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Must-reads for February 21, 2012
Board member Andrea Mérida's list of must-read articles from the education policy field. Please read, comment and share!
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Board member Andrea Mérida's must-read links on education policy. Please read, comment and share!
read moreMust-reads for February 17, 2012
Diane Ravitch writes a great discussion about the schools our kids need, using Finland as a template. First in a series. Here’s a short but thought-provoking piece about cultural competency that offers some great food for thought about the mindset of kids. Is judging the effectiveness of teachers on their students’ test scores a good idea? This mathematician doesn’t think so, and he’s giving us some important information about this “value-added”...
read moreMust-reads for February 16, 2012
Board member Andrea Mérida's picks for today's most important education policy articles. Please read, comment and share!
read moreA Plus Denver joins the ranks of Denver plan skeptics…welcome!
When Denver's political elite begin to agree with parents and community, it's time for the Superintendent to sit up and listen.
read moreACTION ALERT: Tell Congress to think twice about reforming NCLB
The House Education and the Workforce Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow on new House proposals to revise the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), and its current incarnation, NCLB. Please contact the Colorado delegation today!
read moreMust-reads for February 15, 2012
Denver school board member Andrea Mérida's must-read links on education policy matters. Please read, comment and share!
read moreMust-reads for February 14, 2012
Board member Andrea Merida's picks for articles on child development,
read moreMust reads for February 13, 2012
At the risk of sounding cheeky, it’s poverty, stupid. The New York Times reports on new analysis of the widening education gap between rich and poor. Sometimes the best school reform is a jobs program for parents. This video is a BIG DEAL. Dr. Michio Kaku is a theoretical physicist, best-selling author, and popularizer of science. He’s the co-founder of string field theory (a branch of string theory), and continues Einstein’s search to unite the four fundamental forces of nature into one unified theory (per his website). He...
read moreIs calculus really the pinnacle of math curriculum?
Arthur Benjamin, a mathematician and professor at Harvey Mudd College, believes that we really should be taking a more user-friendly, hands on approach to math curriculum in our schools. He argues that most people use statistics more than the algorithms and processes that lead to calculus. While we do want kids to have a shot at the sciences and engineering, maybe we should also be teaching them probability, trends and the like as well. This video is from a 2009 Ted talk, which are always interesting. I can’t even begin to tell...
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