Washington Post calls Md. reading scores 'bogus'
An editorial bashes Maryland schools and calls into question the governor's boasts about the state's No. 1 ranking in Education Week, five years running. [...]Read...
Arts programs for disadvantaged kids win national award
The 2013 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards were announced Friday. Among the winners are OrchKids from Baltimore and Storycatchers Theater from Chicago. [...]Read...
Md. teachers struggle with implementation of change
Teachers in Maryland took a survey on which they indicated they are struggling (because they are unprepared) for the Common Core and the new teacher...
Predictions for the 2013 IL football championships
The championship games are set for the IHSA football playoffs on the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving. Our computer has predicted eight winners, just for...
Plainfield CCSD 202 blocks all Google sites
We wonder why a huge unit school district in Chicago's western suburbs would block Google, given the fact that it is the de facto standard...
Dow Jones Industrial Average breaks 16,000
Business classes may be buzzing today, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 16,000 for the first time in history yesterday. [...]Read More... from...
School accountability, meet the new music advocacy
The National Association for Music Education announced a new campaign to improve the effectiveness of educators' drives to keep music education alive in K-12 schools....
On rescuing the Common Core from the testing machine
At least 1 person says the Common Core can't be separated from standardized testing, punitive teacher evaluations, and other "reforms," and we should therefore throw...
Baltimore Co. receives grievance over teacher workload
Teachers say the implementation of so many changes at once—Common Core standards, a new curriculum, teacher evaluations—has created too much stress. [...]Read More... from Baltimore...
Losing football coach orders band off field at halftime
We can hardly believe stuff like this happens anymore. Out of Annandale, Va., a football coach fears a 15-yard penalty and kicks the marching band...