“Mitchell 20″ Spotlights Educator-Led Transformation

By Will Potter As educators are facing attacks across the country – from budget cuts to bargaining rights – a new documentary spotlights a group of teachers in a low-income, high-needs school who are taking a stand. “Mitchell 20: Teacher Quality is the Answer” is the story of 20 teachers who pledge to earn National [...]

Blogging for Better Schools

Education reform has consistently been a hot, and heated, topic in the press. Find out what the nation’s top education bloggers are saying about the most pressing issues facing public education at the new site, EdVoices.com.

National Leaders Speak Up About Education Crisis

By Will Potter Georgia teacher Anise Anderson is being laid off because of budget cuts and she knows her students will suffer. She’s speaking up today. Kentucky teacher Catie Poff is being laid off because of budget cuts and she too knows her students will suffer. She’s speaking up today. They join tens of thousands of public education [...]

President Obama Urges Recovery Efforts to Keep Teachers in the Classroom

In a ceremony honoring the 2010 National Teacher of the Year, President Barack Obama stressed the importance of economic recovery efforts to ensure that hundreds of thousands of other educators across the country continue doing what they do best: teaching their students.

Educators Use Tele-Town Halls to Take Their Concerns to Washington

Pink slips, closed schools, and budget cuts have left many educators feeling like they are under siege in their own classrooms. As members of Congress prepare to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and discuss legislation to aid cash-strapped schools, educators are using tele-town hall meetings to share their concerns with lawmakers. This week, [...]

“Race to the Top” v. Jobs Money: Which Offers More?

Grants available through Race to the Top are only a fraction of the money that would be available to cash-strapped schools in another proposal pending in Congress, which would extend the successful state aid program of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Republicans, Educators on the Same Page for ESEA Reform

One of the key proposals in the Obama administration’s blueprint for improving schools is pressuring local districts to take extreme measures, including closing the school and firing all the teachers. A growing number of Republican lawmakers are objecting to the plans, arguing that they will not work for their local students. The Senate’s ranking Republican [...]