Education-Related Facts: August 20, 2014
1. Four years ago, about 40 states were interested in the $370 million federally-funded online Common Core assessments. At least 17 have now backed away from them. 2. Of the 35 waiver-monitoring reports reviewed by the U.S. Department of Education, 17 states are...
Education News: August 19, 2014
1. Washington is the first state so far to lose its NCLB flexibility, and now the government has rejected all of its requests not to have to notify parents if their schools are not meeting AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) and allowing them to transfertheir kids to...
Quotable Education Quotes: August 18, 2014
** "Critics wondered how a competition among states--which would create winners and losers--could create educational equity (given that winners were chosen by how slavishly they bowed to the Education Department's reform tastes, and that the Gates Foundation spent...
It’s an Education Fact: August 13, 2014
1) Lawmakers in 27 states have proposed either delaying or revoking the Common Core; 44 signed on originally. 2) According to a School Improvement Network survey, 62% of parents with school kids support the Common Core; 22% are opposed; and 17% had no opinion. 3)...
Quotable Education Quotes: August 10, 2014
** "The U.S. education policy world--the entire country, for that matter--is on a quest to increase the ranks of future innovators in science and technology. Yet the programs that get funded in K-12 education do not support students who are already good at and in love...
Education-Related Websites to Visit: August 7, 2014
*** www.kidsreads.com ~ This site explains that it offers "thoughtful book reviews, compelling features, in-depth author profiles and interviews, excerpts from the hottest new releases and more ..." *** www.discoveryeducation.com ~ This Discovery Education site offers...
It’s an Education Fact: August 6, 2014
1. A recent Reading in Fundamental survey found that 83% of parents say it's very or extremely important that children read in the summer, but just 17% say it's the most important activity. 49% say #1 is playing outside. Also, 59% said their kids do the right amount...
Making Education News: August 5, 2014
1. The Government Accountability Office says the USDA should improve eligibility verification for those getting free and reduced-price school meals, as there is apparently a lot of lying going on. 2. Schools having trouble meeting the new federal nutrition...
Quotable Education Quotes: August 4, 2014
** "I think that 'good teaching' probably has many different dimensions. The coverage of standards-aligned content. The ability to improve other non-cognitive outcomes ... These things may or may not be highly correlated. So I think that what VAMS [value-added...
Recommended Websites: July 31, 2014
*** www.kidsknowit.com ~ This is "The totally free Children's Learning Network whose mission is to provide the highest quality education activities, products, movies, music, games, articles, textbooks, learning programs, lesson plans, and worksheets." All at no cost....
Education-Related Facts: July 30, 2014
1. About 82% of our public schools reported students enrolled in a dual-credit course in 2010-11; that's 1.4 million students taking 2 million courses. 2. Says MIT research: students remember only 10% of what they read, 20% of what they hear, 50% of what they see...
Making Education-Related News: July 29, 2014
1. ACT, Inc. has made only minor changes to its test but will include a STEM score based on the math and science sections, an English language score based on its English, reading, and writing tests, a "progress toward career-readiness score," and a "text complexity...
Quotable Quotes: July 28, 2014
** "Data is the application that can transform education. Data can enable and support educators to personalize learning for individual students. Applications can use learning styles, interests, and other key pieces of information to target the areas in which students...
The Findings and Implications of Harvard’s “The Children We Mean to Raise”
The mantra growing up in my house wasn’t to get straight “As” or the biggest trophy, or, for that matter to be the happiest, winningest kid on the block. No, it was, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Oh, how the times have changed since my early...
Education-Related Websites to Visit: July 24, 2014
*** www.scholastic.com/otcliteracy/ ~ This site teaches medicine safely to 5th and 6th graders with lesson plans, quizzes, and a variety of resources. *** www.schooltube.com ~ Says that "This is the nation's largest K-12 moderated video sharing platform, specifically...
It’s an Education Fact: July 23, 2014
1. Findthebest.com finds that New York state spends the most per student with an average of $21,168, while Utah spends the least at $7,388. 2. According to FLN, 96% of respondents were familiar with the term "flipped learning," up from 73% in 2012, and 75% of...
Making Education News: July 22, 2014
1. Obama's 2015 budget includes $120 million to create safe schools and intervene early on in the early lives of troubled children. $25 million is for violent-prone schools, and $50 million is to train staff in violence- and bullying-reducing strategies. 2. Obama has...
Quotable Education Quotes: July 20, 2014
** "Inexperience with technology might frustrate many students taking the computerized Common Core assessments. As I recently realized after debriefing with hundreds of students who had participated in pilots of computerized assessment items, even many digital natives...
The Downside of Helicopter Parenting
The other day, I went Internet exploring about the dos and don’ts of parenting prompted by a scene I witnessed at a seven-year-old kid’s drop-off birthday party. Not all invitees were seven, however. Two were younger and two were older—all either neighbors or...
Education-Related Websites to Visit: July 17, 2014
** http://powermylearning.org ~ Here you'll "find and use thousands of FREE games, videos, and interactives in all major K-12 subjects and aligned to the Common Core. ** www.procon.org ~ This site's mission is "promoting critical thinking, education, and informed...
