Diane Ravitch and Deborah Meier: Bridging Differences on Education Week

Diane Ravitch at Bridging Differences: "Merit Pay Fails Another Test " Fox News: "Study: Merit pay for teachers doesn't...

I am so weary of all the never-ending bashing and trashing of teachers by politicians, corporations, and foundations and the news media.  In...

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 by Olga LaPlante Having taken the Addressing the Needs of Exceptional Students in a Regular Classroom course this summer - which was grea...

 By Olga LaPlante There is never a shortage of accounts of how limited things are. While this may be disheartening or simply annoying, lit...

Maine Voices: Maine should think twice about adopting national educational testing The public has only until Friday to comment to the state ...

by Bob Keteyian Too often, we try to solve behavior problems our kids are having without actively collaborating with the kids. We tell them ...

Alan Sitomer talks PBL (Project Based Learning) in the classroom Alan Sitomer's 8 Tips for Teachers Free Webinar with Alan Sitomer ...

"No surprise, then, that the truth of what happens in laptop-rich schools is far more shades of gray than black or white." ~ Larry...

by Olga LaPlante Some common sense observations were noted during the round table discussion. Common sense doesn't discount the value ...

by Dissonant Hermit Today there is much talk, especially in schools, about how can we trust the tons of information that exists in socie...

Three places to double-check facts and sources: http://www.snopes.com/ http://www.factcheck.org/ http://www.politifact.com/ And a plac...

I've come to realize that one of the most important skills that we can develop is the ability to determine if the information we hear...

The MLTI is using the Consultative Model of Professional Development starting this year.  For more information on the possibilities, check ...

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This past week my colleagues pointed me to a Video about a new initiative in New Brunswick, Canada, which uses the Partnership of 21st Learn...

By Pam Kenney About 5000 Maine children in kindergarten through the twelfth grade were homeschooled during the 2009-10 school year. That...

Very often Maine school technology technical staff don't get the respect they deserve.  It can be a very frustrating job, with last-minu...

"Summertime and the Livin' is Easy" ~ Porgy & Bess It's summertime and our guard is down. What better time for som...