The Common Denominator: The pros and cons of the Common Core, and its impact on Independent Schools
By Travis Moon In 2010, Kentucky was the first state to adopt and implement the new Common Core standards. These standards, now in place in more than 40 states, detail expectations of what K-12 students “should know and be able to do at the end of each grade,”...
“Building a Better Teacher”: Dissecting America’s Educational Culture
By Ruth Eve With all of the controversy around Common Core and teacher effectiveness, I listened with interest to Elizabeth Green’s interview on PBS Newshour on 9/16/14. She is the author of “Building a Better Teacher: How Teaching Works (and How to Teach It to...
If You Want a Job, Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
By: Elliot D. Lasson, Ph.D. Executive Director, Joblink of Maryland, Inc. I must confess. Although I like gadgets, I am not a techie per se. Many of us enjoy technology and believe that we are well versed in it. But, I would call that the End-User Syndrome. That...
If I Were 22: I Would Take My Passion To Capitol Hill
By Jonathan Oleisky When I was 22 years old I had the rare opportunity to work for my political hero, the late Arizona Congressman Morris K. Udall, better known as “Mo”. I spent just over two years working for Mo part-time as a Staff Assistant in his Washington DC,...
Why Cultural Institutions Must Capitalize Digital Education
By Henry Blue and Win Smith, Co-Founders of Alchemy Learning Cultural institutions, or those organizations that engage in the cultural, intellectual, scientific, environmental, educational or artistic enrichment, such as museums, historical societies, science centers...President’s Notes
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