After close examination of the Common Core Standards for ELA, I cannot help but notice that research plays a quantifiable role in ho...

Wow  Listen to Seth Godin challenge everyone to examine whether we are racing to the top or racing to the bottom.  As I listened to this awa...

When I was young growing up in "shopping land," Long Island, NY there was a store called Fortunoff's.   Their motto was "...

NYS Education Department has launched a teacher's resource center that is a must-see.   engageny.org  is intended to help teachers in al...

Many librarians find it disheartening to hear literacy programs such as Fontas & Pinnel mandate the existence of a classroom library to ...

As part of the RTTT requirements, states must find a way to evaluate all certified teachers  (and principals) for efficacy.  NYSED just anno...