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Date Title & Description Contributors
2015-11-10

  Donna Ford- Teaching children of color

The U.S. has done poor job of educating children of Color and children of poverty. In order to try to seek out answers I talk with Donna Ford of Vanderbilt University about some very sticky issues around educating children. We talk about race and fairn... 		  Stan Goldberg author
2013-10-28

  Michael Simon- Understanding Teens

Teens have been an enigma for several millennium, even Socrates questioned the conduct of youth. The post-industrial revolution child-labor laws brought about the emergence of the modern teen. New pressures and new patterns of free time have molded the... 		  Stan Goldberg author
2013-04-03

  Renee Dinnerstein Updating Education

There is a lot of controversy today about how we teach and manage our schools. Competing forces are pressing their agendas on teacher seniority, evaluating teacher performance utilizing test scores and assessing, assessing, assessing. New twists to the... 		  Stan Goldberg author
2013-01-16

  David Kirp Reinventing Education

How do we effectively educate our children? What makes a good education system? These are real fundamental questions. David Kirp a professor at the University of California, Berkeley has spent time researching this issue in public schools that have sta... 		  Stan Goldberg author
2012-10-25

  Kris Olson- Bus to nowhere

Kris Olson was one of the founders of Parents for Public Schools in Waco, Texas. Kris has witnessed some very critical times for her city and its school system. Kris was in school when the courts ordered desegregation. In her lifetime she has seen the ...
2012-10-25

  John Watkins- A Thinking Man’s Perspective

When school districts create short lists to evaluate their progress with their small schools, or want a road map to move toward small learning environments, or a coach or consultant to help them refine their small school directions, these short lists h...
2012-10-25

  Amber Lamprecht- Reading is not as simple as ABC

Amber LamprechtLearning and reading are unquestionably tied together. No doubt someone can learn without knowing how to read but it makes the acquisition of information a lot harder. Amber Lamprecht specializes in teaching different types of learners ...
2012-10-25

  Spark- What type of job does a child want?

The Spark Program identifies at-risk middle-school students who need to be motivated by the relevancy of school and matches them with people in industry that are employed in the student’s “dream job”.  The student then becomes an intern at that profess...
2012-10-25

  Joe Torgesen- Can every child learn to read?

Can every child learn to read? An intriguing question. We talk like every child can learn to read equally and at the same pace. But in reality, is this true? There has been a lot of quality research into why and how children learn to read. Recently, I ...
2012-10-25

  Jo Debolt- Better Scores, Same Teachers

School Districts- Jo Debolt one of three team members appointed by the State of Pennsylvania to be a trustee of the Duquesne School District tells us how the 98% African American School District was turned around without investing tons of money but by ...