Andy Smarick, filling in for beach-bound Mike, and Rick discuss Arne Duncan's speech to the NEA, Deval Patrick's latest plan to turn around Massachusetts schools, and emphasizing more math in preschool. Then Amber tells us about an AIR report that compares the achievement of Massachusetts and Hong Kong and Rate that Reform talks weddings--between teacher and student!
Mike and Janie discuss David Steiner’s decision, opine about differentiated instruction, and attend a Tea Party. Amber goes global and Chris gives soccer the silent treatment.
This week, Mike and Rick discuss whether national standards are “conservative,” if Obama has expended his political capital on education policy, and what civil rights “accountability” in private schools could possibly look like.
This week, Mike and Rick discuss whether benchmarking state test scores against international assessments removes the need for a national test, the merits--or lack thereof--of tracking, and non-religious religious charter schools. Amber is off this week but Rate that Reform comes roaring in with a discussion of race-based rallies to pump students up pre-test day.
This week, Mike and Rick discuss whether we're getting $4 billion worth of education reform out of Race to the Top, the next big steps for the final Common Core Standards, and whether it's in the public's financial interest to reintegrate special education students into classrooms.
Mike and Rick answer life’s mysteries as they pertain to the election, OCR overreach, and publically-available teacher ratings. And if that’s not enough, Amber questions character education and Chris brings in the dogs.
This week, Mike and Rick talk Catholics, Texans, and city councils. Josh Dunn stops by to chat about the recent decision striking down virtual schools in Wisconsin, and Education News of the Weird is A Nation At Risk.
This week, Mike and Rick discuss new legislation in Colorado to give parents time off for school events, the wrongful condemnation of Ohio's voucher program, and the real story behind the "Obama Effect." Amber then tells us about a new study from the Department that reveals some disturbing budgetary news for professional development and Rate That Reform gets another driving lesson.
You often hear it (rhetorically) asked: If teachers’ unions are such a negative force in education, then why don’t the right-to-work states perform better academically? Alabama has the answer: Being right-to-work doesn’t mean that teachers and their unions are politically impotent.
Students at Bonham elementary school in Abilene, Texas, faced a serious problem last week when the school's toilets stopped working. Principal Diane Rose acted quickly and smartly. Instead of preparing mops and buckets, she called in the buses.
If you're as passionate about mountains as about charter schools, the Colorado League of Charter Schools wants to talk with you. Now in its twelfth year, the league is expanding so there are a number of positions available. Slide on over to here for more details.
The Philanthropy Roundtable, a national association of individual donors, foundations, donor-advised funds, and other grant makers, is seeking highly qualified individuals to serve as chief operating officer/chief financial officer and as director of K-12 education programs.
Fifteen-year-old Gaurav Rajav will not be receiving an Xbox 360 video game console this month. That's because the high school student, who hoped to recite 10,790 digits of Pi, and whose parents promised him the Xbox if he met that goal, could muster only enough intellectual stamina to correctly recite 8,784 numbers.
Education Pioneers seeks a dynamic Program Director to lead the implementation of the DC Metro Area Fellows Program.
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools is hosting the 8th Annual National Charter Schools Conference June 22nd through 25th, 2008, in New Orleans. NAPCS seeks presenters to share and discuss strengthening public charter schools. The deadline to submit proposals is October 17, 2007.
It's a Mike and Rick reunion, during which, amid much catching up, they discuss the tweaking of mayoral control in New York City, the slashing of school busing in some districts (figuratively, not literally), and the changes to Rhode Island's teacher evaluation systems.
The SEED Foundation needs a top-notch individual to head their new Maryland school, opening in fall 2008. Interested? All the information you need is available here.
This week, Mike and Rick chat about the election, the economy, and algebra. Amber tells us what it would take to get mid-career professionals into the classroom and Rate that Reform calls the police! Click here to listen through our website and peruse past editions.
With Mike and Rick playing hooky, Andy and Stafford stage a coup of the podcast. They discuss Obama's solidarity speech to the NAACP, the end of privately-paid-for teacher aides in New York City, and a stimulus funding snafu that's left Arizona $250 million in the red. With Amber on vacation, we then skip to Mickey's Rate that Mascot and the reemergence of the summertime Gentleman's C.
Rerum gestarum divi Augusti, quibus orbem terrarum imperio populi Romani subiecit, et impensarum quas in rem publicam populumque Romanum fecit, incisarum in duabus aheneis pilis, quae sunt Romae positae, exemplar subiectum. Annos undeviginti natus exercitum privato consilio et privata impensa comparavi, per quem rem publicam a dominatione factionis oppressam in libertatem vindicavi.
Join us on June 4 from 3 to 4:30 pm as we celebrate the release of Checker Finn's new book, Reroute the Preschool Juggernaut.
Our critical look at Reroute the Preschool Juggernaut will take place on June 4 from 3 to 4:30 pm. Better still, the first seventy guests to show up that afternoon will receive complimentary copies of this acclaimed but contentious little tome.
To learn more about the Fordham prizes, or about this year's winners, please click here.Winner of the 2005 Prize for Distinguished ScholarshipTERRY MOE-GODFATHER OF SCHOOL CHOICE
The National Association of Charter School Authorizers seeks a vice president of external affairs. The position is based in Chicago; all the information you need is here.
The Springfield Association of Classroom Teachers is in an uproar over the "Principal for a Day" program at Walker Elementary.
Barbara Van Dyke's ninth grade classroom in Marblehead is a child-centered haven where everyone is steadfastly respected, repeatedly affirmed, and children feel free to construct their knowledge of currency counterfeiting, reports the Boston Glob. "My job is to help these children unlock the knowledge already within themselves," says Van Dyke.
This week, Mike and Rick talk Iowa, special education, and the wisdom of children. We've got an interview with Sunil Iyengar of the National Endowment for the Arts, and Education News of the Weird is growing up so fast. Click here to listen through our website and peruse past editions.
