Education Reform Central

Set Our Teachers FREE! A Plan That WORKS! Barack Obama says he wants to improve schools. Arne Duncan, as his Secretary of Education is making appointments that may-or-may-not improve schools. What we need is to improve EDUCATION! Today, I'd like to share an excerpt from "Set Our Teachers FREE!" by Don Kingsland: "The basis, or foundation, of excellent education must be teaching a child ... Read More

This young man is Adam Johnson, and he's only 15 years old! The quality of the video is obviously home-made, and he isn't able to start singing until after one full minute into the video, but it is worth the wait! You will be seeing a STAR in the making! Here is Adam Johnson singing "Stars", from Les Miserables. What a talent! Hope you ... Read More

Looks like the education agenda of Obama's administration is leaning further left. I thought you might be interested in the latest appointment by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. I learned about it from Family Leader and wanted to share it with you. Quoting from Family Leader: "Kevin Jennings, founder of the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) has been appointed by Secretary of ... Read More

More California School Issues Almost everyone within hearing or viewing of a television, computer, or newspaper is aware that California is having massive troubles with education. Most people are focusing on the budget deficits that are causing tremendous teacher layoffs. However, even in times of economic turmoil, there are other issues that are being quietly slipped into the education agenda that are ... Read More

smoke and mirrors in education I think I'm going to scream! As you may know, I'm on the mailing lists of LOTS of education sites and I follow what's happening in education VERY closely. As grandparents, and great-grandparents, we are committed to improving public schools for our children and ALL the children across the nation. That's one of the reasons I'm so ... Read More

Sir Ken Robinson has a highly entertaining way of explaining things. This video is from the 2006 TED meeting and well worth watching and enjoying. ... Read More

"X marks the states" According to Michele McNeil, of EdWeek.org, "Forty-six states—representing 80 percent of the nation’s K-12 student population—have formally agreed to join forces to create common academic standards in math and English language arts through an effort led by the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers." Living as I do in South Carolina, it does ... Read More