http://www.sticknews.com/ Stick News - categorized list with advanced search of fresh news headlines by various themes, regions, dates and sources. en-us Copyright 2007-2012 StickNews.com http://www.sticknews.com/ http://www.sticknews.com/images/logo.jpg 125 100 http://www.sticknews.com/content/an-adhd-controversy-in-the-mental-health-community-68359.htm This was written by Mark Phillips professor emeritus of secondary education at San Francisco State University and author of a monthly column on education for the Marin Independent Journal By Mark PhillipsRead full article gtgt Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:00:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/virginia-school-district-may-ban-cross-gender-dressing-68360.htm Heres a problem that has somehow been ignored by nearly every school district in the country Cross-gender dressing But now a Virginia school district is considering a ban against it and that could start a whole new trendRead full article Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:00:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/eulogy-for-a-brilliant-mentor-and-teacher-68361.htm Here is a eulogy for a pioneering scientist that says more about the lifelong effects of a dynamic teacher on his students than any value-added formula ever could The eulogy was delivered by Jeffrey Ravetch head of the Leonard WagnerSun, 12 Feb 2012 06:00:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/virginia-lawmakers-debate-teacher-tenure-68358.htm Virginia lawmakers are debating whether to eliminate seniority-based job protections for public school teachers making the commonwealth another front in a national fight over tenure laws that critics say protect ineffective educators fromSun, 12 Feb 2012 05:59:17 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/academic-walkthrough-teams-surreally-real-68223.htm This was written by Andrew Ganim a Philadelphia resident who shared a version of this story as testimony to the School Reform Commission last month This first appeared on the The Philadelphia Public School Notebook blogRead fullSat, 11 Feb 2012 06:00:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/a-bachelors-degree-for-10000-68047.htm Hows this for keeping college affordable Excelsior College just rolled out a program that guarantees a bachelors degree for 10000Excelsior is a nonprofit college in Albany that specializes in helping mid-career adults finish theirFri, 10 Feb 2012 04:24:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/why-obamas-nclb-waivers-arent-what-he-says-they-are-68045.htm President Obama sounded like the king of flexibility when he announced that his administration was granting 10 states the right to ignore the most onerous requirements of No Child Left Behind Sounded is the key word in that sentenceReadFri, 10 Feb 2012 03:30:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/how-to-attack-the-growing-educational-gap-between-rich-and-poor-68044.htm My guest is Richard D Kahlenberg a senior fellow at The Century Foundation a nonprofit public policy research organization writes about education equal opportunity and civil rights This appeared on the foundations blogRead full article Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:11:23 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/the-loss-of-solitude-in-schools-68046.htm This was written by Diana Senechal the 2011 winner of the Hiett Prize in the Humanities She is currently a curriculum advisor and teacher at Columbia Secondary School for Math Science amp Engineering in New York City Her new book is RepublicFri, 10 Feb 2012 03:00:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/washingtons-first-academic-earthquake-drill-67828.htm Catholic University may hold the distinction of being the first educational institution in Washington to hold an earthquake drillTuesday morning at 1115 denizens of Catholic in Northeast Washington put down what they were doing scuttled underThu, 09 Feb 2012 10:46:50 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/prince-georges-adds-chinese-immersion-at-elementary-school-67826.htm The Prince Georges County teacher lifted a foam object from an orange bucket in her lap and waited for someone in the kindergarten class to identify its shape Not in English Not even in Spanish Instead the answer came in another languageThu, 09 Feb 2012 08:48:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/taking-a-stand-for-the-whole-child-approach-to-school-reform-67827.htm This was written by Sean Slade director of Healthy School Communities a program of the ASCD an educational leadership organizationBy Sean SladeThe White House recently launched their We The People initiative that gives Americans a newThu, 09 Feb 2012 03:00:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/education-departments-obsession-with-test-scores-deepens-67609.htm Apparently its not enough for the Obama administration that standardized test scores are now used to evaluate students schools teachers and principals In a new display of its obsession with test scores the Education Department is embarkingWed, 08 Feb 2012 09:00:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/reasonable-doubt-on-teacher-evaluation-67379.htm My guest is Aaron Pallas professor of sociology and education at Teachers College Columbia University He writes the Sociological Eye on Education blog--where this post first appeared--for The Hechinger Report a nonprofit non-partisanWed, 08 Feb 2012 03:00:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/sex-abuse-probe-leads-to-removal-of-schools-entire-staff-67380.htm The entire staff of a Los Angeles elementary school -- teachers administrators janitors included -- is being removed from the campus and replaced this week after the arrest of two of the schools veteran teachers who have been accused ofTue, 07 Feb 2012 11:55:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/texas-schools-chief-calls-testing-obsession-a-perversion-67381.htm The Republican education commissioner of Texas Robert Scott might not be the first person youd think would find common ground with Californias Democratic Gov Jerry Brown but Scott has savaged high-stakes testing in language that wouldTue, 07 Feb 2012 04:00:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/badges-a-solution-to-our-teacher-evaluation-disaster-67382.htm