David Tallmon, 07/13/12

Associate professor of biology and marine biology, University of Alaska Southeast

Let us teach evolution (and particle physics) in our science courses. Let us teach religion in our religion courses. Let there be no controversy; they address different topics.

Howard Fineman, 07/13/12

Editorial Director, AOL Huffington Post Media Group

The Penn State football team was a secular holy order Paterno was seen as the pope of college football. But it was a facade, and those who knew the story from the inside knew that. The program wasn't clean. Paterno wasn't clean. Penn State wasn't clean.

Josh A. Goodman, 07/13/12

Recent graduate from Whitman College

The reality is that while bullying, school environments, and related outcomes have a long way to go for lesbian, gay, and bisexual students, the distance is even further for transgender students. We need to be having a discussion about that.

Glen Browder, 07/14/12

Former Congressman, Alabama; Professor Emeritus, Jacksonville State University

A new version of race relations seems to have taken hold in Southern political life. Cynics can snicker; but the changed order is better than anything practiced in the past in this part of the country.

Sam Chaltain, 07/13/12

www.samchaltain.com

How's this for a summer blockbuster -- the American Civil Liberties Union is suing the state of Michigan for violating the "right to learn" of its children, a right guaranteed under an obscure state law.

Eloy Ortiz Oakley, 07/13/12

President, Long Beach City College

College-level courses are considered the gateway to a certificate or degree and completing either one of them in a student's first year is a powerful predictor of completing a certificate or degree.

Victor Lopez, 07/13/12

Senior, Guilford College

Any sensitive theatergoer will tell you that live theater is a completely different experience
than watching the same thing on TV or your computer screen. Can the energy that an inspiring
teacher calls forth be funneled into a computer screen?

Ben Toth, 07/13/12

Vocal coach, composer and musical director

Kenny Ortega faced 20 bright-eyed dancers, explaining that what was undoubtedly their dream job -- dancing in the remake of Dirty Dancing -- was no longer happening.

David Sciarra, 07/13/12

Executive Director, the Education Law Center (ELC)

New York is considered "high spending" when it comes to public education. But does the Empire State fairly fund its public schools? The answer is a resounding no.

Nancy Pine, 07/13/12

Teacher and International Educator

Although it's tempting to push for more specialization for individual teachers, there is something to be said for knowing the whole person in the elementary school setting.

Carolyn Foote, 07/13/12

High School educator and "techno-librarian" with a passion for school change

As educators we aren't so great at telling our own stories. We need to learn to take responsibility for highlighting our profession more so that the stories that our schools abound with get told well.

Lori Ungemah, 07/12/12

Assistant Professor of English at The New Community College at CUNY

Here's what I have found helpful to de-stress after a rough day, week, month of working in my "failing" urban high school:

Asher Huey, 07/12/12

D.C.-based progressive activist and organizer

When astroturf groups undermine schools and workers, they are not acting in the best interests of children, parents, teachers or the community.

David Andrade Pimienta, 07/12/12

Student, Tufts University

I am proud to be me, because there is and never was anything wrong with me in the first place.
I have five valuable pieces of advice for the bullied. These are messages to LGBTQ youth.

Lloyd Glauberman, Ph.D., 07/12/12

Clinical Psychologist, Hypno-technologist

Since mindfulness triggers the relaxation response, improves attention and makes us more cognitively flexible, incorporating it into elementary school education could reinforce skills along the complete spectrum of intelligence.

Peter Meyer, 07/12/12

Bernard Lee Schwartz Policy Fellow, Thomas B. Fordham Institute

What most people don't understand is that managing failure is just as hard as managing success. And this is, I believe, part of the reason school boards don't improve schools.

Devanik Saha, 07/12/12

Teach for India 2011 fellow

In India, we always perceive education as a gateway to degrees and jobs. Why can't it be a tool to empower girls and women to fight for themselves?