Arts Education Needs to be Protected

There are no miracles, but there are teachers: An educator’s view on the Common Core

Remembering our favorite TV teachers

The True Story of Pascale Mauclair

“Reality Pedagogy” to Engage Black Male Students

From the Marshall Memo #425

“To address the low achievement of black males,” says Teachers College Columbia professor Christopher Emdin in this Kappan article, “schools must be willing to accept that there are ways of looking at the world, modes of communication, and approaches to teaching and learning that are unique to black males. At the same time, educators must also…

What Works – and What Doesn’t – Educating Male Students of Color

From The Marshall Memo #425

In this Kappan article, NYU professor Pedro Noguera reviews the discouraging statistics on African-American and Latino male students: they are less likely to be placed in programs for high achievers, more likely to be classified as learning disabled or mentally retarded and placed in special education; they have the highest suspension…

A Flawed Approach to Reading in the Common-Core Standards

In reading the recently proposed Common Core State Standards already accepted by all but three states, I could not see many elementary school children of any background or ability meeting the standards at the…

Amid a Federal Education Inquiry, an Unsettling Sight

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A spokesman for Education Secretary Arne Duncan, left, cautioned against the presumption of guilt in an investigation of Washington schools under the direction of Michelle Rhee.

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