This was written by Cathy N Davidson a Duke U niversity professor and author of Now You See It How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live Work and Learn By Cathy N Davidson Read full article Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:00:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/the-sexualization-of-children-and-what-schools-can-do-about-it-67383.htm This was written by Mark Phillips professor emeritus of secondary education at San Francisco State University and author of a monthly column on education for the Marin Independent Journal By Mark PhillipsRead full article gtgt Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:00:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/bottom-5-percent-of-economists-face-dismissal-unbelievable-report-67162.htm Plenty of school reformers say that if 5 to 10 percent of teachers in the United States are fired each year then US standardized test scores would compete with the top-achieving nations Its not true but that doesnt stop them from sayingMon, 06 Feb 2012 05:00:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/the-difference-between-good-schools-and-effective-schools-67163.htm This was written by Joanne Yatvin a longtime public school educator author and past president of the National Council of Teachers of English She teaches part-time at Portland State University and is writing a book on good teaching in highMon, 06 Feb 2012 03:00:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/tom-brady-vs-eli-manning-whos-smarter-66977.htm Even NFL teams use a standardized test to assess whether athletes are smart enough to draft And given that today is the Super Bowl pitting the New York Giants against the New England Patriots did Pats quarterback Tom Brady or Giants quarterbackSun, 05 Feb 2012 10:15:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/parents-say-loudoun-officials-reaching-too-far-to-stop-school-tardies-67160.htm Shoes get lost knees get scraped backpacks get spilled So on some days members of the Denicore family get to school a minute or two late Thats not ideal Mark and Amy Denicore admit But they wonder is it a crimeRead full article Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:49:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/in-dc-schools-early-lessons-in-gay-tolerance-67161.htm In the national push to prevent bullying more elementary schools are introducing lessons about gay tolerance Some lessons begin before the first day of kindergartenOne fall day at Oyster-Adams Bilingual School in Northwest Washington ScarletteSat, 04 Feb 2012 10:05:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/how-real-school-reform-should-look-or-explaining-water-to-a-fish-66838.htm This was written by Marion Brady veteran teacher administrator curriculum designer and author This first appeared on truth-outorgBy Marion BradyImagine the present corporately promoted education reform effort as a truck its tires nearlySat, 04 Feb 2012 09:00:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/criticizing-common-criticisms-of-praise-66668.htm This was written by Alfie Kohn the author of 12 books about education and human behavior including The Schools Our Children Deserve The Homework Myth and Feel-Bad Education And Other Contrarian Essays on Children amp Schooling He livesFri, 03 Feb 2012 10:08:54 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/dcps-fires-principal-forced-out-of-dallas-school-updated-66667.htm Update DC schools strengthening hiring process more details DC school officials have now fired a principal they hadFri, 03 Feb 2012 03:30:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/value-added-teacher-evaluation-goes-on-trial-literally-66462.htm This was written by David B Cohen who has been a teacher since 1993 and is in his 13th year of teaching in California public high schools He is National Board Certified and is associate director of the Accomplished California TeachersThu, 02 Feb 2012 11:00:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/ellen-degeneres-public-educations-new-funding-stream-66461.htm Ellen DeGeneres just hosted on her television show a teacher from a Pennsylvania public school district that ran out of money -- prompting unionized teachers to vote to work without pay -- and handed her a 100000 check for her schoolReadThu, 02 Feb 2012 04:11:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/does-merit-pay-really-increase-teacher-retention-66256.htm This was written by Eleanor Fulbeck who has a doctorate in education policy from the University of Colorado at Boulder and is currently a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Here she explains that the evidence on whether meritWed, 01 Feb 2012 11:30:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/new-dc-principals-termination-letter-from-dallas-66255.htm A 2011 letter recommending the termination of a Dallas school principal who was recently hired by DC Public Schools accused her of unethical and unlawful conduct It said that she directed some teachers not to teach science music andWed, 01 Feb 2012 04:58:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/does-obama-understand-race-to-the-top-ravitch-66031.htm This was written by education historian Diane Ravitch for her Bridging Differences blog which she co-authors with Deborah Meier on the Education Week website Ravitch and Meier exchange letters about what matters most in education Ravitch aTue, 31 Jan 2012 10:24:54 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/college-admits-inflating-sat-scores-to-boost-ranking-66030.htm A California college has admitted that one of its officials inflated its SAT scores for six years to boost the schools place in annual college rankingsThe president of Claremont McKenna a small private liberal arts school in ClaremontTue, 31 Jan 2012 05:07:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/reading-is-not-a-race-the-virtues-of-the-slow-reading-movement-65817.htm This was written by Thomas Newkirk a former high school teacher and currently professor of English at the University of New Hampshire His most recent book is The Art of Slow Reading Six Time-Honored Practices for EngagementMon, 30 Jan 2012 10:00:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/how-high-stakes-corrupt-performance-on-tests-other-indicators-65818.htm