State Board of Education

Effective Leaders
Tough Choices in Tennessee, my review of the report of the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce, Tough Choices or Tough Times, with some Tennessee “flavor”. The review includes an overview of the Commission’s recommendations and indications of where Tennessee is regarding each of those recommendations. The Commission argues […]

Effective Leaders
Memphis principals, teachers cash in on student performance.
MD State Board aims to track students and teachers over time.
NEA, U.S. Chamber encourage states to follow Tough Choices recommendations.
Are we training innovators like this in our schools? Shai Agassi is leading the “the infrastructure project of our generation:” electric cars for everyone. Video below, unedited […]

Prime Minister Gordon Brown, in a speech to the United States Congress on March 5:
So in these unprecedented times we must educate our way out of the downturn, we must invest and invent our way out of the downturn, we must retool and reskill our way out of the downturn. And this is not blind […]

Effective Leaders
NC, FL governors address TN leaders regarding school reform.
Effective Teachers
Justice O’Connor talks about the Supreme Court and civics education with John Stewart. Two segments, below:
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IndecisionAn Indecision Exclusive!
Sandra Day O’Connor Pt. 1

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The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p […]