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National DebatesSize Matters?By maureen on 10 Mar | 0 commentsI guess it depends on who you ask. According to an article in today’s Washington Post, while reducing class size has often been hyped as a means to close the achievement gap, new findings show that it may not matter as much as we’ve been made to think.
Ms. Trantham goes to Washington—her WA Caucus, that is!By maureen on 12 Feb | 0 comments
Cities Aiming HigherBy maureen on 17 Jan | 0 comments
What can’t Bill Gates do?By maureen on 08 Jan | 0 comments
Editing 68 pagesBy allisonm on 30 Nov | 0 commentsAs ed folks here in Washington State revamp our math standards and continue to debate curriculum, teacher training and assessment issues, it seems the Bush Administration has got the same idea. Does teaching math have to be a war?By maureen on 19 Nov | 0 comments
One could say I grew up straddling the two sides of the
so-called “Math War.” Up
until sixth grade, I attended a school that taught traditional math basics. I
sweated through timed quizzes, was docked points for failing to show a
certain step in long division and, to this day, if someone threw a Koosh
ball at me while stating a standard math problem, I probably could make like
Pavlov’s dog and recite the answer.
Post-Sputnik, it's a creeping crisis.By allisonm on 04 Oct | 0 comments
All teachers are not created equalBy allisonm on 01 Oct | 0 comments“In teaching, you go as fast as the slowest person,” summed up George Miller, House Education Committee Chairman in this article. He's introduced a new NCLB bill that gives federal grants to exemplary teachers and principals based on performance.
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This weekend, I shunned my usual Saturday attire of stained
sweat pants and high school track t-shirt, got myself out of bed and went
to my local caucus. While I was a bit disappointed that education was so
thoroughly left out of the conversation—a co-worker confirms her caucus didn’t
talk about it either, what’s the deal people?—I was impressed by the incredible number of young, issues-savvy
voters who participated.
It’s certainly a question I’ve wondered before. The Microsoft chairman and
philanthropist extraordinaire has poured $3.4 billion in to school improvements
and scholarships since 2000 and now he’s trying his hand at influencing voters
in 2008.
Today is the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik, the first man-made satellite to orbit the earth. Launched by the Soviet Union, Sputnik has been viewed as the feat that started the space race between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. It also spurred a push towards improving the math and science skills of American students
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