How to Work Effectively with Your State Advisory Panel
I was just appointed to our state’s advisory panel. What’s the best way to work with the panel to encourage change? Congratulations on your appointment! This is good place to Continue Reading →
Category Archives: School Improvement
How to Work Effectively with Your State Advisory Panel
I was just appointed to our state’s advisory panel. What’s the best way to work with the panel to encourage change? Congratulations on your appointment! This is good place to Continue Reading →
School Police: Good Idea? Bad Idea?
Bringing police into public schools is a trend that exploded in the 1990s, after high-profile school shooting incidents at Columbine and Jonesboro. When a reader asked a question about school Continue Reading →
High Expectations: Raising the Bar for Children with Disabilities?
At the annual convention of the Council for Exceptional Children last week, Education Secretary Arne Duncan called on special educators to take responsibility for the success of their students. Duncan Continue Reading →
Who Bears the Responsiblity For Student Success?
Are teachers being “scapegoated” or are American taxpayers being fleeced by our education system? Last month we posted a link to an article about reactions from national teachers’ unions to Continue Reading →
Congressional Committee Considers Restraint and Seclusion Bill
The House Committee on Education and Labor will mark up the Congressional restraint/seclusion bill this Thursday, February 4. During mark-up, the Congressional Committee will consider the bill and any proposed Continue Reading →
Congressional Committee Considers Restraint and Seclusion Bill
The House Committee on Education and Labor will mark up the Congressional restraint/seclusion bill this Thursday, February 4. During mark-up, the Congressional Committee will consider the bill and any proposed Continue Reading →
Using an “Educational Model” – a Way to Deny Services?
What is the difference between a medical model and an educational model? I was asked a question recently that intrigued me, so I did a little research. When school personnel Continue Reading →
Call in Your Comment – Education News Parents Can Use
Education News Parents Can Use Broadcast Tuesday night, September 15, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET, will feature Secretary Duncan in a special town hall meeting, subtitled “America Goes Back to School.” Call Continue Reading →
Op-Ed: Audacity of Hope for Poor, Minority and Disabled Schoolchildren
As we wait for the new administration to take office, we ask, “What changes are needed to ‘close the gap’ between children who are traditionally left behind – poor kids, Continue Reading →
