A new website that will rate national and local news coverage of education issues — funded and run by advocates of school choice — launched on Feb. 10th, 2010.
Published by the Center for Education Reform, the Media Bullpen
stated goal is to promote better education journalism by judging news stories on their accuracy, balance and context, and to give readers additional information about the underlying issues.
Education Blogs
Edublogs
Offering free education blogs for teachers and administrators.
edublogs.org
Blog about using blogs in education.
www.weblogg-ed.com
Education news and analysis from the Progressive Policy Institute’s 21st Century Schools Project.
www.eduwonk.com
Former San Jose Mercury News columnist offers daily opinions and thoughts related to education.
www.joannejacobs.com
Blog featuring information on IT, business, nursing, and other degrees programs.
www.realonlinedegrees.com
Kimberly’s take on testing and education reform.
www.kimberlyswygert.com
DetentionSlip.org is your daily cheat sheet for education news.
www.detentionslip.org
Comments, reflections, and occasional brainstorms.
anne.teachesme.com
Written by journalist and former Senate education staffer Alexander Russo, This Week in Education gives you the inside scoop on all the latest education news and politics.
www.thisweekineducation.com
Observations on the state of public education in the United States and the perpetual efforts to reform it.
www.assortedstuff.com
Blogging tool designed with teachers and students in mind. Teachers can evaluate, comment on, and publish students’ blog articles in a controlled environment.
www.classblogmeister.com
A site for history teachers and anyone who enjoys reading about history and history education.
historyiselementary.blogspot.com
Two teachers who read, a lot.
readingyear.blogspot.com
Your daily addiction for breaking news, commentary, and debate on real education reform.
www.edspresso.com
News, views, and information about technology and education.
tim.lauer.name
A special education legal resource discussing case law, news, practical advocacy advice, and developments in state and federal statutes and regulations. Postings include insight and sometimes humor from Charles P. Fox, a Chicago, Illinois, attorney who is also a parent of child with special needs, and other guest authors.
specialedlaw.blogs.com
Meet the writers whose words are presenting nonfiction in a whole new way. Discover books that show how nonfiction writers are some of the best storytellers around.
inkrethink.blogspot.com
Blog from a third grade math teacher who used to be a design engineer.
learnmegood2.blogspot.com
Professor Dorn brings a unique perspective to examining the history and politics of education. His work points out how inconsistent we are in education policy, demanding that we face those inconsistencies and talk more openly and clearly about what we expect from schools and how schools can change.
www.shermandorn.com
This blog chronicles the journey of a Social Science teacher at Ukiah High School in Ukiah, California.
ukiahcoachbrown.blogspot.com
- Education Wonks, The
Offering a variety of entries and links to information about education.
www.educationwonk.blogspot.com - It’s Not All Flowers and Sausages
A blog for TEACHERS WHO ROCK and are frustrated by the day to day drama that gets in the way of our interactions with children.
itsnotallflowersandsausages.blogspot.com - Special Education Teacher in Washington, D.C.
Cyber classroom in which a teacher presents different ideas about education.
teachersol.blogspot.com - Your Mama’s Mad Tedious: Diary of a Bronx Teacher
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Blog from a special education teacher in New York.
madtedious.blogspot.com - DC Education Blog
Blog dedicated to covering the Washington, D.C. education scene.
dcedublog.blogspot.com - Universities Weblog
Blog about campus life, university news, career planning, financial aid, and more.
www.universities-weblog.com - Practical Theory – A View from the Classroom
Views on education from a principal, who has been a technology coordinator, English teacher, and coach.
www.practicaltheory.org/serendipity - Life That Chose Me, The
Blog from a high school special education teacher serving students with severe and profound disabilities.
specialed.wordpress.com - Ed Policy
Bill Evers writes a web log on K-12 education policy with emphasis on teaching practices, curriculum, testing, accountability, school finance, and the federal, state, and local roles in public education.
