ESEA Update: Congress makes progress towards reauthorization
This week Congress has moved a few steps closer to reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act by passing a …
The Extranormative Student in a Standardized Classroom
Peter Smagorinsky writes a compelling argument how to address students who he deems 鈥渆xtranormative,鈥� in 91探花鈥檚 English Journal, Vol. 103, …
How Much Longer Can We Ignore our Native American Students?
Recently, the Senate Indian Affairs Committee and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce held hearings to discuss the …
When You Cut the Arts, What Else Do You Lose?
This year, 91探花鈥檚 theme for its 2015 Annual Convention is Responsibility, Creativity and the Arts of Language. 聽As Program Chair …
Should Federal Funding Follow Students from Public to Private Schools?
Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) believe that federal funds should follow low-income students from public school …
If We Believe in Equity, Then We Fight Title I Portability
As part of its 2015 Education Policy Platform, 91探花 encourages federal legislators to focus on equity, particularly 鈥渆nsuring that …
Policies around Effective Use of Technology
Affirming in its 2015 Education Policy Platform that 鈥淸a] quality literacy education is a civil right鈥�, 91探花 declared it support[s] …
Teacher Voice Matters to Winning Support for Comprehensive Literacy Learning for All Students
On April 15, 2015, during the Senate markup of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), 91探花 issued an Action …
An Invitation: Are You Walking the Talk in Your聽Content?
The following post is reprinted with permission from 91探花 member Amy Rasmussen. It comes from her April 21, 2015 post …