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Homework: Adversarial Relationships?

Robert Rose | Posted 11.24.2008 | Living

Read More: Homework Troubles, Education, Homework, Teachers, Education Reform, Students, Parents, Happiness, Living News
Robert Rose

I watched and it proved my stance on homework. It creates an adversarial relationship between the parents, between the parents and child, and between the family and the teacher.

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Barack Obama, "These Kids" and Charter Public Schools

Tom Cosgrove | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Test Scores, Illinois Network of Charter Schools, Education, Charter Public Schools, Chicago, Kids, Charter Schools, Green Dot, Obama, Teachers, Barack Obama, Incs, Politics News
Tom Cosgrove

Barack Obama, in a pre-election speech, told the story of a teacher he encountered who complained of a "these kids" syndrome - the tendency to explain...

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"Reinvest, Don't Disinvest" in Education: Randi Weingarten Takes the National Stage

Dan Brown | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: No Child Left Behind, Nea, American Federation of Teachers, Performance Pay, Randi Weingarten, Economy, Michael Bloomberg, National Education Association, United Federation of Teachers, Barack Obama, Nclb, Aft, Teachers, Education Reform, National Press Club, George Miller, Dennis Van Roekel, Politics News
Dan Brown

Weingarten's speech was an impassioned call to spare the hatchet -- or scalpel -- in federal funding for education.

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Keep Education a Priority!

Marc Lampkin | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Education, Teachers, Standards, Barack Obama, Obama Transition, Obama Issues, Obama Education, Politics News
Marc Lampkin

The need for improving our education system has never been greater. The rest of the world is catching up with us competitively, threatening our economic and national security.

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Your Education Policies Don't Figure: An Open Letter to John McCain

Martin Carnoy | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: School Vouchers, Barack Obama, Early Childhood Education, Education Policy, Teachers, Low-Income Children, John McCain, Lisa Graham Keegan, Politics News
Martin Carnoy

Here is what puzzles me: none of what you and Graham Keegan claim for vouchers is based on any available evidence.

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It's About the Students, Stupid!

Marc Lampkin | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Education, Political, Campaign, Teachers, Unions, Buttons, Academic Standards, Students, Learning, Politics News
Marc Lampkin

When was the last time a teachers' union sued to demand higher academic standards? When has a teachers' union ever demanded more accountability in our classrooms?

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"The Great Expectations School" Paperback Gets AFT President Randi Weingarten's Endorsement

Dan Brown | Posted 10.20.2008 | Living

Read More: American Federation of Teachers, Leo Casey, Randi Weingarten, Jonathan Kozol, Teach for America, New York City Teaching Fellows, Teacher Quality, Barack Obama 2008, Eduwonk, Education, Eduwonkette, United Federation of Teachers, Anya Kamenetz, Generation Debt, Uft, National Book Award, Aft, Standardized Testing, Education Reform, Teachers, Living News
Dan Brown

Classrooms are ready-made for great stories. Comprised of twenty-some children and one adult, bound by a common mission, they are intersections of you...

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Schwarzenegger Signs California Journalism Teacher Protection Act

Esther Wojcicki | Posted 10.12.2008 | Media

Read More: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Senate Bill 1370, Meet the Press, First Amendment, Press Freedom, Teachers, Journalism, Media News
Esther Wojcicki

More states need to pass laws like California's protecting student rights to free speech and making the workplace safer for teachers.

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Grading the Debate: As Smart as a 5th Grader?

Darryle Pollack | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vp Debate, Grammar, Teachers, Joe Biden, Palin's Grammar, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Darryle Pollack

Based on the debate, what would a 5th grader think about what they are learning in school? They might believe that what we tell them is true: anyone in America can grow up to be president.

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Screwy Logic? You Betcha, Governor!

Patt Morrison | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Education, Teachers, Palin Education, Palin Taxes, Politics News
Patt Morrison

Maybe in Alaska, teachers get paid in moose stew. Here in the lower 48, public school teachers get paid with the public's tax dollars.

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Palin/Biden Debate and the Jewish Vote

Alison Teal | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sarah Palin Vice President, Teachers, Joe Biden Vp, Vice Presidential Debate, Jewish Voters, Politics News
Alison Teal

Unless Sara Palin wets her pants on stage tonight, she'll be declared the winner. And even then, she'll win over the Depend vote. She'll be charming...

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Tired Teachers

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 10.01.2008 | Living

Read More: Health, Stress, Education, Insomnia, Teachers, Sleep Deprivation, Sleep Disorders, Sleep, Living News
Dr. Michael J. Breus

I've written a lot about sleep-deprived parents, kids, and students, but I don't think I've given teachers the nod lately, if ever.  According to...

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Our Union: Fostering Reform To Improve Schools

Randi Weingarten | Posted 09.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Education, Randi Weingarten, Aft, Schools, Teachers, Teaching, Students, Politics News
Randi Weingarten

Good teachers usually have good ideas about what it takes to better their schools, help other teachers, or improve education across their communities. But turning those good ideas into reality isn't easy.

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What Do Future Voters Think about the Presidential Candidates?

