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What We’re Up Against: The View from a School Reform Conference
I’ve been sitting on the idea for this entry since October. I thought the slow news day today for education would be a good time to post. That’s a joke, of course, have you seen the report about school districts that have burned through their stimulus funding? Ever go to an arts education conference? Ever…
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College and Career Ready: A Possible Major Goal for the new NCLB
Oops, I did it again. NCLB is out! We’re talking about the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. A front page piece appeared in today’s Times about where ESEA is headed. Annual Yearly Progress (AYP), the engine of NCLB, appears to be heading for the hills, to be replaced by a broader measurement of progress, and…
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The Counter-Intuition of Advocacy
Consider these three points: 1. The school district leader says that the overall school budget is increasing each year, and not to worry. And yes, it’s true: more money was allocated to education in the city budget. 2. The existence of generally supportive school district officials and government leads to increased arts budgets and administrative…
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Art, A Music Video by Andrea Dorfman
I love this video. My daughter Sophie and I were watching this morning and she agrees, giving it a four and a half year old’s seal of approval. The director is the artist Andrea Dorfman. The music is by Tanya Davis. Click away, it’s a sweet and appealing video, and even if you don’t like…
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The Partnership for 19th Century Skills
I have written from time-to-time about the 21st century skills movement and arts education. There was an interesting piece on the Partnership for 21st Century Learning in last week’s Ed Week. In fact, this story is still on the home page of Ed Week. As more and more of the arts education field signs on…
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A Good Read on Obama’s Education Agenda
It’s still very early, and our President has a thing or two to deal with. So, like many, I am still giving him the benefit of the doubt on education (as well as the banks), while liking some of what he’s doing in other areas. I know at least one person who has the viewpoint…