State Board of Education

Effective Leaders
Did President Obama ask for enough sacrifice from the education establishment this week?
Disparate views of teacher evaluation.
Five education reform myths, from a former city school board member.

Effective Teachers
Who’s the Shane Battier of your school? Michael Lewis and Jay Greene combine forces to examine the problem of rewarding “white space” employees in the NBA […]

Effective Leaders
Abraham Lincoln had 21st century skills.
As Frederick Douglass taught, education is still the path to freedom.
Effective Teachers
Behind the curtain of Massachusett’s “miracle” - better teachers.
Rigorous, Relevant Curriculum
The accountability myth, explained by “Mr. No Child Left Behind Compliance Guy”.
So, what to do about this? Transparency at the national level, accountability at the state level.
Sufficient […]

On his birthday, a quote from Abraham Lincoln:
I happen to temporarily occupy this big White House. I a m a living witness that any one of your children may look to come here as my father’s child has. It is in order that each of you may have through this free government which we have […]

The hearing originally scheduled for March 18, 2009, has been moved.
On Thursday, April 30, 2009, the State Board of Education will hold a rulemaking hearing regarding the proposed rule regarding restraint and isolation of students receiving special education services.
The proposed rules are here.
The 2008 statute which authorized promulgation of the rules is available here.
Current […]

Effective Leaders
Mozilla’s John Lilly presents 7 lessons on community building, with interesting applications to educational policy and practice: summary and slides. If you really haven’t the time, here are the 7 lessons:

Superior products matter.
Push (most) decision-making to the edges.
Communication will happen in every possible way (so make sure it’s reusable).
Make it easy for your […]