Esther Wojcicki | Posted 08.25.2008 | Living

Read More: Democratic Convention, Elections, National Writing Project, Education, School Opening, Writing, Barack Obama Joe Biden, Obama, Schools, Teachers, Living News
Esther Wojcicki

Tthe National Writing Project together with Google Docs is sponsoring a program called Letters to Our Next President, to encourage young Americans to write to the candidates.

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Your Free Market School Choice

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 08.14.2008 | Living

Read More: School, Teachers, Academic Standards, Happiness, Living News
Jeffrey Shaffer

Attention everyone who has legal custody of school-age children! Just in time for the 2008-09 academic year, I announce the opening of New Paradigm A...

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Illuminating Public Schools' Possibilities: "Spectacular Things Happen Along the Way"

Dan Brown | Posted 07.29.2008 | Living

Read More: No Child Left Behind, Aft, Education, Urban Education, Nclb, High-Stakes Testing, Spectacular Things Happen Along the Way, Teachers, Education Reform, Nea, Brian Schultz, Project Citizen, Living News
Dan Brown

What happens when a teacher decides to disregard the canned standards and the stacks of test prep materials? Do the students wallow in ignorance, cheated out of a proper education by an "activist" teacher?

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Public Schools Get a Boost Today: AFT Elects President Randi Weingarten

Dan Brown | Posted 07.14.2008 | Living

Read More: Public Schools, No Child Left Behind, Class Size, Edward McElroy, American Federation of Teachers, New Teachers, Public Education Reform, Randi Weingarten, United Federation of Teachers, Nclb, Standardized Testing, Aft, Uft, Teachers, Public Education, High Stakes Testing, Living News
Dan Brown

Today in Chicago, Randi Weingarten was elected president of the American Federation of Teachers, a union with a membership of over 1.4 million. Our c...

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A Roundtable Discussion about Education

Charlie Rose | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Education, Teachers, School, Teacher, No Child Left Behind, National Teacher of the Year, Charlie Rose, Politics News
Charlie Rose

The American public school system has long been under scrutiny and in crisis. However, there is growing sentiment that large scale reform could be po...

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Convene, Connect, Transform: Teachers on Roll to Transform Schools

Esther Wojcicki | Posted 07.08.2008 | Business

Read More: NETS.T, Education Software, Brainpop, Education, Technology in Education, Knezek, Necc, Teachers, Teaching, Google, Business News
Esther Wojcicki

Anyone in San Antonio, Texas last week would have thought that American education had entered a new digital age.

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Seth Colter Walls

McCain Avoids Immigration In Speech To Latino Voters

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Education, John McCain, Latino Voters, Immigration, Teachers, Barack Obama, Lulac, Politics News

John McCain's speechwriters must have done some homework on reaching out to Latino voters. In his speech before the League of United Latin American Ci...

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My Conversation with Wendy Kopp

Charlie Rose | Posted 07.03.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: No Child Left Behind, Tfa, Education, Charlie Rose, Wendy Kopp, Teachers, Teaching, School, Teach, Entertainment News
Charlie Rose

One of the key challenges that America faces is how to improve our educational system. I have recently begun a series of conversations, underwritten ...

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What Sort of "Objectivity" in the Classroom?

Mark Kleiman | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Academic Freedom, Stanley Fish, Liberal Bias, Education, Teachers, Teaching, Politics News
Mark Kleiman

A faculty with a particular political "tilt" needs to make conscious efforts to police itself in order to protect the intellectual freedom of its students.

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Beyond "The Big Test": A Brilliant Idea to Improve Schools

Dan Brown | Posted 05.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Fairtest, No Child Left Behind, Public Schools, Testing, Essential Schools, Boston Globe, Assessment, Coalition for Essential Schools, Ces, Standardized Testing, High-Stakes Testing, Teachers, National Exhibition Month, Ted Sizer, Living News
Dan Brown

If a brilliant idea slapped us in the face for how to help public school students achieve more, would we recognize it? Today, schools' everyday funct...

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Watch and Join a Heated Three-Minute Education Debate

Dan Brown | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Partnership for Learning, Public Schools, Wendy Kopp, Performance Pay, No Child Left Behind, High-Stakes Testing, Robert Pondiscio, Teacher Quality, Core Knowledge, Teach for America, Ascd, Student Achievement, Amy Wilkins, American Federation of Teachers, Education Policy, Ed in 08 Blogger Summit, Student Assessment, Standardized Testing, Ed in 08, Teaching in the 408, Teachers, Education Reform, Public Education, Politics News
Dan Brown

At last week's Ed in '08 Blogger Summit, I asked a question about alternatives to high-stakes testing to the education policy panel and received an an...

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Newt Gingrich and Me: A Charged Moment at an Education Blogger Summit

Dan Brown | Posted 05.16.2008 | Media

Read More: Public Schools, Hotel Palomar, School Vouchers, Monopoly of Failure, Education Policy, Bloggers, School Funding, Ed in 08 Blogger Summit, School Reform, Education Sector, Teachers, Education Reform, New Gingrich, Ed in 08, Media News
Dan Brown

Gingrich's automatic dismissal of everyone currently within the struggling education system feels parallel to the disastrous de-Baathification process following the US invasion of Iraq.

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