In the News & On the Blogs

There have been a lot more education-related news stories appearing in the newspapers with the start of the school year.  To that end, here are some stories from newspapers, as well as some online sources, that I’ve read and found interesting during the past week.

• A New Meaning for Cutting Classes by Javier C. Hernandez in The New York Times
  
  • Deals with the budget crunches NYC Public Schools are facing.
• But What About the Kid Who… by Brenda Power of Choice Literacy
  • Practical ideas for helping yourself and your colleagues through tough times with “that kid” in your class.
• Can Arne Duncan (and $5 Billion) Fix America’s Schools by Gilbert Cruz for Time Magazine
  • A look at the Secretary of Education’s background, as well more information on Race to the Top.  (For more information on Race to the Top, read this article, from Teacher Magazine online.)
• Five Starting Points for Your Gallery Entry by Traci Gardner on the NCTE Inbox Blog
  • Suggestions for getting your students writing for the National Gallery of Writing.
• How Obama’s Pep Talk Became a Publicity Headache by Dakarai I. Aarons and Michele McNeil for Education Week
  
  • A look back at the controversy from the President’s Speech to American Schoolchildren on September 8th.
    
• School Tool Brings Teamwork to Table by Sherri Ackerman for the Tampa Tribune
  • Talks about the SMART Table Technology.
• Washington Teachers Approve Contract, Head Back to Work by Donna Gordon Blankinship for the Seattle Times
  • The much-publicized strike is over.
• Who Controls the Reading List? — Letters to the Editor (by a variety of citizens) of The New York Times
  • These letters were in response to last month’s front page article in the Sunday Times about choice in Reading Workshop.

Happy Reading!