of itself this would fall short of a full-bodied agenda for success. Recently, I was at a luncheon where a group of people were exploring how we could have schools adopt policies and practices that would allow children to experience more…

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David Brooks’ Amateur Cheerleading for the Common Core from Diane Ravitch's blog

David Brooks’ Amateur Cheerleading for the Common Core…

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When the Circus Descends by David Brooks

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When the Circus Descends

APRIL 17, 2014

NY Times…

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Making stories come alive by Annie Murphy Paul

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Carol Burris: Please DON’T Stay the Course from Diane Ravitch's blog

Carol Burris: Please DON’T Stay the Course…

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Teacher Appreciation: Resources for Parents by Ashley Cronin

Teacher Appreciation: Resources for Parents

In preparation for National Teacher Appreciation Month in May, Edutopia has collected tips and ideas for parents looking for the right way to tell educators, “Thank you.”

BY ASHLEY CRONIN

Edutopia…

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How Staying Uncomfortable Is The Key To Success by Patrick Larkin

How Staying Uncomfortable Is The Key To Success

By Patrick Larkin on April 21, 2014…

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Added by Michael Keany on April 21, 2014 at 9:58am — No Comments

A defense of public education against ‘the wolves of Wall Street’ by Sara Stevenson

A defense of public education against ‘the wolves of Wall Street’

By Valerie Strauss Updated: April 20 at 10:00 am

Sara Stevenson is the librarian at O. Henry Middle School in Austin, Texas, who is sick and tired of assaults on the very notion of public education. Here are her reflections on the…

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Added by Michael Keany on April 21, 2014 at 9:20am — No Comments

What teachers really want By Francie Alexander

What teachers really want

By Valerie Strauss Updated: April 21 at 4:00 am

One of the striking things about modern school reform is that the people who you would think would be a big part of the discussion — teachers — have largely been ignored. So what do teachers want? Francie Alexander, chief academic…

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Added by Michael Keany on April 21, 2014 at 9:10am — No Comments

Common Core and its dark heart

Reform Math has a peculiar trait. Kids bring home homework that parents can’t do.

How can this happen? The kids are maybe seven or eight. The parents are 30 or 40, many with college degrees and lots of experience in the real world.

Could such a strange divide happen by accident? Most unlikely.

Even at…

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Added by Bruce Deitrick Price on April 19, 2014 at 6:42pm — No Comments

Five Critical Conditions That Encourage School Improvement By Heather Zavadsky

Five Critical Conditions That Encourage School Improvement

By Heather Zavadsky

Ed Week

People often ask me what I’ve learned in 20-plus years of studying districts that have successfully lifted up chronically struggling schools. People also argue with me,…

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Added by Michael Keany on April 18, 2014 at 10:37am — No Comments

Tips For Connecting With Your Students By Dawn Casey-Rowe

Tips For Connecting With Your Students

By Dawn Casey-Rowe on April 18, 2014…

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