By Susan DuFresne. This is the 4th and final post in a series on childhood trauma. In the 1st post, I expose my personal reasons for being an example in this struggle to create Compassionate Schools. In the 2nd post, I tell the stories of how children who have walked through my classroom doors have been impacted …
This is the first in a series of blog posts focused on the value of art in our lives, and the role art can play in resisting the test and punish model of education. See the intro and links to other posts in the series here. By Sarah Puglisi. When I was in training, in university, my Art Education teacher Bill …
Apparently, Julian Vasquez Heilig’s excellent question didn’t make it through CNN vetting last night. Check out the other questions he asked here.
On the occasion of the opening of his museum, billionaire Eli Broad got an earful from students, teachers and parents opposing his plan to dismantle Los Angeles public schools. Broad Rally from Schoolhouse Live on Vimeo.
Last spring, when my son was denied admittance to the computer lab during high stakes testing time (we had opted him out), I raised a stink, writing an editorial in our local paper protesting not only that he was denied a resource he needed to complete a report he was writing, but also the way he was denied: a …
As Joe Biden considers a presidential run, should teachers consider supporting him? Here he is on educational issues, at the University of New Hampshire, last February. H/T Andrew Gamble
Diane Ravitch and Karen Lewis at The Network for Public Schools National Conference in Chicago. Diane Ravitch in Conversation with Karen Lewis from Schoolhouse Live on Vimeo.
By Anthony Cody. This Tuesday voters in Chicago will choose between incumbent mayor Rahm Emanuel and challenger Chuy Garcia. Garcia shared his views on education here a few weeks ago, and has earned the support of most teachers and the Chicago Teachers Union. The Network for Public Education also has endorsed him. …
By Anthony Cody. Towards the end of his press conference today, President Obama was asked about the state of African Americans and race relations in the country. Part of his answer related to education. He stated: We’ve seen some progress, in the education reforms that we’ve initiated are showing …
More and more universities are looking beyond standardized test scores, when determining who their students should be. Here’s what’s happening at Hofstra. H/T Neil A. Carousso
