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With this post, we are officially launching the Ed100 Chapter of the Month Program, our biggest effort yet to help PTA leaders make a lasting difference in their schools and districts.
What makes real change happen in a school system? Jonathan Raymond offers a thoughtful perspective, succinctly expressed in five points.
The budget for education grew. It did. But the costs of pensions and special education grew more, so cut, cut, cut!
Overturning 40 years of precedent, the Supreme Court has ruled that teachers cannot be compelled to pay union fees. Here's why it matters to teachers, and how it might affect families.
Suicide is a scary topic for parents, but it is the second-leading cause of death for teens. Here's what you need to know, and what your school can do to save lives.
Ed100 Sitemap: The Whole Enchilada
In summer, school board members turn to a different type of work. Ed100's school board correspondent, Denise Jennison, explains what your school board might be up to, and how you can find out more.
Congratulations to the winners of the latest Ed100 drawing. A record number of school communities (about 1,500) are using Ed100. The next drawing will be in December.
The key issues in education change, set to music, complete with a YouTube video. Three minutes of pure, geeky fun.
In order to get where we're going, we need another person on our small but mighty team to drive our outreach efforts. Who do you know?
The education system changes, but slowly. These charts compare the education systems of all US states and show how things have changed over 45 years. California stands out, unfortunately.
Nowadays, middle-class kids participate in a lot of enriching opportunities outside school. Kids from lower-wealth families don't tend to have the same opportunities. By 6th grade, the cumulative difference in learning time can amount to about 6,000 hours.
Most schools in California are starving when it comes to the arts. This post reviews the data, clarifies the state's requirements, and suggests specific steps that your school district can take to improve.
The idea is disarmingly simple: Teachers, in pairs, visit students at home with their parents or guardians. They talk for a bit. And, well, that's pretty much it. Amazingly, it seems to work. Here's how to make it happen.
The end of the school year is approaching, and so is the final Ed100 drawing of the 2017-18 school year. All it takes to earn tickets is a little reading...
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