Below, we’ve listed the title of each briefing, along with three selected headlines or a short summary from the contents (note that each briefing contains more than just the excerpted content).

NASSP Principal’s Update (June 22nd)

• New York Times posts:  “A Struggle to Educate the Severely Disabled”
• The Principal Difference presents “The Case Against Algebra 1 for Everyone”
• The Principal Difference asks “Do whiteboards engage students?”
• … and more

The Rhode Island Foundation (June 23rd)

• Foundation hosts bill signing ceremony for education funding formula
• … and more

REL Northeast & Islands (June 25th)

• What Are States’ Requirements for General Education Teachers Teaching Students with Disabilities?  (Wed 7/14, 12-1pm)
• Presenters at Webinar are Susan Mundry, Candice Bocala, and Carole Urbano.
• … and more

Alliance for Excellent Education (June 25th)

• HELP WANTED: New Report Finds Nearly Two Thirds of All Job Openings Will Require Postsecondary Education by 2018.
• THE GED: New Report Finds that GED Recipients Fare Little Better Economically Than High School Dropouts.
• JOBS WATCH: High Unemployment Rates Continue to Disproportionately Affect High School Dropouts.
• … and more

REL Northeast & Islands (July 1st)

• Policy Challenges Conference: Bridging Research and Practice: Multiple Measures of Teacher Effectiveness (archived event from June 25, 2010 brought together state teams from across New England to delve deeply into research and share state efforts to develop policies and programmatic support for the complex challenge of measuring teacher effectiveness.)
• Reference Desk Weekly Digest articles and information concerning school start times, drug abuse prevention programs, and strategies for effectively distributing equitable teachers.
• EdEvidence Newsletter provides information on making research more relevant and identifying learning disabilities.
• … and more

Education Week (July 1st)

• Many education leaders and technology experts will be at the October 5 and 8 day long agendas.
• Many sessions are available that will help you uncover practical techniques for maximizing the effectiveness of ed tech to personalize learning.
• Roundtable discussions focusing on various topics
• … and more

SDE Online Courses (July 8th)

• Solving Classroom Discipline Problems
• Teaching Students with Autism: Strategies for Success
• Singapore Math: Number Sense and Computational Strategies
• … and more

Below, we’ve listed the title of each briefing, along with three selected headlines or a short summary from the contents (note that each briefing contains more than just the excerpted content).

June 21, 2010

• YSA Grants including “Disney Friends for Change”, “STEMester of Service”, and “2011 Global Youth Service Day” all have deadlines of July 15.
• U.S. Grants include “Change for the Children”, “AMA Foundation”, and “Why Hunger?”.  These have deadlines of July 15 as well.
• A few international grants include Open Meadows and Peace Child International.
• … and more

June 24, 2010

• “10 ways to get your GOOD on this summer.”
• U.S. Public Service Academy National Youth Conference runs from July 14-16, 2010.
• Ten suggestions for effective activism
• … and more

June 30, 2010

• YSA is currently accepting applications for the second year of our STEMester of Service program.
• This briefing provides a list of requirements in order to apply for the STEMester of Service program.
• … and more

July 1, 2010

• Ten “Let’s Read, Let’s Move” project ideas
• U.S. Education Secretary Urges Service Leaders to Help Remake American Education
• Transforming Communities through Service: A Collection of 52 of the Most Innovative AmeriCorps State Programs in the United States
• … and more

July 8, 2010

• National Service Agency Oil Spill Response Plan
• Gulf Coast Restoration Act Calls for Service As a Solution to Oil Spill
• Voices for National Service Capitol Hill Day Conference, Sep 15-16, 2010
• … and more

Below, we’ve listed the title of each briefing, along with three selected headlines or a short summary from the contents (note that each briefing contains more than just the excerpted content).

