The Focus of Federal Education Policy
The federal government should focus on what it can do well and the four functions it alone can perform, according to an op-ed in today’s New York Times. In their piece…
Honoring Teachers Draws Important, Positive Attention to Education
“An amazing experience all around,” “it’s brought a lot of meaning to what I do every day,” “the highpoint of my career to date.” These are just some of the…
Idea of Standards Board Gets Public Airing
State officials were all ears when educators explained the potential of a Professional Educator Standards Board to a special legislative committee yesterday at the State Capitol. Senator Steve Cassano said,…
Disaster Education for Elementary Students
The State Department of Education is distributing a guide to preparing for and responding to disasters created by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Connecticut Department of Energy…
Competitive Funding for Connecticut?
Connecticut’s new commissioner of education is suggesting that Connecticut look to the precedent set by the federal government with Race to the Top and consider an education funding model that…
More Money Needed for Public Education
ECS isn’t broken: It just needs to be funded properly. That was the consensus from speakers at the Education Cost Sharing (ECS) Task Force hearing held in Waterford last night.…
More State Aid Necessary for World-Class Schools
Schools are in financial crisis. Class sizes are large. Academic programs are deteriorating. And resources are slim with teachers digging into their own pockets to buy school supplies. That’s the…
Co-Teaching: An Example of Educator Collaboration
In a recent blog post we discussed how social capital, essentially teacher collaboration, has been proven by research to increase student achievement. Education Week has a story this week on…
The Art of Coaching
There is an old Chinese Proverb that says, “I hear, and I forget. I see, and I remember. I do, and I understand.” One of my CEA colleagues recently shared…
Why Do You Send Your Kids to Public School?
Many parents who have the resources to send their children to private schools or homeschool them choose public education. Why? Why do you send your kids to public school? I…