Forces of the status quo are trying to discredit President Obama’s signature education initiative, the Race to the Top.
July 30, 2010
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Friday, July 30, 2010
Time: Afghan Women and the Return of the Taliban
Photograph by Jodi Bieber / INSTITUTE for TIME
As the U.S. searches for a way out of Afghanistan, some policymakers suggest negotiating with the Taliban. But that would spell disaster for half the country's population: Afghan women
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/magazine#ixzz0vjxB4EQ1
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/magazine#ixzz0vjxB4EQ1
NY Daily News: Kids are big losers in Mayor Bloomberg, Joel Klein's school test scores game
JUAN GONZALEZ - NEWS
Friday, July 30th 2010, 4:00 AM
So all those glowing school test results were a fraud, after all.
For years, Mayor Bloomberg, Schools Chancellor Joel Klein and top education officials in Albany touted big jumps in math and reading scores statewide - and skyrocketing results among New York City's pupils. (The Daily News)
NY Daily News: City using tainted tallies to grade teachers, schools
City using tainted tallies to grade teachers, schools
Friday, July 30th 2010, 4:00 AM
Just a day after doubt was cast on years of skyrocketing test scores, the city forged ahead with plans to use the exams as a high-stakes measure for schools and teachers.NY Times: Confusion on Where New York School Performance Stands
Confusion on Where City Students Stand
By SHARON OTTERMAN
Doubts arise as the benchmarks of proficiency change for New York City’s public school students.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Obama Defends Education Program - NYTimes.com
Obama Defends Education Program
By JACKIE CALMES
Published: July 29, 2010
Doug Mills/The New York Times
President Obama spoke at the 100th anniversary convention of the
National Urban League in Washington on Thursday.
National Urban League in Washington on Thursday.
Published: July 29, 2010
New York Students’ Passing Rate Plummets - NYTimes.com
The official NYTimes story about the 2010 test scores...
And here is a quick link to test score data graphs in New York City. http://projects.nytimes.com/new-york-schools-test-scores
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
The End of Men - Magazine - The Atlantic
The End of Men - Magazine - The Atlantic
Women are dominating society as never before.
Earlier this year, women became the majority of the workforce for the first time in U.S. history. Most managers are now women too. And for every two men who get a college degree this year, three women will do the same. For years, women’s progress has been cast as a struggle for equality. But what if equality isn’t the end point? What if modern, postindustrial society is simply better suited to women? A report on the unprecedented role reversal now under way— and its vast cultural consequences
BY HANNA ROSIN
IMAGE CREDIT: JOHN RITTER
Monday, July 26, 2010
On Education - Equity of Test Is Debated as Children Compete for Gifted Kindergarten - NYTimes.com
On Education - Equity of Test Is Debated as Children Compete for Gifted Kindergarten - NYTimes.com
By MICHAEL WINERIP
Yana Paskova for The New York Times
From left, Laisha Mendez, 5, Amaya Taylor, 4, and Kellie Pierre, 4, at the Bloomingdale Head Start program in Manhattan.
Because test prep “boot camp” and $145-an-hour tutoring is available to those who can pay, children from wealthy families have an advantage, some parents say.
Op-Ed Contributor - Unsafe at Any Meal - NYTimes.com
Op-Ed Contributor - Unsafe at Any Meal - NYTimes.com
Will the Senate act to protect Americans from food-borne illnesses?
July 24, 2010Op-Ed Contributor - Shirley Sherrod and Me - NYTimes.com
Op-Ed Contributor - Shirley Sherrod and Me - NYTimes.com
Living through information-age maelstroms.
July 24, 2010Political Times - Race - Still Too Hot to Touch - NYTimes.com
Political Times - Race - Still Too Hot to Touch - NYTimes.com
Paula Scher
Why hasn’t America moved beyond the old, stultifying debate on race in the age of Obama?
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Friday, July 23, 2010
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Op-Ed Columnist - Tweet Less, Kiss More - NYTimes.com
Op-Ed Columnist - Tweet Less, Kiss More - NYTimes.com
Bob Herbert encourages us to listen to the sounds of silence and reconnect with our humanity in a classic technology vs. soul argument.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
On Facebook, Telling Teachers How Much They Meant - NYTimes.com
On Facebook, Telling Teachers How Much They Meant - NYTimes.com
A feel-good article about students connecting with their old teachers years later...
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Op-Ed Columnist - The Medium Is the Medium - NYTimes.com
Op-Ed Columnist - The Medium Is the Medium - NYTimes.com
Brooks examines the impact of physical books on the academic success of young people. How does the internet factor in?
The Times publishes letters in response: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/13/opinion/l13brooks.html?ref=opinion
The Times publishes letters in response: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/13/opinion/l13brooks.html?ref=opinion
Monday, July 12, 2010
Educational Leadership:Good Teaching in Action:Reading That Refreshes
Some reading suggestions and lists for summer reading and replenishing the libraries...
Op-Ed Columnist - Miami’s Hoops Cartel - NYTimes.com
Op-Ed Columnist - Miami’s Hoops Cartel - NYTimes.com
Maureen Dowd on Lebronathon
Maureen Dowd on Lebronathon
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