Even after the historic passage of ESSA, the work in many ways is just beginning. Because the new law does away with so many federal mandates on everything from assessment, accountability and evaluation, state legislatures will be playing a decisive role in determining how ESSA is implemented. It’s now up to the states to work
Not exactly breaking news: Teachers believe their classroom autonomy suffered during the No Child Left behind era. According to just-released federal data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), educators reported less classroom autonomy in school year 2011-12 compared to 2003-04. That teachers felt their independence wane during a decade marked by standardization and
The accountability pressures ushered in by No Child Left Behind more than decade ago reached the nation’s kindergarten classrooms, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Virginia. In “Is Kindergarten the New First Grade?” Daphna Bassock, Scott Lathem and Anna Rorem tracked the level of academic focus in kindergarten from 1998
Representatives for Westminster Public Schools and the Westminster Education Association met January 14,2016. During the session the District presented no language issues. They presented the following issues for discussion: Licensed It ESP Issues • How can we improve the negotiations process? (Licensed Article 5 & ESP Article 5) • How can we ensure further stability
March 15, 2016 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Location TBD The Westminster Education Association invites you to learn about student loan forgiveness and how to prepare for retirement with your financial life in order. Location: TBD Topics: Generation Debt: Student Loan Forgiveness This presentation focuses on how teachers who teach in “high impact schools” can
January 14th You can come at anytime between 4:30 and 8:30 and stay for all of the negotiation sessions or for just part of the time. 6933 Raleigh St Theater
In late December, Congress made permanent the educator tax deduction that allows educators to deduct eligible unreimbursed classroom spending up to $250. The deduction was also improved by indexing it to inflation and including professional development as an eligible expense. It’s welcome news for public school educators, 99.5 percent of whom dip into their own
State Board of Education appoints former Arizona lawmaker Richard Crandall as the next CDE commissioner. He will start his job on January 19. CEA looks forward to continuing our partnership with CDE under Commissioner Crandall’s leadership to improve our public schools for every Colorado student and implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act. For
Led by educators and parents, the movement to reduce standardized testing notched up critical victories in state legislatures, school boards, and in Washington, D.C., and has been instrumental in the media’s heightened scrutiny of the effects of over testing. There’s a lot of work to be done in the years ahead, but it is undeniable
Life After No Child Left Behind: What’s Inside the Every Student Succeeds Act It’s official: The NCLB era is over and the Every Student Succeeds era is here. How does the new national education law forge a new path on testing and opportunity? Read More »