August 2010

William J. Bushaw and Shane J. Lopez

Change is the new constant — the new status quo. Yet, while we thrive on technological advances, we worry that our social systems can’t keep pace with the accelerating rate of change. We have witnessed the rise and collapse of businesses and organizations, large and small, unable to evolve quickly enough to avoid extinction, and wonder how could that happen. We can’t imagine living without iPods, Internet, and cell phones, yet we still reminisce about the good old days. But that was then. This is now.

Mary Vorsino, Star Advertiser

Hawaii will get $75 million in the second round of the $4.35 billion "Race to the Top" school reform grant competition.

The state is among nine states and the District of Columbia selected for the grants.

In a conference call with reporters this morning, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Hawaii made big improvements in its Race to the Top application from round one and has shown its commitment to education by ending teacher furloughs.

Katherine Poythress, Honolulu Civil Beat

The Hawaii Department of Education revealed today how each school in the state did on the Hawaii State Assessment, an annual standardized test which determines schools' standings against federal benchmarks established by

D. Douglas Doblar, School of Education, Indiana University- Bloomington

It’s been suggested, only half in jest, that someone time-traveling to the present from one hundred years back would feel most at home in a classroom. It’s fun to chuckle at this cliché from time to time, but just think about how true it really is. To make it more powerful, try turning it around and imagining your current self warped back a century into the heart of industrial America.