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Does 'Critical Thinking' Get in the Way of Meaning-Making?
"Hard-nosed critical thinking is a useful tool, but it also may become a defense against the risky insight that absorption [of texts] can offer," said a university president.
Ten-Year-Old High School Graduate Taking College Courses
Homeschooled 10-year-old prodigy Tanishq Abraham has become one of the youngest students to graduate high school. He not only met state requirements, but also earned a 4.0 GPA.
District Leaders Get Smarter About Ed-Tech Purchases
Districts often make decisions about ed-tech purchases based on reputation, word-of-mouth and pitches they hear from sales staff. This leaves them susceptible to making decisions based on "relationships" rather than products' merits.
School Sunscreen Ban Infuriates San Antonio Mother
"We don't want students sharing sunscreen," said a district spokeswoman. "If students get it in their eyes or react badly to the sunscreen, it can be quite serious."
Five Great MOOCs for Summer Professional Development
"For teachers, MOOCs can be a fun and engaging way to expand expertise and gain new skills. And the summer is a great time to enroll in one of these courses."
Fun and Enlightening Activities for the Last Day of School
Activities include Conducting Interviews, Opening Time Capsules, Having Students Evaluate Themselves, Role Playing and Setting Goals for the Summer.
ACT Tweaks Its Popular College Admissions Test
The ACT changes, mostly involving the addition of new scores in STEM and career readiness, follow the College Board’s recent overhaul of the SAT.
Standardized Testing Hampers Student Curiosity, Learning
"The only rational answer...is to disengage our educational system from standardized testing," said a Champlain College professor.
Faulty $60 Million High School Stadium Sparks Outrage
The community agrees that the stadium issues are embarrassing, but not for the city of Allen or the school district. They blame Pogue Construction, which built the stadium, and PBK Architects, which designed it.
U.S. Schools Have Remained Relatively Safe, Despite Isolated Incidents
The school homicide rate has remained consistently low over the past decade, while nonfatal crimes such as theft have declined.
NEA Regroups, Refocuses After Losing Members
To counteract a 230,000-member drop in just three years, the organization will provide training and tools for educators, and use membership as an avenue to better teaching and learning conditions.
Stopping the Summer Slide Starts With Parents
"Students and teachers work so hard, get to a certain point in June, and too many come back in the fall further behind than when they left," said Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education.
As Challenges Loom, Will States Become Common-Core 'Zombies'?
"Political opposition will likely grow....More states could drop out formally or become 'zombies'—ostensibly maintaining the standards but neglecting the tests that would show whether they are meeting them."
Bigger Spending Cuts Come from Schools That Already Invested Less
City-heavy California has experienced big school funding cuts, but even more urban New York has seen per-student spending increase, said Fivethirtyeight.com's Ben Casselman.
Court Ruling Deals Major Blow to Teacher Tenure
A Superior Court judge agreed that CA’s current laws "make it impossible to remove the system’s numerous low-performing and incompetent teachers, because the tenure system assures them a job essentially for life."
KS Waivers for Innovative Schools Prompt Constitutional Concerns
Should "innovative" schools be exempt from typical state laws and regulations? The Kansas State Board of Ed said yes, but this decision could be deemed unconstitutional.
Writer Counters Claim That Communities Don't Support Education
"These are not wealthy families, [yet] they don’t ask for taxpayer assistance," he explained. "They don’t complain about their communities. They don’t ask for buildings or buses."
It's Too Soon to Assess Teachers in Terms of Common Core
The Gates Foundation argued that "No evaluation system will work unless teachers believe it is fair and reliable, and it's very hard to be fair in a time of transition."
Pending NYC Charter Schools Would Seek Public Space
Communities have often opposed attempts to give charter schools space in public-school buildings, but the schools chancellor spokeswoman said only that "It's our goal to invest in all our public schools, to make sure parents have great... 06/11/2014 - 11:19am ago
Do Schools Feel Prepared to Teach the Common Core?
"Fewer than half of the superintendents believed that teachers in their districts are well prepared for teaching the Common Core Standards," reported Education Week.

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