Skip to main content

Education week-Blogs of Info-for you

Deborah Meier blogs—and debates—with others about what matters most for today's students, educators, and policymakers.
RSSDeborah Meier

Education and the Media

Mark Walsh examines news media coverage of education, as well how schools, teachers, and students are treated in popular culture.
RSS

OPINION

Living in Dialogue

Science educator and activist Anthony Cody explores education reform and teaching for change.
RSSTwitter

OPINION

Of, By, For: In Search of the Civic Mission of K-12 Schools

Education activist Sam Chaltain writes about the changing nature of public education and highlights where the K-12 learning revolution is already underway.
RSSTwitter

OPINION

OpEducation

OpEducation is a roundtable opinion blog featuring a variety of education thought leaders discussing K-12 issues.

Politics K-12

This must-read coverage follows federal and state developments in education, with reporters Michele McNeil and Alyson Klein.
RSSTwitter

OPINION

Public Engagement & Ed Reform

Stu Silberman, executive director of the Prichard Committee, writes about the challenges of building public and political support in the age of education reform.
Public Engagement and Ed Reform RSSStu Silberman Twitter

OPINION

Rick Hess Straight Up

Rick Hess of the American Enterprise Institute offers straight talk on policy, politics, research, and reform.
RSS

OPINION

Sara Mead's Policy Notebook

Sara Mead writes about education policy, with a focus on improving educational outcomes for low-income students.
RSSTwitter

The School Law Blog

Get news and analysis on legal developments affecting schools, educators, and parents, from Contributing Writer Mark Walsh.
RSS

State EdWatch

Track education policy and politics across the 50 states with Staff Writer Andrew Ujifusa.
RSSFollow State EdWatch

- TECHNOLOGY, INDUSTRY, & INNOVATION

Back to top

Digital Education

Follow technology trends and topics in K-12 education withEducation Week reporter Ben Herold.
RSSTwitter

OPINION

EdTech Researcher

Justin Reich looks to bridge the gap between ed-tech researchers and educators and analyze how research in the field is influencing K-12 policy and practice.
RSSFollow Justin Reich

OPINION

Education Futures: Emerging Trends and Technologies in K-12

Education professor Matthew Lynch chronicles promising new trends and technologies in the K-12 classroom.
RSSTwitter

Marketplace K-12

Associate Editor Sean Cavanagh and Staff Writer Michele Molnar explore the education industry, entrepreneurship, and innovative approaches to teaching and learning.
RSS

OPINION

Reimagining K-12

Matthew Greenfield and Tom Segal examine how innovative ideas, creative people, and marketplace trends are reshaping K-12 education.
Reimagining K-12 RSSTom SegalMatthew Greenfield

OPINION

The Startup Blog: Ed Tech From the Ground Up

Startup entrepreneurs Adam Geller and Michele McKeone chart their efforts to launch and build ed-tech companies and describe the challenges they face in securing funding, finding customers, and growing their businesses.
Subscribe to my feedFollow Marjan Ghara on Twitter.Follow Michele McKeone on Twitter.

OPINION

Vander Ark on Innovation

Tom Vander Ark analyzes the interrelationships between student needs and learning experiences and how schools innovate to meet those needs and improve those experiences, especially through the use of educational technology.
On InnovationTom Vander Ark

- RESEARCH

Back to top

Inside School Research

Reporter Sarah D. Sparks examines and interprets education research and its practical applications for K-12 education.
RSSTwitter

- INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES

Back to top

OPINION

Global Learning

Anthony Jackson explores how school systems at home and abroad are keeping pace with a changing world.
RSS

OPINION

Lessons From China

Jessica Shyu, a former teacher who is now a vice president with Teach For China, reports on instructional challenges and developments in China and explores efforts to close global achievement gaps.
RSS

OPINION

Top Performers

Marc Tucker examines how leading nations can help guide the U.S. in shaping education policy.
RSS

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

BUL 2241 Business Law Study guide exam One through Four

1) Law is B a)       A body of religious principles held by all members of society.    b)       A body of principles that society establishes to keep things running smoothly. c)       Always the result of case law decisions. d)       Derived solely form the U.S. Constitution. 2) Law consists of A a)       Principles that govern conduct.   b)       Mere guidelines.    c)       Arbitrary rules. d)       None of the above. 3) Our rights flow from D a)       The U.S. Constitution. b)       Federal statutes.   c)       City ordinances. d)       All of the above. 4) Individual rights guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution: D a)  ...
1 comment
Read more

SEVEN 7 components-Teacher and Leader Effectiveness (TLE)

The Department believes that strengthening educator practice can be achieved by improving talent management systems. The Teacher and Leader Effectiveness (TLE) Continuum is made up of seven components that should be used in comprehensive and systematic ways to improve the quality, quantity, and diversity of the teacher and principal workforce, and most importantly – improve student outcomes. Within the context of a comprehensive TLE system, data about educator practice and student learning obtained from evaluation systems can help inform decisions to prepare, recruit, develop, retain, and ensure equitable access to effective educators. Preparation  – Collaboration or formal partnership between LEAs and Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) or other eligible partners. Recruitment and Placement  – Activities to attract the most effective educators to LEAs and the schools that need them. Induction and Mentoring  – Individualized support for new and early career ed...
3 comments
Read more

I want to do the right thing, White teachers...Black schools

Culturally Relevant Pedagogy Ladson-Billings wrote that culturally relevant teachers exhibit confidence in African American students' ability to learn by maintaining high academic expectations and affirming "their cultural identity . . ." (Ladson-Billings, 1995). Culturally relevant teachers harness the power inherent to their occupation to confront institutional and systemic practices which disempower students of color. For these instructors, education becomes a liberatory exercise where classroom assignments become opportunities to teach for social justice. Additionally, culturally relevant instructors place tremendous emphasis on supporting African American students' of academic achievement (Ladson-Billings, 2006). Far from sympathetic, this support represents a sincere desire to take the necessary measures so the educational experience is germane to these students' lived experiences. Lastly, Ladson-Billings asserts that culturally relevant instructor...
1 comment
Read more