REACH Summer Institute

Building Capacity for Educational Equity 
& Organizational Change:Renewal, Resiliency and Resistance

Summer Institute June 26, 27 and 28, 2013 Western Washington University Bellingham, Washington Credit Option Available Save $50 with Early Registration www.acadweb.wwu.edu/eesp/template/ceed.shtml Who Should Attend? P-20 Educators interested in educational equity and social justice, including: Teachers Professors Administrators Staff Teacher candidates Student Affairs Professionals Early Learning Professionals

Keynote Speakers

Dr. Sonia Nieto
Dr. Wayne Au
Dr. Karen Dade 

      

A Teacher's New Year's Resolution: Brag More

Last month, I joined a friend for dinner and drinks after her Chamber of Commerce "Wednesday Friendsday." Sitting at the martini bar a midst real estate agents and financial advisors, all of whom were strangers to me prior to that evening, I found myself continually excluded from the conversation. When they found out I was a high school English teacher, they realized I had nothing to offer them—no contacts, no business, no money. All they had for me were sympathetic shakes of their heads and a few patronizing quips...Read more

K-12 Aid Faces Uncertain Future, Despite 'Fiscal Cliff' Deal

Education programs will be spared the prospect of the largest across-the-board cuts in history, but only temporarily, under a bill to avert much of the so-called "fiscal cliff," overwhelmingly approved by Congress on Tuesday. Find out more here

Gov. Brown Eliminating Calif. Secretary of Education Post

In his first week in office, California Gov. Jerry Brown's approach to education has emerged as one reminiscent of an earlier era, when the governor didn't have an education secretary and the State Board of Education was the chief executive's primary vehicle for setting school policy.

Brown announced Friday he is eliminating the secretary of education post, saving $1.9 million a year. The position was created in 1990 by then-Gov. Pete Wilson following years of acrimony between a prior Republican governor, George Deukmejian, and the elected superintendent of public instruction, who was then Bill Honig, a Democrat.

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/01/07/3308477/brown-eliminating-calif-secretary.html#

Obama's goal: 10,000 new science, tech, engineering and math teachers

President Obama set a goal today of recruiting 10,000 teachers in science, technology, engineering and math, calling these subjects essential to competing in the 21st-century global economy. He expressed support for a longer school year in the interview tied to a series of NBC News programs about education. He said improvements will require more than money.

The president called education one of the country's most important economic issues as it competes with China, India and other growing nations that outperform the USA in the classroom.

Check out this link to read the whole article and watch the video from USA today.

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2010/09/obama-on-education-money-without-reform-will-not-fix-the-problems/1



EDUCAUSE video - The Future of Learning Environments

Check out this very interesting video from EDUCAUSE on The Future of Learning Environments.

Waiting for Superman

From the National Association of Community College Teacher Education Programs (NACCTEP).

Today the documentary "Waiting for Superman" will be released in select theaters. The documentary will generate much discussion on school quality, public schools, charter schools, and teacher quality. There will be many opinions and thoughts generated from this movie (on both sides). Upon viewing the documentary, your students will probably bring discussions to your classroom. Below are a few links to provide you with some information on the national discussions occurring around the documentary. Keep in mind that these are just a few of the many discussions and each organization has their own viewpoint
.http://www.waitingforsuperman.com/

http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-09-22-waitingforsuperman22_CV_N.htm

http://www.thenation.com/article/154986/grading-waiting-superman

http://www.learningfirst.org/SupermanTalkingPoints

http://www.americaspromise.org/Our-Work/Grad-Nation/Waiting-for-Superman.aspx

http://www.rethinkingschools.org/opt-in/100921.shtml