Transforming Learning
The Learning First Alliance is a partnership of 16 national level education organizations representing 10 million members dedicated to improving student learning every day. This blog is no longer being updated.
Education
Opinion
Changing the National Narrative About Public Schools ... Next Steps
By Cheryl Williams, Executive Director, Learning First Alliance (LFA)
By Cheryl Williams, Executive Director, Learning First Alliance (LFA)
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
21st-Century Solutions to 21st-Century Problems
Richard Wong, Executive Director of American School Counselor Association outlines that real education reform must take into account the changes in society and their effects on our students.
School & District Management
Opinion
Delivering on the Promise of Technology to Accelerate Educational Improvements
Brian Lewis, CEO of International Society for Technology in Education outlines the importance of technology in the classroom and the future benefits on children who graduate into a world where they will be competing for jobs on a global level - not only on a local, state or national level.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
School Safety and Climate: Mirrors, Tubas, and Notebook Paper
Dru Tomlin of the Association for Middle Level Education details creative approaches to school safety and enhancing school climate.
School & District Management
Opinion
It's Time We Were Ready to Support School Readiness
Marla Ucelli-Kashyap of the American Federation of Teachers, outlines the importance of school readiness and early childhood education.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
School Preparedness Matters
Francisco M. Negrón, Jr. from the National School Board Association details the importance of school preparedness.
Standards & Accountability
Opinion
Five Essential Schoolwide Conditions for Common-Core Achievement
Mel Riddile of the National Association of Secondary School Principals, details five essential school wide conditions for the Common Core State Standards that will fundamentally shift the way principals lead schools.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
Family and Community Engagement: The Critical But Often Missing Ingredient!
Dr. Nancy Bolz, Director of Kansas Learning First Alliance, details the importance of open-communication when engaging the family and community in the school culture.
Student Well-Being
Opinion
Make it Your Mission That No Child Starts the Day Hungry
NEA HIN Program Coordinator Annelise Cohon supports school breakfast programs and provides evidence of the academic and health benefits associated with school breakfast.
Federal
Opinion
Words Count: Let's Change How We Talk About Public Schools
LFA Executive Director Cheryl Williams calls for a change in the conversation around public education in this nation.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
Top Posts of 2012
From creating a digital culture to finding common ground on bullying, our most viewed posts of 2012 cover a wide range of topics. Enjoy!
Student Well-Being
Opinion
Meaningful Solutions for School Safety in the Newtown Aftermath
NAESP Executive Director Gail Connelly believes that in addition to school safety, the Sandy Hook tragedy has raised much larger issues about student mental health issues and the glaring need for more coordinated community and school services available to principals who need them to help their students and families.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
Society's Obligations
In the wake of the tragedy at Newtown, ASCA Executive Director Kwok-Sze Wong reminds us that the United States has the highest number of guns per capita in the world - and the highest rate of untreated or undertreated mental illness.
Education Funding
Opinion
Rich State, Poor State: The Accountability and Capacity Gap in Arizona's Public School Policies
Arizona Education Coalition Liaison JoAnne Hilde claims that Arizona is a state with public schools rich in accountability and dirt poor in capacity, with policymakers driven by the former and seemingly oblivious to the latter.