Education Information, Editor’s note: Jeanne Kaplan is a member of the Denver school board. Since I was first elected to the Denver Public Schools Board of Education in November 2005, improving our middle school programs has been a top priority. As noted in Jeremy P. Meyer’s Denver Post story of Thursday, August 19, 2010, some [...]
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UC Davis election experts available for the fall campaigns
Education Information, The University of California, Davis, has the following experts available to comment on the 2010 elections. Incumbency and Congress An anti-incumbent mood is fanning speculation about whether Democrats will be able to hang on to their majorities in both houses of Congress. Walter Stone, professor of political science at UC Davis, can comment [...]
Let’s Get Ready to Win Some “Let’s Get Ready” Books!
Education Information, It’s back to school time! In honor of Heidi and Megan going back to school we are giving away a set of our books! Feel free to share this great news! Leave a comment (including your email address) to be entered to win! We will ship globally to a winner! This contest ends [...]
You did learn all you needed to know in kindergarten
Education Information, Some intriguing study results came out during the R2T decisions, and I’ve been meaning to circle back to them, because they are both interesting and potentially relevant to teacher evaluation discussions. (Links: Study PowerPoints and NY Times summary.) Raj Chetty of Harvard, and an impressive array of colleagues, linked Tennessee project STAR students [...]
UC Davis School of Law celebrates $30 million expansion
Education Information, The University of California, Davis, School of Law today opened a $30 million expansion that includes a new high-tech courtroom, additional classrooms and group study areas, all of which incorporate the latest environmentally sensitive advances. The new wing adds 18,000 square feet of assignable space, a 29 percent increase, to Martin Luther King [...]
Let’s Get Ready To Get Rid of Too Sexy for our Kids!
Education Information, Moms, we need your help again! Are you frustrated, like me, by companies like Abercrombie & Fitch who seem to think that too sexy is right for our kids and teens? I called to complain and they said the Managers don’t take complaints — must be too busy surfing the web to find [...]