It’s a measure of what a difficult situation our US schools are in when the math program a school adopts makes the news. But that is exactly what is happening often now that our nation is recognizing how far behind we have fallen in math and science. This article outlines the reasons this Chester, PA […]
My friend and esteemed colleague, Charles Fischer, brought to my attention the frightening lack of time and resources spent on professional development for teachers. His blog post relates a report from the National Staff Development Council and the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education to his own experience with professional development. Here is a […]
New York State is putting teachers and students under more pressure by revising the required scores on standardized tests for students to achieve proficiency. Why are they doing this? Apparently it is because despite passing Regents tests, almost 25% of the students need extra support once they reach college. How will they afford “remediation” for […]