Recently added articles from School Administrator:
Charter schools: racing to the top ... or to nowhere?(PUNCHBACK: ANSWERING CRITICS)
Nov 01, 2009; ... In announcing the federal Race to the Top program, President Obama signaled his support for "evidence-based" reform in K-12 education, saying the competition for the money would not be based on "ideology or politics" but on "what works." Yet the grant criteria call for states to ...
A village route to early childhood education: an Iowa district partners with its community to improve kindergarten readiness.
Nov 01, 2009; ... Two children arrive for the first day of kindergarten. Both are bright, friendly and well-behaved at home. One child takes her seat. She looks around the room and silently names the letters of the alphabet posted on the wall. Later, when the teacher assembles a small reading ...
Reimagining kindergarten: restoring a developmental approach when accountability demands are pushing formal instruction on the youngest learners.(Cover story)
Nov 01, 2009; ... Reading titles such as "Kindergrind" (Time, 1999), "What Happened to Kindergarten?" (Instructor, 2007) and "Kindergarten Cram" (New York Times Magazine, 2009) in national periodicals, you would think kindergarten is one scary place. Has kindergarten lost its identity as the kinder, gentler ...
Blogging superintendents.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 01, 2009; ... In my view, Nell Rochelle's article, "To Blog or Not to Blog?" (August 2009), was right on the mark. It was well-balanced and gave the reader all sides of the issue. As a superintendent, I find it refreshing to read about pioneers in our field trying new ways to communicate with the ...
Pushing academics or play-doh?(EDITOR'S NOTE)
Nov 01, 2009; ... The full-day kindergarten in the school district where I live (Montgomery County, Md.) probably isn't much different than those you oversee these days. By that, I mean the curriculum calls for 5-year-olds to receive several hours of instruction daily on literacy and math to equip them with ...