SDE Online Courses (June 10th)

• High quality training for less
• “Ready, Set, Read!” to help develop successful readers and writers
• Other best-selling courses include “Easy Classroom Podcasting”, “Teaching Students with Autism”, and “Creating the Inclusive Classroom”
• … and more

Jon Gordon’s Weekly Newsletter (June 14th)

• Seven lessons learned from John Wooden
• Soup:  A Recipe to Nourish Your Team and Culture
• … and more

The Rhode Island Foundation Enews (June 14th)

• ProJo op-ed:  Making health reform happen in Rhode Island
• Links to Donors, Professional Advisors, Nonprofits, Community Initiatives, and Scholarships
• … and more

Education Week (June 15th)

• Register for “Unleashing Technology to Personalize Learning” by June 18 and save $250
• Register for the October 5th event in Washington D.C. or the October 8th event in the Greater Boston area
• … and more

NASSP Principal’s Update (June 15th)

• High School graduation rates fall for the second straight year
• Correlation between a student’s performance in Algebra 1 and 2 and their likelihood of graduating from college
• NASSP seeks comments on Draft Leadership Program Standards
• … and more

Alliance for Excellent Education:  Straight A’s (June 15th)

• Top 5 and Bottom 5 graduation rates by state
• Alliance Study finds that fewer dropouts means higher spending on homes, cars, and investments
• New report finds that concentrated efforts to retain and expand the reach of the nation’s top teachers could vastly improve education
• … and more

Below, we’ve listed the title of each briefing, along with three selected headlines or a short summary from the contents (note that each briefing contains more than just the excerpted content).

June 10, 2010

• Disney’s Friends for Change Grants deadline is July 15
• NSA announces 2010 AmeriCorps Grants
• Latest Colleagues issues focuses on Service-Learning
• … and more

June 14, 2010

• The June 2010 Youth Service of America Quarterly issue is available
• You can choose to follow YSA online as well through Twitter and Facebook
• Provided link to get involved with YSA
• … and more

June 15, 2010

• Frank Buck has put out a book on getting organized and managing time for school leaders
• The NAESP Summer Institute and Annual Convention are coming up soon
• … and more

May 27, 2010

• New push landed for education jobs bill
• NEA, with the help of the American Federation, is looking on a media blitz called “Speak up for education with kids”
• … and more

June 8, 2010

• Stakeholders not hopeful that education overhaul will be completed this year
• Bipartisan calls for change regarding revisions to ESEA
• Complications during Election year
• … and more

Below, we’ve listed the title of each briefing, along with three selected headlines or a short summary from the contents (note that each briefing contains more than just the excerpted content).

The Rhode Island Foundation Enews (May 27th)

• Standing-room only crowd on hand for “The Future of Primary Care in Rhode Island” forum
• Mark Conrad spoke on the “widely-implemented charter school model” and how Expeditionary Learning Schools create real world, long-term investigations
• … and more

Differentiated Instruction (May 27th)

• Midwest Conference on D.I. coming July 6-9
• National Conference on D.I. coming July 18-21
• Link available to register your group for either conference
• … and more

Alliance for Excellent Education:  Straight A’s (June 2nd)

• Links connected to the Volume 10, Number 11 Issue
• George Miller speaks on turning around chronologically under-performing schools during a May 19 hearing
• Glenn Thompson takes issue with the “blueprint’s four turnaround models”
• … and more

REL Monthly Digest-May 2010 (June 3rd)

• Archives of two Webinars added to the REL-NEI Website on policy changes and identifying learning disabilites in English Language learners
• Four weekly digest questions centering on schools, research, mentors, and ways to improve student attention
• … and more

The Rhode Island Foundation Enews (June 7th)

• Prominent RI leaders honored at Foundation’s annual meeting
• …and more

Jon Gordon’s Weekly Newsletter (June 7th)

• Five ways to think like a champion including a reference to John Wooden
• Keith Ferrazzi launches his online Relationship Masters Academy in helping you go “way beyond networking”
• … and more

Classroom Sets and Core Novels (June 7th)

• Follett Library Resources provides books and A/V materials including DVD’s and Playaways
• They have many titles of different media sources
• … and more

NASSP Principal’s Update (June 8th)

• Four day school weeks gaining popularity nationwide
• NASSP store having its summer sale
• The Principal Difference says “‘Last Hired, First Fired’ policy should go”
• … and more

Educational Research Service (June 8th)

• ERS focus on series including Bullying Prevention and Homework
• ERS info files on Class Size and Full-Day/Half-Day Kindergarten
• Response to Intervention book provides a hands-on approach
• … and more

June 8, 2010

• 2010 Summer Institute
• Donna Wilson and Marcus Conyers, founders of BrainSMART, will be presenting
• … and more

Below, we’ve listed the title of each briefing, along with three selected headlines or a short summary from the contents (note that each briefing contains more than just the excerpted content).

National Service Briefing (Thu. June 3)

• News from the field including Global Action Day
• World Environment Day is June 5
• Deadlines for more grants and awards include June 16 and July 15
• … and more