7.27.10 – As the founder of Teaching That Makes Sense, Steve Peha has spent much of the past 15 years working on developing professional development regimens that help teachers improve their own academic instruction. But the former tech manager — who once scored the theme for the 3.1 version of Microsoft’s Windows operating system

7.21.10 – According to a recent study conducted by Dr. Jonah Rockoff from the Columbia School of Business, “Somewhat surprisingly, shorter (teacher) absences have far more detrimental effects on a per-day basis than longer absences: 10 single-day absences spread out over a year will be significantly worse for student achievement than a single two-week medical leave.” Clearly, something needs to be done to address this issue.

7.16.10 – Public education is crying out for leaders. This may seem strange when there is no shortage of people in leadership positions. They have attained degrees, certification, experience, and titles that qualify them to direct and supervise other educators. But not all people in leadership positions are leaders.

Seattle, WA, July 13, 2010 – Given the bleak outlook for financing public education, schools face a grim future of struggles amid static—or worse—declining resources.How then might states and school districts find “new money” in the context of a sluggish economy with depressed revenues and built-in cost escalators? The answer, say two University of Washington researchers, lies in productivity gains.

Study finds that different requirements explain much of the funding gap between charter schools and traditional public schools

6.25.10 – Andrew J. Coulson – Teachers unions, the Obama administration, and most Democrats in Congress want to spend another $23 billion that we don’t have to shore up public school employment. If we don’t go along, they tell us, it’ll be a “catastrophe” for American education. With fewer teachers our kids will supposedly learn less, further crippling our already wounded economy.

6.16.10 – The Common Standards are not mandated by the federal government – this was pointedly a state-led effort — but the Obama administration has made clear that it sees common standards as critical to its reform effort. The U.S. Department of Education has already tied federal money to states’ embrace of common standards.

6.10.10 – Postsecondary preparedness for students regardless of their choice of college or career demands a system focus. The intensifying attention to college and career readiness of late poses many challenges for public education, but it also presents opportunities for innovative changes in the quality and type of education provided to students.

New York – June 9, 2010 – According to a new study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, students attending the Harlem Success Academy Charter School (HSA) in New York City dramatically outperform similar students who apply but are not accepted via random lottery. The study, by researchers Jonathan Supovitz and Sam Rikoon, also found that students who enrolled in the public charter school outperformed similar students in comparable public schools in the neighborhood by an even wider margin.

6.9.10 – AER Journal—Attending college is not only about academics, but also about new experiences and gaining self-reliance. When students are deafblind, they may face additional complications. For a successful college experience, both students with disabilities and their instructors must make more adjustments.

6.5.10 – EARL C. RICKMAN III – Each year, thousands of bright-eyed kindergarteners enter our public schools in Michigan, eager to take on new experiences. It is my job as a school board member to see that their dreams and hopes are nurtured and cultivated and that their spirit for learning does not waver.

6.3.10 – Since the 1960s, policymakers have used targeted school choice policies to increase integration in public schools. For example, magnet schools – by providing specific programs, following a type of pedagogy, or specializing in a subject area

6.2.10 – The U.S. Department of Education and its partners United Way Worldwide, National PTA, SEDL, and Harvard Family Research Project are proud to bring you a free webinar series on family, school, and community engagement.

5.27.10 – Operating in an environment beset by recession-induced cutbacks in state funding and surging enrollment, many state colleges and universities are turning to tuition increases to generate operating revenues.

5.25.10 – The Surgeon General reports that a youth commits suicide every two hours in the United States and that the average rate of adolescent suicide is higher than the overall suicide rate (Watkins, 2004).

5.25.10 – Susan E. Bridges, principal of A.G. Richardson Elementary School in Culpeper, Virginia, testified on May 19 before the House Committee on Education & Labor about the tools principals need to successfully turn schools around.

WASHINGTON—The American Association of School Administrators (AASA), the National Education Association (NEA), and the National School Boards Association (NSBA) jointly have developed 11 Guiding Principles that could be used for the Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF)

5.20.10 – It appears I must have missed the portions of President Barack Obama's inaugural speech where he announced he would emancipate the workers from their ruthless capitalist overlords.

5.19.10 – A recent Center on Education Policy (CEP) report asks, Has Progress Been Made in Raising Achievement for English Language Learners? and finds that states have generally made progress in increasing the achievement of English Language Learners (ELLs) under No Child Left Behind.

5.19.10 – A new study by researchers at Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Research and Reform in Education could change the way schools in the United States teach non-native speakers to read and speak in English.