[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] In January 2013, the Washington Post ran a story that discussed the links between former Florida governor Jeb Bush’s education reform foundation, Foundation for Educational Excellence, and another education reform group, […]
Opinion
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{Opinion} No Prayer in Public Schools
This article is in response to last week’s “Prayer in School” opinion piece. All opinions are those of the individual authors. by Anne Tenaglia I confess- I am a believer in the Most High God. So it may come as a surprise that I do NOT approve of prayer in school. As a child, I went […]
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Grad School Again, or Why I am Starting Over In My Career
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] In July 2010, I graduated with my Master’s in Education. I was very happy. I accomplished something that I wasn’t sure that I would ever do. And then I said, “No […]
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{Opinion Piece} Prayer Back in Schools
I confess- I am a believer in the most high God. So it comes as no surprise that I am all for prayer in school. As a young child I never had the privilege of reciting the Pledge of Allegiance followed by a morning prayer. However, there were many days as a public inner city […]
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Making the Most of Job Search Disappointments
Searching for a teaching job is tough, and around this time of year, there may be some disappointments when a position isn’t offered. Waiting to hear back from a prospective employer can be the worst days or weeks when it’s a position you really want. If you are lucky, you get the phone call welcoming […]
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Former IN Governor Daniels Attempts to Censor Educators
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Though former Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels declared that he supported academic freedom when he became President of Perdue University this last January, it was revealed last week that he spent considerable […]
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Habits of Mind:It’s All about My Summer Break
Teachers often hear varying degrees of this sentence: “Yeah, but you get summers off!” We give everything that is asked and more during the ten months of the school year. The idealistic views from society are we then spend the summer months sleeping in, lounging at the pool and we put our teacher hat on […]
Posted inFeatured, Instruction & Curriculum, Opinion, Principals' Corner, School Improvement
Educational Reform: It is Time for Real Change
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] As I get older, I see the value in the adage, “There is wisdom in numbers.” I catch myself more often than not running ideas and proposals by colleagues and friends […]