Creativity, collaboration, critical thinking — all these can be found in play, & rich, rigorous learning that incorporates play. MUST WATCH. TEDxABQ – Jill Vialet – What Play Can Teach Uswww.youtube.comJill Vialet believes that playing is essential to…
Archives for January 12, 2012
NYT editorial identifying the many problems and poor quality of full-time online…
NYT editorial identifying the many problems and poor quality of full-time online schools. Key: what happens to funding that “follows the student” to online schools? De-funding of existing school districts and enrichment of education profiteers.Troubled…
"The 2012 Quality Counts national education rankings are out today. Florida had…
“The 2012 Quality Counts national education rankings are out today. Florida had the most dramatic fall from 5th to 11th, earning a D in school funding and a C- in achievement. As our friend Colleen Wood from 50th No More said- ‘It’s not all about money…
Tucson Unified's highly-regarded Mexican American Studies program shuttered whil…
Tucson Unified’s highly-regarded Mexican American Studies program shuttered while court battles sort student/teacher First Amendment rights & the vague wording of the law targeting MAS removal, HB 2281. cc New York Collective of Radical Educators (NYCo…
Real Florida parents find the "parent empowerment" bill pushed by ALEC & the bil…
Real Florida parents find the “parent empowerment” bill pushed by ALEC & the billionaires lobby totally out of step w/their priorities.Florida parent groups question origins of “parent empowerment” bill | Education articles blog on schwww.tampabay.com”…