There are hundreds of ways to make education more meaningful that teachers and community members are pursuing– and the public needs to hear more about them. Here are two very different initiatives featured today at Education Week – Teacher. In Washington DC, the Young Playwright’s Theater Program partners with schools, enabling students to write and […]

I just learned from a very supportive techie about a website called SignOn.org (listed on our “Plan Advocacy” page), which provides a tool for launching web-based petitions. It also offers tips and strategies for how to conduct an effective online advocacy campaign. Such campaigns have been powerful and effective tools for getting powerful organizations (such […]

Thinking about how to speak up and make a difference on an important issue in your school district? Do you want to encourage fellow teachers to do so as well? You can do this without getting yourself in hot water with your principal, but it takes careful strategizing. Take a look at the key points […]