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EdTech
Video Comment: Congressman George Miller
Congressman George Miller says we need evidence to show who is a good teacher, and who is not performing. We can't compare right now.
EdTech
@NewSchools Summit, Three Reasons We Can Never Turn Off the Web
At the first day of the NewSchools Venture Fund Summit, a question about schools being safe havens from the wired and wireless world made me think of the three reasons we cannot steer kids from a wired learning environment.
EdTech
Interview: Kelly Amis, Director, TEACHED
Kelly Amis discusses what she learned about public education from being a founding corps member of Teach for America and the Director of TEACHED, a new movie about the impact of unions on the quality of education.
EdTech
Louisiana Parents Think Public Education Falling Short
Nearly half of all voters in Louisiana say they are unsatisfied with teacher preparation of students for the future. Stand for Children releases a memorandum that states the people of Louisiana are concerned about the role public education plays in their children's lives.
EdTech
Interview: Chip Kimball, Superintendent, Lake Washington
Dr. Chip Kimball, Superintendent, Lake Washington School District, Washington State
EdTech
Video Interview: Being a Teacher @ Arkansas Virtual Academy
A teacher at ARVA explains that her teaching job puts her in closer relations with the family of students. It has also changed her view of the profession and the role of tech in education.
EdTech
Video Interview: Governor Bob Wise, President, AEE
Video interview with Governor Bob Wise telling edReformer about the two types of teachers we need in the U.S. and the types of technology that can help them.
Personalized Learning
WI Welfare is to LA Edu-Employment Bargain?
All Hess all day at EdReformer. In addition to his greenfield article debuting today, Rick wrote an EdWeek tome yesterday bemoaning all the things that could go wrong with rapidly drafted laws the goal of improving teacher evaluation and winning a RttT grant. As he loves to do, Hess…
EdTech
National Charter Schools Week Kicks Off in DC on Monday
National Charter Schools Week will open up Monday with 70 outstanding charter school principals.
EdTech
Something for Teachers to Consider: Act Machiavellian, Earn More
Indeed, individuals who care about personal relationships and social benefits more than their own pay represent quite a bargain for the economy as a whole. They provide valuable services at a lower cost than those who work for money alone.