Parents seek more say in special education plans

Providing parents more involvement is great. With the great reception this bill received in the Education Committee, I hope it is able to continue through the legislative process without too much tugging and pulling, which often winds up diluting proposed legislation from whence it began. ——————- Connecticut legislators are being asked to give parents more [...]

Digital technologies must change failed public education model – Local Columns – GoErie.com/Erie Times-News

More on Technology and Public Education: I know some parents who still think their child (children) need not be acquainted with computers until they are “older.” The fear of the Internet, exposure to pornography and child predators has many parents resolved to “hold off” on allowing younger (K-12) full access to the power of the [...]

Idaho Mountain Express: Education reform nears finish – March 30, 2011

While GOP 2012 presidential hopefuls stomp in Iowa focusing on home-schooling claiming public schools are brainwashing enclaves run by liberals, Idaho elected officials address education budget shortfalls looking to make running schools more inefficient. Part of Idaho’s plan is to bring technology into the classroom, phasing in laptops for every student. No doubt, machines — [...]

Tavis Smiley Discuses Alleged Inflated Test Scores with Michelle Rhee

Is this another attempt to simply attack Michelle Rhee or is there any truth to the allegations as laid out in USA Today’s article? In an interview Tuesday with PBS’ Tavis Smiley, Rhee dismissed the USA Today article, saying that most of it focuses on one school that the investigating firm said required no further [...]

Pushout. The Underside of High School Dropout.

The film that has us all a buzz over the past couple of months is “Waiting for Superman.” There’s another group of film-makers producing films about the plight they face as high school students in an urban center. Nestled the heart of distinguished institutions of higher learning that include Yale University, Albertus Magnus,University of New Haven and Southern Connecticut [...]