CPS Re-Evaluates Social Media Position
After hearing teachers’ complaints, the CPS board has decided to re-evaluate and tweak the new policies regarding the use of social media, although details surrounding which policies might be changed and how are still under wraps.
Social Science Gone Bad: Book Debunks Expert Advice on Children
In their new book NurtureShock, a pair of authors share some recent research to suggest that much of what we thought we know about teaching and raising children was off track.
Free Webinar on Nation’s Most Popular English-Proficiency Test
One of the regional laboratories of the Institute of Education Sciences is holding a free Webinar on Sept. 16, noon to 1 p.m. Eastern Time, to discuss findings from a study of the nation’s most popular English-language proficiency test used for accountability under NCLB.
Social Media Ban for CPS Teachers
Apparently Chicago Public Schools has approved a new e-mail policy that prohibits teachers from contacting students through cellphones, non-CPS e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, or blogs and Web sites created off the CPS network.
ELL Advocate Named to Aspen Commission on NCLB
Over at Politics K-12, my colleague Alyson Klein writes that the Aspen Institute’s commission on the No Child Left Behind Act has been revived. The commission, whose recommendations have been influential among federal policymakers, plans to hold a series of…
Examining the Brains of Teenage Rebels
A new study suggests teens who engage in risky behaviors may have more mature-looking brains than their risk-averse peers.