Open Letter to Federal Leadership Re: Comprehensive Reauthorization of No Child Left Behind
National PTA President Betsy Landers urges federal leadership to come together to fix No Child Left Behind. Read Full Post >
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November 09, 2012
October 31, 2012
The U.S. Education System Is Not Failing
NASBE's Steve Berlin believes that while we should aspire to greater success for our students, the nation's schools as a whole are succeeding. Read Full Post >
July 19, 2012
Politics or Policy?
NAESP Executive Director Gail Connelly joins principals across the country in calling on Congress to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and, in doing so, support, strengthen and invest in great principals. Read Full Post >
June 27, 2012
Out of Touch and Turning Back the Clock: Romney on Education
NEA President Dennis Van Roekel takes Mitt Romney's education agenda to task, calling the presidential candidate out of touch and accusing him of turning back the clock to NCLB. Van Roekel urges a more productive agenda that will help better prepare students for the challenging world of the 21st century. Read Full Post >
May 21, 2012
Fix the Fixation on Testing
AFT's Marla Ucelli-Kashyap calls on education stakeholders to end the fixation on low-quality, high-stakes assessments in favor of an accountability system that integrates testing with teaching and learning, and measures deeper subject matter knowledge and whether students have the skills to use it. Read Full Post >
May 02, 2012
Ten Steps in the Right Direction: How Feds Can Strengthen Public Education
AASA Executive Director Dan Domenech offers ten steps that the federal government can take to strengthen public education in the United States. Read Full Post >
April 09, 2012
We Could All Use a Lesson in Culture
Kansas LFA Chair Nancy Bolz notes that many schools with those demographics that "should" struggle beat the odds and are schools of excellence. She credits their attitude--their culture. Read Full Post >
March 14, 2012
Little Relief in Sight
A recent survey from AASA finds that school administrators anticipate new budget cuts next school year, meaning they will again have to make tough decisions about what programs and personnel to cut. Read Full Post >
February 15, 2012
The Opportunity to Excel
NSBA President Mary Broderick argues that our reliance on standardized tests may not be cultivating the learners we want. As we approach ESEA reauthorization, we need to shift federal policy to better prepare students to succeed in an uncertain world. Read Full Post >
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