Beyond Superman: Research
ResearchValue-added teacher evaluation goes on trial—literally
I’ve taken the liberty of dreaming up the court transcript ahead of time (using Q for the defense attorney’s questions and A for the plaintiff’s answers). Enjoy this…
New report examines international ed-tech policies
A new report comparing educational technology use of K-12 students in 21 countries found that, despite global economic uncertainty, many countries are still investing in technology to improve…
Florida ‘Trigger bills’ ready to start power battle with educators
I'm a mom. I'm also a teacher. I have taught thousands of kids over the last 20 years of my career. When I walk into a school or…
Ravitch: Does Obama understand Race to the Top?
I don't know about you, but I am growing convinced that President Barack Obama doesn't know what Race to the Top is, says education historian Diane Ravitch for…
ED: States applying for NCLB waivers should do more to reach students
In its initial review of No Child Left Behind waiver requests, the U.S. Education Department highlighted a similar weakness in nearly every application: States did not do enough…
Column: It’s time to strengthen the P-16 continuum
If we are to realize President Obama’s goal of leading the world in the percentage of citizens who are college graduates, we will need to break down the…
Teachers: Budgets block classroom technology access
Despite advances in digital learning tools and efforts to close the ed-tech access gap, school budgets remain one of the biggest barriers to classroom technology access, according to…
The most, least literate big U.S. cities
Washington, D.C., is the most literate big city in the United States, and Bakersfield, Calif., the least, in the newest annual rankings that consider factors including the population’s…
Five practices of effective principals
Strong leadership is essential to a positive school culture and student success, and effective principals use five key practices to ensure that their schools are successful, according to…
Youth unlikely to pursue science, technology, engineering jobs, survey finds
Though President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address stressed the need for a competitive workforce, especially in more technical fields such as energy, young Americans see massive…
Opinion: Require kids to stay in school? Not so fast….
Anytime you hear government officials mandating new behaviors to a broad swath of the population, that mandate is likely to run afoul of the First Amendment, says Sam…
Watch: Bishop slams public schools: Hitler and Mussolini ‘Would love our system’
Religious leaders in Philadelphia are frustrated with the battle over school choice, to the extent that Harrisburg Bishop Joseph McFadden says fascist leaders Hitler and Mussolini "would love"…
Black, Latino students perform at levels of 30 years ago
Educators are expressing alarm that the performance gap between minority and white high school students continues to expand across the United States, with minority teenagers performing at academic…
Chicago Public School system announces guidelines for longer school days
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the Chicago Public School system has issued guidelines that detail what the longer school days are to consist of. …
Rothstein: The facts that school reformers ignore
Education “reformers” have a common playbook, says Richard Rothstein, a research associate at the Economic Policy Institute, for the Washington Post. …
Teacher tenure is under increased attack
If teachers feel as though their job security is under attack, they’re right: Efforts to abolish or chip away at teacher tenure and erode collective bargaining rights have…
‘Parent trigger’ would let parents convert schools
Indiana parents could soon have a direct say in turning public schools into charter schools. A measure being pushed in the Indiana House of Representatives would let them…
Hawaii teachers reject contract in ‘blow’ to Race to the Top
Public school teachers in Hawaii have rejected a contract that called for a move to a performance-based evaluation and compensation system, as required by the Race to the…
Homophobia starts in elementary school; teachers do little
Clare Davidson-Sherman, the adopted daughter of Karen Davidson-Fisher, has "several mommies"--her biological one, her adoptive mother's former partner who has joint custody, and now Davidson-Fisher's legal wife, ABC…
What the 1% majored in
There are a lot of factors to weigh when picking your college major. Like, for example, will this major land me in the top 1% of earners? Despite…
Study: Junk food doesn’t cause obesity in middle schools
A new study of nearly 20,000 middle schoolers has found that kids who attend schools that sell junk food such as soda and doughnuts do not gain more…
Obama education reforms advance as Congress falters
President Barack Obama's administration is moving ahead in reforming U.S. education without the help of the Congress, and will soon announce which states can opt out of the…
Learn how to recognize and help depressed students
One fifth of females between the ages of 14 and 17 reported feeling severely depressed at some point, according to a recent Department of Education report, and there…
City’s unwanted teachers drift through a life in limbo
Hundreds of city teachers show up at schools they've never seen before every Monday morning, DNAinfo.com reports.…
Educational apps for early learners see huge jump
As mobile learning devices crop up in classrooms from coast to coast, the market for educational apps appears to be thriving, with educational apps for pre-schoolers and toddlers…