Chicago Public Schools adding 90 minutes to each day

CPS is using a $5.5 million federal education grant to add 90 minutes to every school day. The program is mandatory at certain schools. The kids will be getting instruction via computers and monitored by community groups. (i.e… they’re doing an end-around teachers with federal education money. Alarming?)

Chronicle Article: How to write less badly...

This is for academic writing. http://chronicle.com/article/10-Tips-on-How-to-Write-Less/124268/

Extra Reading Class Boosts Pupil Skills, but Not Permanently

Extra Reading Class Boosts Pupil Skills, but Not Permanently

See third paragraph, especially

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2010/09/extra_reading_class_boosts_stu.html

Florida Class Sizes Limits Challenged.

Florida's constitution has class size limits...18 for 1st and 2nd, 22 for middle grades, 25 for high school.

This article talks about a challenge to the constitution.

Doug Reeves An Accountability Lesson From Michelle Obama

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Here’s an intriguing argument by one of my favorite ED writers Doug Reeves about equating learning with “test results”… Great points!

Union Leader Calls on L.A. Teachers to Boycott Times

A.J. Duffy objects to the paper's analysis of the effectiveness of more than 6,000 elementary school teachers. Los Angeles Times, August 15, 2010. See NCTE President Carol Jago's response.

(from NCTE)

Should HW count? Trib article

See the Chicago Tribune article here.