ed-policy.blogspot.com - Blackboard Jungle
Various thoughts from a teacher.
blackboardjungle.blogspot.com - Education Weak
Commentary on government schools and school choice alternatives.
www.educationweak.blogspot.com - School of Blog
A blog for your head, and your mind, and your brain.
theschoolofblog.blogspot.com - Charter Blog, The
Blog about charter schools from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.
www.publiccharters.org/media/blog - Education at the Brink
News and commentary on education, politics, and the intersection of the two.
educhange.blogspot.com - First Year Teacher
Blog of a teacher who is actually no longer a first year teacher.
firstyearteacher.blogspot.com - CaliforniaTeacherGuy
Blog from a teacher in the California desert.
californiateacherguy.blogspot.com - Elementary, My Dear, or Far From It
Reflections from an elementary school teacher on the joys and challenges of the job.
emdffi.blogspot.com - Hedgetoad – Coastal Edition
From a high school english teacher.
www.hedgetoad.com/blog.htm - Voice for School Choice
South Carolina blog committed to presenting timely and informative information regarding the need for expanding educational opportunities and options.
thevoiceforschoolchoice.wordpress.com - Bridging Differences
Leading education thinkers Deborah Meier and Diane Ravitch engage in an ongoing conversation about what matters most for today’s students, educators, and policymakers.
blogs.edweek.org/edweek/Bridging-Differences
- Bachelor’s Degree
Bachelorsdegree.org offers information about different types of bachelor’s degrees.
www.bachelorsdegree.org - The Dream Teacher
Blog about teaching from Cindi Rigsbee, a teacher in North Carolina.
thedreamteacher.blogspot.com - Core Knowledge Blog
Blog about closing the achievement gap by teaching content.
www.coreknowledge.org/blog - Don’s Learning Log
Reflections on learning from teacher Don Ledingham.
edubuzz.org/blogs/donsblog - PrincipalsPage.com Blog
A sound off for educational administration.
www.principalspage.com/theblog - Mentor Matters
A veteran emotional disabilities teacher contemplates the challenges and joys of teaching in a 50 kid, self-contained special ed program.
mentormatters.blogspot.com - Open Wide, Look Inside
A blog about teaching elementary math, science, and social studies, with heavy emphasis on the integration of children’s literature across the curriculum.
blog.richmond.edu/openwidelookinside - NO NCLB.org
Blog dedicated to discussion of how to correct the NCLB law.
nonclb.blogspot.com - Anonymous Teacher Blog
A second-year teacher’s escapades in the realm of public high school. Sometimes witty. Sometimes sad. Sometimes angry. Always exhausted. It’s a bumpy ride, but I wait for the moments that make it worth it.
anonteacherblog.blogspot.com - 180 Days as a Teacher
Blog from a woman trying teaching for a year.
180-days.blogspot.com - NCLB – It’s Time for a Change
Provides commentary and updated status on the No Child Left Behind/Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
nclbchange.wordpress.com - Politics K-12
Michele McNeil and Alyson Klein provide regular coverage of political developments that affect education at the federal and state levels.
blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12 - Book Whisperer
Donalyn Miller, a 6th grade teacher, writes about how to inspire and motivate student readers, and responds to issues facing teachers and other leaders in the literacy field.
blogs.edweek.org/teachers/book_whisperer - Unwrapping the Gifted
Tamara Fisher, a gifted education teacher and co-author of Intelligent Life in the Classroom: Smart Kids and Their Teachers, discusses news and developments in the gifted education community and offers advice for teachers on working with gifted students.
blogs.edweek.org/teachers/unwrapping_the_gifted - PEDABLOGUE
Michael Arnzen shares his experiences and experiments in the classrooms, discusses recent reading in pedagogical theory and educational news, reflects on educational practices, and more.
