by Debbie Zacarian & Michael Silverstone

How do two separate people from different places and with different roles actually go about writing one sentence let alone a book? Our answer takes some explaining as it reflects what we believe is needed in education, now.

Partnerships are key 

The process of co-writing this book began by talking about teaching, talking to define what we were after as educators, and talking about what we thought was working and what wasn’t.

Continue reading We Can Only Make Education Work When We Are In It Together at Debbie Zacarian EdD, and Associates, LLC.

US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan recently reemphasized the importance of the annual testing requirement. One of the key reasons he’s advocating for them is that they provide information about what’s working and what’s not. A coalition of civil rights groups also support annual testing for the same reason– as a means to “target funding” where it’s most needed– for the most vulnerable students including “children of color; children living in poverty; children with disabilities; homeless, foster and migrant children; children in detention; children still learning English; Native children; and girls as well as boys.”

A+B=C?

Continue reading IS MORE TESTING THE REMEDY FOR WHAT’S NOT WORKING? at Debbie Zacarian EdD, and Associates, LLC.