Archives for January 10, 2012

Diane Ravitch on the disaster that is NCLB: school closures, non-stop testing, & privatization. We must safeguard our public schools — they’re heart of our communities.NCLB: The Death Star of American Educationblogs.edweek.orgWhen I spoke at Stanford …

Troubled LGBT-bullying/suicide cluster MN school district Anoka-Hennepin drops “neutrality” policy re human sexuality (said to contribute to anti-gay climate). MN governor’s citizen panel to end bullying still being formed. cc Minnesota School Boards A…

Guardian UK report: TX school police who issue misdemeanor tickets & fines to kids for minor classroom infractions, thus filling the “schools to prison pipeline.” Troubling when you combine this with racial disparities and the high incidence of learnin…

“Hacker apprenticeships”: a temporary response to the need for skilled high-tech labor, or symptom of a more permanent gap in what should be taught in high schools and community colleges?What Hacker Apprenticeships Tell Us About the Future of Education…

To work w/children from high-poverty backgrounds, often subjected to emotional & other traumas, is itself traumatic & exhausting. How do teachers in high-poverty schools cope? Do we ask too much of them and not provide enough support or resources? Coul…