This was written by Larry Cuban a former high school social studies teacher 14 years including seven at Cardozo and Roosevelt high schools in the District district superintendent seven years in Arlington VA and professor emeritus ofMon, 30 Jan 2012 03:00:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/teacher-i-wont-teach-and-shut-up-65639.htm This originally appeared on the website of The Hechinger Report an education-news outlet based at Teachers College Columbia University Its author Eric Shieh is a founding teacher of the Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School A SchoolSun, 29 Jan 2012 08:06:55 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/virginia-may-stop-requiring-some-3rd-grade-sols-65482.htm The Virginia Senate has approved a bill that would require that third graders take the Standards of Learning exams only in math and English meaning they would no longer have to to take history and science SOLs Read full article gtgtSat, 28 Jan 2012 09:40:32 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/how-the-war-on-teachers-is-changing-the-profession-65290.htm This was written by educator Anthony Cody who worked for 24 years in the Oakland schools 18 years teaching science at a high-needs school and six years as a mentor and coach of teachers He is a National Board-certified teacher A version ofFri, 27 Jan 2012 05:41:26 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/moco-to-drop-standardized-test-for-second-graders-65291.htm Good for Montgomery County Public Schools Supt Joshua Starr He has decided to stop giving the TerraNova 2 standardized test to second graders in a move to save money and reduce the number of tests young children are forced to take Read fullFri, 27 Jan 2012 03:00:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/the-most-least-literate-big-us-cities-65057.htm Washington DC is the most literate big city in the United States and Bakersfield Calif the least in the newest annual rankings that consider factors including the populations education level and the number of bookstoresRead fullThu, 26 Jan 2012 11:22:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/the-big-flaws-in-obamas-education-argument-65058.htm This was written by educator Anthony Cody who worked for 24 years in the Oakland schools 18 years teaching science at a high-needs school and six years as a mentor and coach of teachers He is a National Board-certified teacher A version ofThu, 26 Jan 2012 04:00:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/readability-formulas-and-obamas-speech-gingrichs-phd-64840.htm Folks at the University of Minnesotas Smart Politics blog ran President Obamas 2012 State of the Union address through a readability formula and reported that it scored as having been written at an 84 grade levelRead full article Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:01:47 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/require-kids-to-stay-in-school-not-so-fast-64841.htm This was written by Sam Chaltain a DC-based educator and strategist He was the national director of the Forum for Education amp Democracy an education advocacy organization and the founding director of the Five Freedoms Project which helpsWed, 25 Jan 2012 02:00:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/obama-states-should-require-kids-stay-in-school-until-18-or-graduation-64624.htm President Obama said in his 2012 State of the Union address that he wants states to change their laws to require that all students be required to stay in high school until they graduate or turn 18 years oldRead full article gtgtFeaturedTue, 24 Jan 2012 09:59:54 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/obama-on-education-in-state-of-the-union-address-64625.htm Heres the part of President Obamas 2012 State of the Union address that was about education taken from a text prepared for deliveryTo prepare for the jobs of tomorrow our commitment to skills and education has to startTue, 24 Jan 2012 08:53:05 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/teacher-from-troubled-district-to-sit-with-michelle-obama-at-state-of-union-updated-64626.htm This post has been updatedA teacher from a Pennsylvania school district whose union voted to work for free when the system ran out of money said she would humbly sit with first lady Michelle Obama at tonights State of the UnionTue, 24 Jan 2012 03:00:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/newt-gingrichs-elite-phd-topic-64187.htm Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich likes to use the word elites as a pejorative when he talks about things and people whom he considers liberal But the former House speaker himself is in pretty elite company when it comes to hisMon, 23 Jan 2012 01:21:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/dear-michelle-rhee-about-that-teacher-evaluation-study-64037.htm Dear Michelle Rhee former DC schools chancellor and current leader of StudentsFirstI just wanted to dash off a quick note about that commentary you wrote in Education Week about the big value-added teacher evaluation study that madeSat, 21 Jan 2012 12:25:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/hawaii-teachers-reject-contract-in-blow-to-race-to-the-top-64038.htm Correction An earlier version misstaked the number of people who voted on the contract It is 9000Public school teachers in Hawaii have rejected a contract that called for a move to a performance-based evaluation and compensation systemSat, 21 Jan 2012 09:46:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/teachers-take-to-twitter-to-improve-craft-and-commiserate-64186.htm After her first year teaching history in a public high school in the District Jamie Josephson was exhausted and plagued by self-doubt Teaching had been more grueling than she ever expected Law school began to sound appealingRead full article Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:33:00 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/nclb-waivers-the-devil-is-in-the-details-63872.htm This was written by Jack Hassard professor emeritus of science education at Georgia State University and a former high school teacher He is the author of these books The Whole Cosmos Catalog of Science Science Experiences AdventuresSat, 21 Jan 2012 02:00:00 EST