Stand Up for Kids, Not CEOs
The Michigan Education Association has a great new video out. Watch it below. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU4nmDTZUtU&]
The Michigan Education Association has a great new video out. Watch it below. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU4nmDTZUtU&]
Research suggests that collaboration with colleagues around student instruction is an essential part of every teacher’s job and results in rising student achievement. These are the findings Carrie R. Leana,…
The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s annual Kids Count Data Book was released yesterday. Nationally, five of 10 indicators of child well-being improved, (Infant Mortality, Child Deaths, Teen Deaths, Teen Births,…
We won’t know what the proposal for a professional standards board for educators will look like until December — that’s the estimated release date for a final report from the Legislative Program…
Veteran teachers may have felt their ears burning yesterday and wondered why. BlogCEA has the answer. Bloomfield teacher Mary Kay Rendock was on national TV delivering a public expression of…
An article published today in the journal Science argues there is no scientific basis for single-sex schooling. The authors write, In attempting to improve schools, it is critical to remember…
Over 200 retired teachers had their healthcare questions and concerns addressed Tuesday by state experts at a CEA-Retired meeting in Southington. CEA-Retired President Jon-Paul Roden said, “Healthcare issues are always…
What constitutes character education in your school? You may be interested to know that character education is evolving in the research community– suggesting that good old-fashioned “true grit” plays a…
Continuous improvement is the mantra of today’s classrooms. Even when you’re trying your hardest and doing your best, the drumbeat of NCLB keeps reminding you, there’s even more to do. …
The co-chair of the new task force reviewing the state’s education financing system said today that the door is wide open to new approaches. Ben Barnes, the task force co-chair…