Read this interesting report from The Aspen Institute on social-emotional learning to enhance academic performance.
Pawtucket School Committee Meeting, 01-15-19
New Mexico Governor Replaces the PARCC Test
Reported by KOB4 January 04, 2019 08:19 AM SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday ordered the state’s Public Education Department to immediately take the steps necessary to terminate New Mexico’s use of the Partnership for Assessment of…
Mindfulness in the Classroom
AFT Voices: Mindfulness: A Way of Being Read the piece starring Kathy Flynn-Somerville’s journey started in high school, when a substitute teacher introduced her class to mindfulness meditation. That was 45 years ago. Now Kathy is a leading mindfulness practitioner and…
The School Shootings of 2018: What’s Behind the Numbers
Read the latest piece in ED Week, 12-19-18
Faculty fight for funding
Nearly 20 union leaders were arrested and hundreds of faculty, staff and students demonstrated in the wintry cold Dec. 10 to demand full funding for the City University of New York. They are insisting on a budget that ensures high-quality…