tical_cadre

The two words most likely to make education reporters sigh wearily are 'national' and 'commission.' Those of us who have been doing this for awhile know that many government, business and non-profit groups cannot resist the urge to gather great men and wo

This is the parent (successor?) organization for NSSE, which we used to have in the database for its on-line school improvement and accreditation tools. Looks like the services and resources have expanded.

This report is mentioned in Wikinomics. Seems like at least key findings would be valuable for school administrators to be aware of.

Does anyone want to read this and let us know if it's worthwhile?

TICAL-like site.

Jackie sent me info on this; might even do it ourselves? Or could be a model for something we might do in the next 3 year contact.

Ad says, "Simple to use, it gives students a voice they're comfortable using. Help students communicate serious issues before tragedy strikes."

Robert Sternberg commentary: "I argue that our current educational system, and especially the No Child Left Behind Act, defeats the purpose of developing a new generation of positive leaders. Leaders are not merely repositories of facts: They effectively

see esp the database of tools

Nice summary of a classic.

Jan Half is project director

a new "publication"??

Gen X, Gen Y ,etc