This video is part of the Let’s Talk initiative, a program aimed at raising community awareness and expertise in how a child’s knowledge and language develop in tandem, forming the foundation for all subsequent learning.
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Education International 8th World Congress 2019 Bangkok Thailand Panels
Written on September 26, 2019READ MORE"Whither Brexit: The View from British and Irish Teacher Unions
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Randi Weingarten's Remarks at the Women's March January 21, 2017
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How Relationships Matter In Educational Improvement
Written on March 2, 2015READ MOREThis short presentation explains some shortcomings of mainstream education reform and offers an alternative framework to advance educational progress.
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American Labor Movement At A Crossroads: New Thinking, New Organizing, New Strategies
Written on January 15, 2015READ MOREThe emergence of the global knowledge economy has revolutionized the nature of work in America – for the worse. Unionized, well-paying private sector jobs that were once a ladder to the middle class have been decimated. -
The Emergence of the "Precariat": What Does the Loss of Stable, Well-Compensated Employment Mean for Education?
Written on January 14, 2015READ MOREThe emergence of the global knowledge economy has revolutionized the nature of work in America – for the worse. Unionized, well-paying private sector jobs that were once a ladder to the middle class have been decimated. -
The Early Language Gap is About More Than Words
Written on December 9, 2014READ MOREThe vocabulary gap between rich and poor children develops very early and it is about more than just words. In fact, words are the tip of the iceberg. So what lies underneath? Find out by watching this three-minute video.
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The Next Generation of Differentiated Compensation: What Next?
Written on November 13, 2014READ MOREThis panel will examine the terrain of teacher compensation from a number of different perspectives, offering their recommendations on what a good compensation
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How Do We Get Experienced, Accomplished Teachers into High-Need Schools?
Written on October 9, 2014READ MOREIf a master designer had created American education as we know it, he would have to be a Robin Hood in reverse, taking from the poor and giving to the rich. American students with all of the advantages of wealth are disproportionately taught by the best prepared, most experienced and most accomplished teachers, while students living in poverty with the greatest educational needs are disproportionately taught by novice teachers who were poorly prepared and who receive inadequate support. -
A New Social Compact for American Education: Fixing Our Broken Accountability System
Written on September 12, 2014READ MORETwelve years after the passage of No Child Left Behind and five years into Race to the Top, America finds itself in a ‘test and punish’ system of school accountability that poorly serves the nation and its students.
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