Michelle Rhee’s Reign of Error

by JOHN MERROW on 11. APR, 2013 in …

High Stakes Testing Hits Home

Stephen Nessen

A 'Memo' to Staff on Arming All Teachers

Imagining 'What If's'

Below, consultant Thomas P. Johnson imagines the memo a superintendent might write if Congress were to pass legislation mandating that all teachers be armed.…

Inspiring Others

Ungraded students

By Hadley Ferguson on April 9th, 2013…

7 Ways to Bring Out the Best in Special-Needs Students

Recently, a former music teacher told me about a 1st grade student with Asperger's syndrome who, on their first encounter, announced in no…

Advocacy Tips: Finding Your Inner Teacher Leader

I glanced down at my royal blue heels for a little bit of #shoeconfidence as I sat in the waiting room at the Governor's office. I was there for a hard-won…

Over 1000 educators and parents packed Hofstra's Adams Playhouse last evening to hear a variety of presentations from regional respected educators regarding the New York State standardized testing program.  One of the panelists was highly respected elementary school principal, Dr. Donald Sternberg.  His remarks drew strong and sustained applause from the audience.  Many will remember Don's SL 2.0…

Even Top Students May Not Be College-Ready

In this Chronicle of Higher Education article, Elaine Tuttle Hansen (Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth) recalls what a math professor said about his students: “They have the grades and the test scores to be here. What they don’t have is a deep understanding of why the techniques they’ve been taught work, the actual underlying mathematical relationships.” Hansen says these worries apply…