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 »
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 »
Forward Advocacy Foster Care Video – Education
Forward Advocacy is an educational awareness video designed to advocate and raise awareness about foster youth and former foster youth in America about their educational pathways. This was accomplished via professional and personal stories in regards to the risk and protective factors that inevitably come with being in foster care. This movement is going to [...] Read more »
Informed Advocacy in Early Childhood Care and Education: Making a Difference for Young Children and Families
Informed Advocacy in Early Childhood Care and Education: Making a Difference for Young Children and Families This practical guide describes the critical need for advocacy in the field of early care and extols the ethical responsibilities of all early child educators, as outlined in the Code of Ethical Conduct (NAEYC 2005). Organized into three [...] Read more »
Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy – The Special Education Survival Guide
Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy – The Special Education Survival Guide Pete and Pam Wright provide you with a clear roadmap to effective advocacy for your child. You will learn about your child’s disability and educational needs, how to organize your child’s file and develop a master plan. You’ll learn about conflict, negotiating, creating paper [...] Read more »
Organizational Behavior in Education: Leadership and School Reform (10th Edition)
Organizational Behavior in Education: Leadership and School Reform (10th Edition) An authoritative and timely examination of organizational behavior and how leaders can create effective school cultures. Well-established as a standard textbook in the preparation of effective and thoughtful school administrators, Organizational Behavior in Education continues its tradition of offering students of educational administration the [...] Read more »
SLI Research, Education, Advocacy
Since it’s inception in 2007, the Sports Legacy Institute (SLI) has made incredible strides in advocacy, education, and research of concussions and brain trauma in athletes and other at risk groups. A 501 (c) (3) organization, based out of Boston, MA, SLI has reached millions through live presentations, television, radio, and print media in order [...] Read more »
Bill Gates on Education Reform
Bill Gates spoke with Katie Couric on Obama’s push for reform in the US education system. Video Rating: 4 / 5 Read more »
A Guide to Special Education Advocacy
A Guide to Special Education Advocacy Disability law can be complex and intimidating, so how can concerned parents use it to ensure their child with a disability receives the appropriate education they are legally entitled to? A Guide to Special Education Advocacy gives strategies for advocating for better provision of special education in schools. Despite [...] Read more »