http://www.thechangeleader.com/blog Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:16:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In the recent version of the economic stimulus package making its way through Congress, education is looking at an additional $141 billion in funding, including $19.4 billion for Title 1 funding and $16.9 billion for IDEA (Individuals With Disabilities Education Act) funding ($17.9 billion in 2010). Whereas this increase in ... http://www.thechangeleader.com/blog/?p=7 I recently received a book in the mail from ASCD entitled Never Work Harder than Your Students."  It has a catchy title which grabbed my interest, and I found there are some great ideas in the book. However, it got me thinking about the concept of why should anyone have to ... http://www.thechangeleader.com/blog/?p=6 Recently, the per capita spending on students data came out for 2005-2006 which has created a furor. Frankly, it makes me cringe when people attempt to simply what is a complex issue.Welcome to sound bite thinking! Maybe if we spent more on education we would be able to think ... http://www.thechangeleader.com/blog/?p=5 I recently read a story about a young man in Canada who found a stack of $20s totaling $10K next to an ATM at his college campus. It was obvious that this money had been left there by someone, but the question was would he take advantage of someone else's mistake? ... http://www.thechangeleader.com/blog/?p=4 Welcome to Dr. Drumm, The School Doctor's blog. For many of us, we "dreaded" going to the school doctor - it was never fun - but we came away feeling better (even if we did have to get a shot . . .). Just like back then, this School Doctor is here to help heal ... http://www.thechangeleader.com/blog/?p=1