Okay, I know, you have to wade through a commercial or two, and Diane doesn't come on for a good ten minutes. But get this, as usual Jon Stewart is right on the button, with his usual comic flair. And that button, right from the very beginning of the show, is about cuts to education and the attacks on teachers. So. take the time, you won't be sorry.And, for more background on … [Read more...] about Must Watch Video: Diane Ravitch on Daily Show
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Death Panels for The Arts and Education?
Yesterday President Obama signed into law the stopgap spending bill that severely cut into education funding, including eliminating funding for the United States Department of Education's arts education programs.Here's a little list of some of the cuts:Tweet Arts in Education--$40 millionNational Writing Project--$25.6 millionTeach for America--$18 millionReading is … [Read more...] about Death Panels for The Arts and Education?
Video: Jon Stewart Has A Message for Our Low Performing Teachers
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cCrisis in Dairyland - Message for Teacherswww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical Humor & Satire BlogThe Daily Show on Facebook … [Read more...] about Video: Jon Stewart Has A Message for Our Low Performing Teachers
Tacking on to Undercofler and Taylor: What Do Graduates of Arts Colleges Need to Know and Be Able To Do?
I've been following the recent posts of Jim Undercofler and Andrew Taylor: Jim's post, Arts Entrepreneurship -- Lack of Imagination, Lack of Chutzpah? was followed up by Andrew's post, Is Arts Entrepreneurship Training Really Just Career Prep?So, here's my tack-on, making for a trio on the subject.Today, much of the K-12 education debate is being framed by what a student … [Read more...] about Tacking on to Undercofler and Taylor: What Do Graduates of Arts Colleges Need to Know and Be Able To Do?
Rabkin and Hedberg Report on 25 Year Decline in Access to K-12 Arts Education
Last week the National Endowment for the Arts released three new commissioned reports, including Arts Education in America: What The Declines Mean for Arts Participation, by Nick Rabkin and E.C. Hedberg.There's a very good write-up on the report in Education Week, click here to read Arts Education Sees Declines, Especially for Minorities, Report Suggests, by Erik Robelen.The … [Read more...] about Rabkin and Hedberg Report on 25 Year Decline in Access to K-12 Arts Education