As we speak, school districts, boards of education, and superintendents are weighing the burdensome decision of the extent to which their schools will reopen.This decision is not to be taken lightly – there are literally…
For as long as public schools have been around, controversy has swirled around whether or not to close schools. Many districts, up until the 1980s, rarely closed schools, as is demonstrated by this disgruntled Baby…
Should Principals Teach Classes? With the COVID19 pandemic changing everything about our traditional school model, it is time we begin thinking about how we will reconfigure teaching, leading, and learning once we return (and yes,…
Charter Schools Don’t Have to be the Wild West of Education
- April 3, 2019
- Tagged as: charter, devos, enrollment, non profit, privatization, regulation, testing
Many charters currently operate outside of the any regulatory body, here a few ways to remedy that.
How can you strike a balance between the use of technology in our classrooms and the research-based understandings about how humans learn?
By the time you read this, the Golden State Warriors will most likely have defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers to win their third NBA title in four years. In doing so, they will also have defeated…
Performance Based Conversations How to Have Difficult Conversations with Educators If you had to make a list of tasks administrators dislike the most, this would surely be near the top of the list; having…
Testing Season The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly As the weather warms up and we approach the end of the year, there’s one thing on the minds of all educators – testing season….
By Douglas J. Mac Iver, PhD with Robert W. Dodd, EdD candidate in JHU’s School of Education Since CSOS’s founding, one of its enduring stated goals has been “to produce useful information on how changes…