What would you tell the president about education in America?
What if you got a chance to sit down with President Barack Obama and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan over lunch. What would you tell them about what’s happening…
Obama Likely to Address Early Education Tonight
President Obama will give his State of the Union address at 9:00 tonight, and Education Week and The Huffington Post are reporting he is likely to announce an investment in…
American Jobs Act Would Keep Teachers in the Classroom
This morning President Obama stood with teachers, veterans, small business owners, construction workers and first responders, as he called on Congress to pass the American Jobs Act. Standing with me…
NEA Delegates Vote to Endorse President Obama
Many Connecticut teachers are grateful to President Barack Obama for keeping class sizes from ballooning and preserving their jobs in recent years through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. They’re…
Obama on Obama
Last week President Obama seemed to have reverted to a position on testing that was at the heart of why so many educators supported his candidacy. In a town hall-style…
Signs of A Truce in the War on Teachers?
Last week NEA, AFT, and Secretary Duncan announced plans for a joint labor-management summit early next year to talk about collaboration in pursuit of education reform. Certainly not a tipping…
New School Year Brings Both Hope and Uncertainty
I’ve laid low this summer, mostly watching the long drawn out run up to final passage of the so-called EduJobs bill in the Senate. Secretary Duncan has kept his promise…
Sanctions v. Incentives: False Choice for Teachers?
It is great that CEA has asked teachers why they chose to teach. It is an important question to ask, particularly given the shroud of cynicism surrounding the profession going…
President Obama Addresses Students
At noon today President Obama addressed America’s students. If you missed his remarks, you can read them here or watch them below. In his speech Obama told students that if…
President Obama to Speak Directly to Students
On Tuesday, September 8, President Barack Obama will deliver a national address directly to the nation’s students on the importance of education. He will challenge students to work hard, set…