Sid Glassner – The Mourning a Great Man
(Hours 1a,b,c) Rich opened up the show by explaining to the listeners why the Girard at Large...
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Tag: New England Society for the Study of Education
Glassner on Participation Awards, Being a Responsible Citizen and Character Education
(Hours 3a,b,c) Rich spoke to Sid Glassner, Senior Fellow with the New England Society for the Study of Education, for Is Our Children Learning. Sid informed the listeners about the State Department of Education’s upcoming...
Read MoreReading to kids and Transgendered Issues
(Hours 3a,b,c) Sid Glasner joined Rich for ‘Is our Children Learning’ to talk about reading with kids. They talked about the importance of reading to them, as well as the books that the Manchester School District is...
Read MoreLice, Abuse and Waste
(Hours 3a,b,c) We started the hour by taking a phone call from Harriet in Deerfield, who wanted to inform us about House Bill 1144. We took a call from Patrice, who wanted to inform us about an upcoming school play. Sid...
Read MoreGrade Configuration, Stabilization Aid and a Profile in Unprofessionalism
(Hours 3b,c) We were joined this morning by Sid Glassner, Senior Fellow with the New England Society for the Study of Education, for Is Our Children Learning. He talked to Rich about kindergarten, discussing classroom size,...
Read MoreIs Our Children Learning Via Technology
(Hours 3b,c) Guest host Ann Marie Banfield was joined by Sid Glassner, Senior Fellow with the New England Society for the Study of Education, for Is Our Children Learning. “I think we’ve gone way overboard with...
Read MoreGlassner on Charter Schools and the PACE Assessment
(Hours 3a,b,c) We were joined this morning by Sid Glassner, Senior Fellow with the New England Society for the Study of Education, for Is Our Children Learning. After a little bit of goofing around they touched on the issue...
Read MoreSid Glassner on Reforming the Teaching Profession
(Hours 3a,b,c) Sid Glassner, who is a Senior Fellow with the New England Society for the Study of Education, came on the show for Is Our Children Learning to talk to us about teaching reform. In this segment he shared his plan...
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ESEA Re-Authorization and Atlanta Racketeering
(Hour 3b&c) The ESEA re-authorization passed through the Senate Education Committee and Sid...
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GLASSNER SAYS HIGH-STAKES TESTING HAS FAILED TO IMPROVE PUBLIC EDUCATION
(Hour 3 b,c) Current debates taking place in Washington D.C. concerning the reauthorization of the...
Read MoreGlassner on Testing, Teachers, Not Taking A Stand For Kids
(Hour 3b, c) (Hour 3b) Senior Fellow Sid Glassner touched on the “deep area” of testing in the Public Schools and the much bigger issue – taking a stand against what’s wrong for the kids! Glassner...
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Sid’s Synopsis on Paying for RTK, Disappointing Ed Legislation
(Hour 3b, c) (Hour 3b) Senior Fellow Sid Glassner offered us his take on the debate over Right to...
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