Thanks Father Barnabas (Tough Love Is Underrated)
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! ES Senior Fellow Peter Cookson remembers his “mentor from the old school.” April 1961. I am about to graduate from Saint Mary’s High School on the south side of...
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“Saundz Like American English.” This up-and-coming software app that allows students to practice English pronunciation may provide the support needed for traditional ESL curricula. (Getting Smart) Be...
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Want to enhance the creativity and sophistication of your thinking? A study by researchers at the University of Toronto suggests that reading fiction increases a person’s comfort with ambiguity....
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Debt and educational equity. The already crushing student debt will rise on July 1 as federal interest rates on students loans are set to double. Randy Weingarten, president of the American Federation...
View ArticleQuick Hits (6.19.13)
So a journalist walks into a classroom… and it dramatically changes the way she sees the world. Heather Sinclair Wood, a journalist at CNN, shares 6 lessons she learned as a classroom teacher. (CNN)...
View ArticleEvent Recap: Education Equity, In States We Trust?
For more than 50 years, the federal government has assumed primary responsibility for ensuring equity in education. Yet, more and more, in K-12 and higher education, this responsibility is now shifting...
View ArticleA Double Dose of Quick Hits (6.21.13)
We forgot to post Quick Hits yesterday (sorry)… I’m sure you were devastated. Fear not! We have a double dose for you on this fine Friday afternoon. Quotable. Washington Monthly’s Daniel Luzer: “The...
View ArticleQuick Hits (09.05.13)
Falling STARs. California education officials propose eliminating the state’s decades-old STAR standardized tests in reading, math, and science. In place of the paper-and-pencil STAR tests, the state...
View ArticleQuick Hits: By the Numbers Edition (9.6.13)
165 The number of Indiana schools whose A-F grades were impacted by grade changes in the state’s accountability system. State lawmakers called for review of the accountability system after public...
View ArticleAIR and Education Sector Join Forces
Earlier today, Education Sector announced it will be joining with the American Institutes for Research (AIR), a leader in education research, evaluation and technical assistance. Read about the...
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