blogs.setonhill.edu/MikeArnzen - Teach4Real
Teach4real.com is a blog by founder Matthew Amaral dedicated to real teachers in our toughest schools. If you are a new teacher looking for practical, real world advice about how to teach in the inner-city, this is the place for you. You’ll read things here no one else will touch.
www.teach4real.com - Mrs. Amy’s Preschool Press
A place for preschool musings, info, stories, photos, and more.
aewaldt.edublogs.org - AFT NCLBlog
Views from the AFT about the No Child Left Behind laws.
www.letsgetitright.org/blog - No Teachers Left Behind
Commentary on public education in America.
noteachersleftbehind.org - Hobo Teacher Web Log (or… Blog)
Daily musings from the Hobo Teacher.
www.hoboteacher.com/blog
- Class is in Session
Thoughts about public education from a special education teacher.
missteacher.blogspot.com - On Special Education – Education Week
Education Week reporter Christina A. Samuels tracks news and trends of interest to the special education community, including administrators, teachers, and parents.
blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced - Digital Education
Education Week reporters Katie Ash and Kathleen Kennedy Manzo cover tech topics and trends in K-12 education.
blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation - Teachhub Education Blog
Dialy blog from the editor of the K-12 Teachers Alliance.
teachhub.blogspot.com - LeaderTalk
As a group blog by school leaders for school leaders, LeaderTalk expresses the voice of the administrator in this era of school reform.
blogs.edweek.org/edweek/LeaderTalk - Scholarship Blog, The
Tips to help students pay for college, including information about the latest scholarships and grants.
www.collegescholarships.org/blog - Curriculum Matters
A wide-ranging forum for discussing school curriculum across the subject areas.
blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum - hipteacher
One redheaded girl’s journey into the world of public education.
hipteacher.typepad.com/schoolblog - Ready or Not
Hanne Denney, a mid-40s career-changer, reflects on the challenges and rewards of starting anew as a teacher.
blogs.edweek.org/teachers/hdenney - Teacher Beat
Your source for the latest news and insights on teacher-related policy and politics.
blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacherbeat - Answer Sheet
Veteran education writer Valerie Strauss and her guests offer information and advice about how to stay sane during the school years.
voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet - Underground Teacher
The Underground Teacher shares a variety of things your child’s teacher won’t tell you – the good, the bad, and the ugly.
undergroundteacher.blogspot.com - Motivation Matters
Kevin Bushweller tackles the question of what works, and what doesn’t work, to motivate students to do better in school.
blogs.edweek.org/edweek/motivation - Education Advice for President-Elect Obama
What do you think President-elect Obama can do for US education, for your kids, in your classrooms? Share your story or advice and read what others have to say about education.
www.merrow.org/ed_advice - Eduholic
Blog from Emmet Rosenfeld, an experienced English teacher in Virginia, who writes about teaching and learning in his classroom and beyond.
blogs.edweek.org/teachers/eduholic - On the Reservation
J. Shyu, a second-year special education teacher on an American Indian reservation, chronicles the good, the bad, and the occasionally amusing of being a young teacher at an under-resourced rural school.
blogs.edweek.org/teachers/jshyu - New Terrain
Jessica Shyu, a program director for Teach for America, writes about the lives of new teachers in today’s schools, exploring their practice, experiences, and career challenges and opportunities.
blogs.edweek.org/teachers/new_terrain - Student Loan Consolidation Lowdown
Blog featuring news, tools, and tips on student finance and loans.
www.slclowdown.com - Schools Matter
Explores issues in public education policy and advocates for a commitment to, and a re-examination of, the democratic purposes of schools.
schoolsmatter.blogspot.com - Online University Lowdown
Blog featuring information and news in the world of online education.
www.onlineuniversitylowdown.com
- Brighton’s Hope
Former National Teacher of the Year Betsy Rogers chronicles her work in one of Alabama’s highest-need elementary schools.
tln.typepad.com/tln_betsyrogers - In the Middle
Career changer and middle school special education teacher Hanne Denney offers thoughts on middle school pedagogy, career change, and the teaching life.
