The Safe School’s Improvement Act (SSIA) will ensure that students in all states and school districts are protected from anti-LGBT bullying and harassment by the law. Thanks to your support of GLSEN and the Safe Schools Advocacy Summit, SSIA continues to gain support in both chambers of Congress. This year at the Safe Schools Advocacy [...] Read more »
Advocacy Leadership: Toward a Post-Reform Agenda in Education (Critical Social Thought) Reviews
Advocacy Leadership: Toward a Post-Reform Agenda in Education (Critical Social Thought) In this timely and important new book, Gary Anderson provides a devastating critique of why a managerial role for educational leaders is counterproductive, especially for improving opportunities for low-income students and students of color, and instead proposes ways of re-theorizing educational leadership to emphasize its [...] Read more »
Protesters occupy Philly streets — City-wide walk out for National Education Action Day! #M1
techbookonline.com TRX Cymbal Co® Bells Ring, School Reform is in Session Mother Bethel AME Church host POWER’s Philly Education Town Hall Meeting Rev Kevin Johnson, Pastor of Bright Hope Baptist — Helen Gym, Asian Americans United, guest speakers at POWER’s Philly Education Town Hall Meeting and Action Summit 4.30.12—Philadelphia Pa: (Public Education/Politics/Non-Profit/Activism): In the spirit [...] Read more »
A Very Moving Story – EAIY
E-TV (ErieAlityTV.com) is Erie’s Reality TV Show… and we’re entering this moving short-story on behalf of Jill Hrinda-Patten, founder of Educational Advocacy for the Inclusion of Youth (EAIY)- the Erie GE Federal Credit Union video contest… with hopes that it will win the 00 prize and further benefit her great efforts to better advocate for [...] Read more »
Action Research for Improving Educational Practice: A Step-by-Step Guide
Action Research for Improving Educational Practice: A Step-by-Step Guide Whether you are a busy teacher doing research in your classroom, an undergraduate starting your research project, or a graduate student writing up your dissertation, this step-by-step guide takes you through every stage involved in carrying out action research. This book draws on Valsa Koshy’s extensive [...] Read more »
Wars And Lies On The World Stage – Act 2/2
George W. Bush said even knowledge could spark the west into launching World War III, “I told people if you are interested in avoiding World War Three, it seems you ought to be interested in preventing them [IRAN] from having the KNOWLEDGE necessary to make a nuclear weapon.” – White House, October 2007. This 20 [...] Read more »
Education Reform-mongering: A Practitioner’s Perspective
Michael Flanagan, the Superintendent of Public Instruction for the state of Michigan and a graduate of Notre Dame, presented an address about the implications of education reform policies as a part of the 2011-12 Notre Dame Forum. forum2011.nd.edu The 2011-12 Notre Dame Forum, “Reimagining School: To Nurture the Soul of a Nation,” is a yearlong [...] Read more »
Katrina’s Silver Lining: The School Choice Revolution in New Orleans
Before hurricane Katrina ravaged the city in 2005, New Orleans had one of the worst performing public school districts in the nation. Katrina forced nearly a million people to leave their homes and caused almost 0 billion in damages. To an already failing public school system, the storm seemed to provide the final deathblow. But [...] Read more »
City Teachers: Teaching and School Reform in Historical Perspective Reviews
City Teachers: Teaching and School Reform in Historical Perspective A study of teachers’ work in urban schools in a period of intense school reform, as teachers and schools coped with an ever-larger and diverse student body. This text raises questions about the actual effect of school reform on teaching, curriculum, employment policy and school administration. [...] Read more »
Ken-A-Vision T-29041 Research Microscope, 10× Eyepiece, Trinocular Head and Achromat Objectives
Ken-A-Vision T-29041 Research Microscope, 10× Eyepiece, Trinocular Head and Achromat Objectives Adjustable trinocular head 4x 10x 40xS 100xS DIN achromat objectives Coaxial, double layed mechanical stage Gimbaled N.A. 1.25 condenser for high-quality bright 20W (12V) halogen kohler light 10 Year limited warranty This full-featured microscope offers durable, rugged construction and adaptability with ergonomic comfort at [...] Read more »