Our Sputnik Moment ….
The State of the Union address last week left little doubt that President Obama sees the reauthorization of ESEA as fertile ground for “bipartisan cooperation”. Few educators would dispute his…
Bill Gates Takes on Teacher Effectiveness
The debate on the efficacy of Value-Added Models as a measure of teacher effectiveness continues and the well-documented reservations remain unresolved, but the game changed last year when the Gates…
New Year Brings Only Uncertainty For ESEA
As the new Congress settles in after the so-called wave election sent a strong message to Washington, it remains to be seen just what the message was. For public education…
Municipalities Advance First Salvo Over MBR
About half a billion – that’s b as in billion – is at stake as state officials and municipal officials worry about who will make up the local deficits created…
More Uncertainty in Highly Qualified Teacher Requirements
One of the more disruptive and confusing elements of the NCLB law has been the set of requirements that defined who was a “Highly Qualified Teacher”. Here’s the latest twist.…
Another Look at the Impact of Kindergarden
As the snail-paced recovery moves forward and the availability of stimulus money fades, state and local school budgets feel the tightening of the vise. Given that we have never successfully…
Holiday Program Will Bring Joy to Hundreds of Needy Children
CEA’s charitable organization, the Connecticut Education Foundation (CEF), is once again making a difference in the lives of needy public school students through its gift-giving program, the Holiday Bear Project.…
Above and Beyond
The holiday season is upon us and this year historic numbers of Americans have fallen upon hard times. Many teachers and their organizations commit incredible acts of kindness which often…
Diane Ravitch Talks Ed Reform in New Haven
Diane Ravitch, noted historian and research professor at New York University is a woman with a renewed mission since the publication of her provocative book The Death and Life of…
NEA’s Priority Schools Campaign
Have you heard about NEA’s Priority Schools Campaign? You wouldn’t know it from the media, but across the country, educators are partnering with parents, communities, businesses, and their Associations to…