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Congress Moves to Slash ‘Reading First’
Seed Newsvine Education Week reported on June 8th: House Democrats want to put their own stamp on federal education spending by increasing Title I and other programs they favor and slashing Reading F… more »
Dr. Roger Passman
The Joys of Flocking and The relevance of innovation
whichlevel wrote 1 day ago: After reading about the new social browser, flock, I finally got around to testing it. Well, whoa! i … more »
Who's to blame?
sourapplesunite wrote 1 month ago: A couple of days ago, I saw a news clip about Michelle Rhee, the new Washington D.C. schools chancel … more »
Another rant: cutting the asst band teacher, etc
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goodnessgraciouswv wrote 4 months ago: Okay, we have had two related stories in the Herald Dispatch in the last couple of weeks. Cabell … more »
Absent but still here. . .huh?
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Treavor wrote 4 months ago: My virtual presence, at least on this blog, has been null. I regret my neglect when I see so many in … more »
Introduction of regular features
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learningtolead wrote 4 months ago: I’ve been thinking quite a bit as to what I want I’d like for this blog. Eventually, I … more »
...heard back from Gayle Manchin...but now what?
goodnessgraciouswv wrote 4 months ago: I will try to retype all of Mrs. Manchin’s letter so that you may read it. She seems to agre … more »
My January letter to WV First Lady Gayle Manchin
goodnessgraciouswv wrote 4 months ago: Dear Mrs. Manchin, I know that you are a mother and a teacher, along with being First Lady of Wes … more »
WSJ asks: What Makes Finnish Kids So Smart? MJB answers: Being Finnish.
MJB wrote 4 months ago: This article from last Friday’s WSJ is required reading in my little world. One of the underl … more »
Financial Aid in the Top Universities
learningtolead wrote 5 months ago: Part of my American Dream is to give my daughter a better life than I had growing up. By giving her … more »
and, again, not saving money OR giving a better education
goodnessgraciouswv wrote 5 months ago: http://www.challengewv.org/news/decade_of_consolidation.pdf “Sorry to tell you, but 39 is a lo … more »
More about BH/Enslow consolidation & out of city proposed site
goodnessgraciouswv wrote 5 months ago: In reference to William Smith’s guest column in the Herald Dispatch today ( http://www.herald … more »
Quotes from 21st Century Fund Organizing Manual--"For Generations to Come"
goodnessgraciouswv wrote 5 months ago: A group from Washington D.C. tells you how to upgrade your school buildings to educate your children … more »
Voice of the People, extended edition
goodnessgraciouswv wrote 5 months ago: I am working on a letter to the editor (”Voice of the People”). I am a bit concerned … more »
Any interested teachers, please read! On Model School League
goodnessgraciouswv wrote 6 months ago: The VERY short version of this is that Dr. Stan Maynard is looking to have model school programs wi … more »
More awful school news...From the pages of the Herald Dispatch
goodnessgraciouswv wrote 6 months ago: http://www.herald-dispatch.com/homepage/x808408616/index.html?printview=true Survey: Teachers ofte … more »
Oh, I love this! Effective Schools & parent involvement
goodnessgraciouswv wrote 6 months ago: This is quoted from Larry Lezotte’s Correlates of Effective Schools: 7. Home-School Relat … more »
The email I was sending out to legislators...For a small, public middle-high school in Huntington
goodnessgraciouswv wrote 6 months ago: As a Huntington resident with a keen interest in education, I hope that you might be able to help m … more »
About Effective & Essential Schools--great quote
goodnessgraciouswv wrote 6 months ago: About Effective Schools from Larry Lezotte’s article: this insightful assertion by Ron Edmon … more »
"American Struggle Over Educational Goals" (Labaree)
christinamaria wrote 6 months ago: “This article explores three alternative goals for American education that have been at the ro … more »
