Has special-ed inclusion backfired?
While talking to someone with a strong background in speech pathology and literacy recently, I learned of an interesting theory: Inclusion for special-education students, this educator said, has “backfired.” Now, she didn’t necessarily mean that special-education students should be quarantined from their peers or that the inclusion movement didn’t have good intentions — just that there have […]
Bridge programs can ease a tricky high-school transition
When I was an incoming ninth-grader, our bare-bones orientation lasted a few hours. Adults and students crowded into our school’s auditorium, as our principal took the mic to explain to us what a big journey we were embarking upon. Various teachers and student-leaders were paraded about on stage, and we were given the privilege of wandering the halls and scoping […]
Recess round-up: September 7, 2010
A daily dose of education news around the nation – just in time for a little mid-day break! All-girls school: A new single-sex charter school in Denver will focus on “empowering girls and providing them opportunities denied in a co-ed setting.” (Denver Post) School turnarounds: The New Haven (Conn.) Register takes a look at school-turnaround models […]
Recess round-up: September 3, 2010
A daily dose of education news around the nation – just in time for a little mid-day break! ‘STEM success’: Community colleges in rural areas are increasing the number of minority and women students in STEM fields faster than their urban and suburban counterparts. (Inside Higher Ed) Principal-free school: Detroit is set to open Michigan’s first […]
Recess round-up: August 20, 2010
A daily dose of education news around the nation – just in time for a little mid-day break! Federal funding: Opting not to make a statement about state sovereignty, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert “broke with conservatives” in the state legislature and plans to apply for $101 million in stimulus funds for teacher and staff salaries. (Examiner.com) […]
Recess round-up: August 19, 2010
A daily dose of education news around the nation – just in time for a little mid-day break! Federal funding: South Carolina may not be able to get $143 million in stimulus money to save teacher jobs because it doesn’t currently spend enough on higher education. (Bloomberg Businessweek) Teacher evaluations: Parents and community members argue both […]
Large-scale reform under way in Houston
It’s back to school today for students at four high schools and five middle schools in Houston. These students won’t only have an extra five days tacked on to their school year compared to their peers who start next Monday — they’ll also have a school day that lasts from 7:45 am to 4:15 pm […]
Recess round-up: July 23, 2010
A daily dose of education news around the nation – just in time for a little mid-day break! Education entrepreneurship: University of Pennsylvania’s Dough Lynch wants to “create one of the nation’s only business incubators dedicated to education entrepreneurs.” (Associated Press) Student pass rates: Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott defended a formula that lets schools […]
Recess round-up: July 22, 2010
A daily dose of education news around the nation – just in time for a little mid-day break! Teacher layoffs: Chicago Public Schools will fire 400 teachers and 200 “educational support personnel” by the end of the week, the first of two rounds of layoffs. (Chicago Sun Times) School standards: “Do high standards really help […]
Recess round-up: July 21, 2010
A daily dose of education news around the nation – just in time for a little mid-day break! Common standards: The Thomas B. Fordham Institute reports that the Common Core State Standards are more rigorous than those in three-quarters of all states. Twenty-eight states have adopted the Common Core State Standards, much to Secretary of […]
