10.23.10 – WASHINGTON, DC – Many of the nation’s most heralded teacher “performance pay” programs don’t even come close to truly reforming teacher pay to benefit talented educators, according to a new study and report card from The Center for Education Reform.

10.20.10 – S.3895, the Senate’s seclusion/restraint bill, “Keeping All Students Safe Act,” has one provision that has created significant controversy. It is the provision which allows districts to embed a seclusion/restraint plan in an individual student’s Individualized Education Programs [IEP], safety plan, educational plan or behavior plan.

10.15.10 – Michael F. Shaughnessy – We research "don't ask, don't tell" to ensure that the public policy conversation is informed with the best possible evidence.

10.13.10 – Tom Vander Ark – A bunch of colleges are going out of business, only they don't know it. They pretend that trimming costs and jacking tuition is a solution. They haven't come to terms with a world where anyone can learn anything almost anywhere for free or cheap.

10.8.10 – Boston, Mass., October, 2010. A newly released study by the Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers (ALSCW) strongly suggests that two factors—a fragmented English curriculum and a neglect of close reading—may explain why the reading skills of American high school students have shown little or no improvement in several decades despite substantial increases in funds for elementary and secondary education by federal and state governments.

10.6.10 – East Lansing, MI (October 5, 2010) – High quality research is not informing the process of reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) according to reviews of the six research summaries offered in support of the Obama administration's "Blueprint for Reform" – its proposals for ESEA reauthorization.

10.2.10 – WASHINGTON, Oct. 1– Calling President Obama to task for remarks he made on national television Monday, education reform leaders demanded today that the President reverse his opposition to publicly funded school vouchers and allow low-income children access to the same quality education he and his children have enjoyed. (www.RevolutionInEducation.org)

9.28.10 – E.D. Hirsch Jr. – The thousands of education reform leaders and teachers gathered in New York for the Education Nation summit will talk about many things: performance pay for teachers, charter schools, the new "Waiting for 'Superman'" movie.

9.24.10 – In light of the fiscal climate and state of the economy, the Board of Education, school administrators and teachers of the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District have responded.

9.19.10 – Michael F. Shaughnessy – The teacher can project math problems on the board and have the student solve math problems using the interactive pen.

9.13.10 – As much as defenders of traditional public education complain about additional funding and efforts to expand charter schools, the vast amount of attention and funding in school reform is focused on overhauling traditional school districts. reforming traditional school districts.

9.3.10 – Michael F. Shaughnessy – Dr. Jason Paulk is Director of Choral Activities in the College of Fine Arts at Eastern New Mexico University. In this interview he responds to questions about an upcoming presentation and the logistics and preparation for it.

9.3.10 – Michael F. Shaughnessy – Summer Advantage USA is an amazing summer learning program for children (whom we call “scholars”) in grades K to 8 with research based summer learning programs designed to produce substantial academic gains.

8.31.10 – Bob Samuels – Even if every school criticizes the validity of the U.S. News & World Report college rating system, these institutions still spend a great deal of money and time on trying to raise their rankings

8.30.0 – DURHAM, N.C. — Around the country and throughout the world, politicians and education activists have sought to eliminate the “digital divide” by guaranteeing universal access to home computers, and in some cases to high-speed Internet service.

8.28.10 – RALEIGH — Students in North Carolina’s public schools face end-of-grade and end-of-course tests to determine how well they’ve mastered the material taught during the school year. But who tests the tests? Until 2009, the content and design of North Carolina’s tests were secret.

8.24.10 – Hayes Mizell – For educators, "back-to-school" means slipping into familiar routines. There will be new students, new colleagues, and perhaps a new principal, but most teachers and administrators yearn for as little change as possible from the previous school year.ﾠ

8.17.10 – Though used by most schools to identify students needing help learning English, the surveys may often be inaccurate, researchers say.

8.13.10 – RiShawn Biddle – Five years ago, amid all the talk about charter and vouchers, I had proposed a reform of how we structure public education that departed from the concept of school districts and school boards. Calling it the Hollywood Model, it is based on how the entertainment is structured:

8.10.10 – Hayes Mizell – When educators talk about professional learning, they never seem to use the word joy. They sometimes describe a professional development experience as fun, but that is a much more superficial concept ( amusement or pleasure) than joy (intense or elated happiness).