blogs.edweek.org/teachers/in_the_middle - Udegrees – Education News
Provides daily news and articles about higher education, jobs, colleges and universities, and degrees and majors.
www.udegrees.com/education-news - Educated Guess
Educated Guess is a source of information and commentary on California’s monumental effort to reform its K-12 schools.
mercextra.com/blogs/edreform/2008 - Educational Equity, Politics & Policy in Texas
Blog chronicling education issues in Texas.
texasedequity.blogspot.com - Shut Up and Teach
Blog about public education in Arizona and the politics that drive it.
www.shutupandteach.org
Useful Education Links
Achieve
Achieve was formed as a partnership between governors and business leaders to push for higher academic standards in the states.
Alliance for Excellent Education
Alliance promotes high school reform with the goal of making students more prepared for college or the workforce.
American Federation of Teachers
The AFT is the country’s second-largest teachers’ union. This site is includes education information and resources for members.
Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges
AGB provides information on governance and leadership in higher education to academic governing boards, campus CEOs and other senior-level campus administrators.
Center on Education Policy
The center releases several reports each year detailing the impact of No Child Left Behind.
Children’s Defense Fund
CDF is a Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group that conducts research and public education campaigns.
Council of Chief State School Officers
The council is made up of top public officials who lead the departments responsible for elementary and secondary education. The site includes information ranging from early childhood education to higher education.
Council of State Governments
An organization of state leaders who share policy information.Education Commission of the States
ECS is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization involving key leaders from all levels of the education system. The site includes background material and updates of what states are doing on a wide range of education topics, including No Child Left Behind.
Education Sector
Ed Sector is a nonprofit and nonpartisan think tank that releases several reports each year about a variety of education issues.
Education Trust
Ed Trust regularly releases reports with the goal of closing the achievement gap between poor, minority students and their white, wealthier counterparts.
Education Week
A resource for recent news and developments affecting K-12 and higher education.
Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media
The Hechinger Institute is dedicated to improving education reporting by conducting seminars nationwide for reporters and providing resources and information on its website.
National Assessment of Educational Progress
Results of the nation’s only ongoing survey authorized by Congress and administered by the National Center for Education Statistics.
National Association of State Boards of Education
This non-profit association strives to strengthen state leadership in educational policymaking and advocates for equal access to education.
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
An independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization made up of and geared toward classroom teachers.
National Center for Education Statistics
The primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations.
National Conference of State Legislatures Education Page
The education page of the National Conference of State Legislatures.
National Education Association
The nation’s largest and oldest teachers’ union. The site has information about education issues and legislative developments.
National Education Writers Association
A national organization of education reporters that provides information with the goal of improving reporting on education.
National Governors’ Association Education Page
The education page for the National Governors’ Association.
National Institute for Early Education Research
The institute supports early childhood education efforts by providing research-based information to policy-makers and journalists.
No Child Left Behind
The U.S. Department of Education’s web site of latest developments and policies affecting the federal No Child Left Behind law.
Pre-K Now
A national advocacy group that supports universal access to preschool, Pre-K Now also produces two annual reports, one describing each governor’s position on early childhood education, and another showing legislative and funding action on pre-K.
The Rural School and Community Trust
The Rural School and Community Trust is a national non-profit organization focused on helping rural communities produce and operate strong public schools.
Schoolmatters.com
Schoolmatters.com contains the largest collection of public education data on the Web. It includes student achievement information, financial data and demographic breakdowns.
Statescape’s BillFinder
BillFinder helps users find any bill eligible for consideration in the current calendar year using either keywords and phrases or bill numbers.
Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
The Fordham Foundation is a conservative-leaning think tank that pushes for higher academic standards, educational choice, and national standards.
U.S. Department of Education
Information from the U.S. Department of Education about K-12, higher education, lifelong learning and state resources.
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