Category Archives: Books

Qatar, its educational system, and books

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Abner Oakes

A former colleague and current teacher is spending the year with her husband in Qatar, and she blogs about it here. She had a great post about Qatari schools and schooling, of which I have taken a large snippet. Thanks, … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Tidbits, October 19, 2010

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Abner Oakes

Been thinking about non-fiction books that aren’t about schools but say a lot about kids and adults and education, and these three come to mind: Alex Kotlowitz’s There Are No Children Here and the late Michael Dorris’s The Broken Cord … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Tidbits, September 28, 2010

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Abner Oakes

As a part of this week’s Education Nation activities, see this Education Nation Scorecard, which allows “families to navigate the education system by providing useful, easily understandable information about performance at individual schools, as well as in districts, states, and … Continue reading →

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Book distribution programs and their impact on kids

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Abner Oakes

Yesterday, I attended an event at the National Press Club, the release of a report commissioned by Reading is Fundamental (RIF) and conducted by Learning Point Associates (LPA). (Full disclosure: I managed this project when at LPA.) For those that … Continue reading →

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