Daily Archives: 2:13 PM
Sesame Street Muppet Pitches Government Dependence: Free Food at School
A “food insecure” Muppet is helping to promote a national “Food for Thought” campaign that teaches poor families to seek out nutritious food and to eat on the taxpayers’ tab…. Read more
Virginia Tech Massacre #2: I Wanna Be Around When They Pick Up the Pieces
I was out grocery shopping when the news on the giant store monitor hit: Once again, there had been shootings at Virginia Tech, in Blacksburg, Virginia, 40 miles… Read more
An Interview with Angie Neal and Rynette R. Kjesbo: Simply Social at School?
Students are struggling to develop these skills for many different reasons. One is that the advent of technolog…
The Global Search for Education: Dreams
C. M. Rubin – Finnish educator Pasi Sahlberg and Chancellor Stephen Spahn of the Dwight School in Manhattan have big dreams for education.
Occupy Geniuses: Cut Education Costs by Giving Free Stuff to Teachers
Kyle Olson – We have come to appreciate the Occupiers for their fundamental misunderstanding of economics. We’ve also come to look forward to the latest arrest statistics or… Read more
Bridging the divide
Bridging the religious divide —-New study shows how integrated institutions can lead diverse populations to cooperate in rebuilding countries.
The NEA’s Progressive Turn
By RiShawn Biddle – The NEA’s influence over public education remains in decline. Last month, the National Education Association claimed a substantial victory when it and other public-sector unions convinced… Read more
Don’t Just Try
by Christopher Westley – He stood in front of my desk, fidgeting, and avoiding eye contact. This was a necessary but not pleasant conversation. “Look,” I said, “to get a… Read more
12 New York Schools With Low Test Scores Are Put on Closing List
In the first part of a two-step effort at weeding out some of the poorest-performing schools, the Education Department announced on Thursday that it would move to close 12 of… Read more
A visual visit to Starbase Minnesota
Instructors Tim “Igneous” Swanson and Alyssa “Joule” Heser welcome students to Starbase Minnesota. I’ve been spending this week at Starbase Minnesota with more than 100 5th graders from Andersen United… Read more
