R L Education: 708 books
Mathematics Miseducation
The Case Against a Tired Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2005
Author and veteran teacher Derek Stolp has come to the conclusion that learning mathematics is of no real consequence for the vast majority of our children. This stance flies in the face of the conventional wisdom held among political leaders, business people, teachers, and parents that mathematics...
by Ellie Lowder
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
Whether employers are self-administering their 403(b) plans, or are using a Third Party Administrator (TPA), the in depth information in this book will provide a guide to the regulations, and the tools needed to correctly operate the plan. Busy School Business Officials can use this guide with payroll...
When the Sisters Said Farewell
The Transition of Leadership in Catholic Elementary Schools
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2012
When the Sisters Said Farewell tells an important story of the contributions of Catholic elementary schools to the United States by chronicling the experiences and insights of religious women (nuns) who were the last members of their communities to serve in parish elementary schools, and of those...
Exploring the Myths and the Realities of Today's Schools
A Candid Review of the Challenges Educators Face
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2010
Exploring the Myths and Realities of Today's Schools presents a strong case regarding the strengths and successes of our schools, while also addressing the major challenges currently facing our teachers and school administrators. This sympathetic look at the daily work life of our educators directly...
It's Time for a Change
School Reform for the Next Decade
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
The United States entered the 21st century as the world’s sole superpower. Our diplomatic strength, military might, financial resources, and technological innovation were, and continue to be, the envy of the world. However, in the crucial area of education, the U.S. lags behind many other developed...
Accountability is the Key
Unlocking School Potential through Enhanced Educational Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2013
A Nation at Risk in 1983. The most recent trend has been to tie administrative evaluations to student performance, increasing stress among administrators at all levels. The cumulative effect of three decades of challenges to administrative authority has undermined the publics view of educational administrators...
Vanishing School Boards
Where School Boards Have Gone, Why We Need Them, and How We Can Bring Them Back
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2013
Since Nation at Risk, NCLB and RTT, the once thought sacred institution of school boards as catalysts to ensure local control of schools is being redefined and are under heavy attack. Increasingly, school boards are disappearing from the discussion of promoting student achievement and their role as...
Financing Schools and Educational Programs
Policy, Practice, and Politics
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2012
Al Ramirez writes on the subject of how the public schools in the United States are financed and how other funds are raised for educational programs in elementary and secondary schools. A context for public school finance is provided throughout the volume by grounding each topic in historical, policy,...
Preserving the Public in Public Schools
Visions, Values, Conflicts, and Choices
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2011
What's public about public schools? Why do we invest in educating the next generation of Americans? What is it that drives our common purpose in educating children and at the same time divides us so passionately about how to educate them? Public schools have little to do with children. Schools are...
Educational Leadership at 2050
Conjectures, Challenges, and Promises
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2012
This is a practical, bold, no-holds barred look at challenges facing educational leaders and the university programs that prepare them through mid-century. It examines key continuities and discontinuities of current times for school, education, and society. Both practice and preparation occur in contested...
Using Humor to Maximize Learning
The Links between Positive Emotions and Education
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
What is humor exactly? How do you use it to maximize learning? If it is so important, why is it rarely mentioned in teacher preparation without some clues for finding and using it? The purpose of this book is to affirm, sustain, and encourage educators in the practice of humor not only as a personal...
Leveraging Chaos
The Mysteries of Leadership and Policy Revealed
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2010
John R. Shoup and Susan Clark Studer explore the rules and patterns that govern complex systems that, when properly understood and applied, result in more effective leadership than what is offered from traditional leadership models. Their book is designed to equip leaders with the knowledge and skills...
Achieving Success for Kids
A Plan for Returning to Core Values, Beliefs, and Principles
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011
Achieving Success for Kids is a clarion call to action that explains why we need to save America's children and return our nation and our schools to the core values, beliefs, and principles upon which our nation was founded. In this book, Tim L. Adsit presents a bold, visionary blueprint for change...
Finding, Preparing, and Supporting School Leaders
Critical Issues, Useful Solutions
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2010
With dwindling funds and resources, tougher state and federal standards, and fatigue from more regulations and testing, many school administrators are giving up _or 'crashing' and leaving their posts. This book examines the process of preparing, encouraging, and retaining quality leaders at the school...