Another Chance to Influence ESEA
Over the past few weeks, 51ΑΤΖζ has issued two Action Alerts. In both instances, you have responded and the bills …
βIf You Want to Serve Your Country, Be a Teacherβ
Those words were spoken by Shanna Peeples, 51ΑΤΖζ member and 2015 Teacher of the Year, in a conversation with Lily …
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 βextranormative,β in 51ΑΤΖζβs 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, 51ΑΤΖζβs theme for its 2015 Annual Convention is Responsibility, Creativity and the Arts of Language. Β 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, 51ΑΤΖζ encourages federal legislators to focus on equity, particularly βensuring that …
Policies around Effective Use of Technology
Affirming in its 2015 Education Policy Platform that β[a] quality literacy education is a civil rightβ, 51ΑΤΖζ declared it support[s] …