Category: Foundations of Education

I keep in touch with Ted Pease, the former dean of the Communications/Journalism program at Utah State University. Every day he sends quotes via…

On Wednesday this week, I had the opportunity to attend one of the first showings of Digital Media – New Learners of the 21st…

Today I attended a conference put together by the Alliance for Excellent Education and AACTE discussing a standards-based approach to improving teaching: teacher performance…

Since the State of the Union (SOTU), I have been thinking about the the promises underlying the future of education. I read a blog…

I was introduced to this great free service called Fritzwire. It has saved my life. It sends me an email everyday informing me of…

The rhetoric of education policy has been something to admire. During my studies, it became obvious that certain phrases and wording structures anchored the…

Yahoo News Reports: Mom Jailed for Sending Kids to Better School Discussion Time: Should parents be able to choose where their child goes to…

I may have cheered a time or two during last night’s State of the Union speech. I mostly agree on the President’s philosophy that…

News Today on Education Policy Bloomberg Press: Duncan, Obama Headed for Fight in Congress on Education Policy, Funding: This article discusses potential overhaul of…

In the January 8th edition of the Economist, the article The Battle Ahead discusses the struggle of public-sector unions as the trend tends to…