Extract from Education Revolution E-News 21.12.2009 On December 19th I drove up to Ashfield, Massachusetts to participate in Mary Leue's 90th birthday celebration. Mary is the founder of Albany's

We received the following in December and are currently responding to it. However, we would encourage as many of the network who feel able to do likewise. As you

We're delighted to support and publicise a new book edited by our friend Dr Richard House and his colleague Prof Del Loewenthal. A new book calls for a greater

From the Innovation Unit 17.12.2009. Credit where its due... good to see Innovation Unit looking further afield. Co-operative ideas are important in the landscape of education and learning

Delighted to report the success of  John Aboot and Heather MacTaggarts latest book. 21st Century Learning Initiative 21st Century Learning Initiative  Within a couple of weeks of emailing nearly 800

From AERO E-News 14.12.2009. We're delighted the AERO survival campaign has succeeded in such a quick time. We are happy to tell you that AERO has reached its goal

Learning to Learn: the voice of the learner 10 December 2009, 10am - 3pm (refreshments from 9.30am) The Beehive Research Centre, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NE1 7RU £150 plus VAT This

With thanks to Peter van Zuidam for this link. Study Shows Home-Educated Become Model Citizens http://www.hslda.ca/cche_research/2009Study.pdf A new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Home Education reveals that

The latest issue of the International Association for Learning Alternatives Newsletter at www.learningalternatives.net contains items on how technology may revolutionize education with some astonishing findings, shows specific

 The Campaign for Learning are holding two policy events on the 12 January to look at two of the Conservative Party's proposals for FE. Giving Real Choice to 14

16.12.2009 A new article entitled Does Select Committee Support the Vast Majority of the Badman Recommendations has been posted on the EO Campaign website, http://www.freedomforchildrentogrow.org/update.php. 16.12.2009 A new article entitled Press

Encouraging news with AEROs Campaign... Survival Campaign: Almost There! The AERO Survival Fund Campaign is getting close to its goal. We have $1,418 more to go this week to match

With thanks to Paul Henderson for this Quiz time! Spot the replacement words in these corrupted quotes – bonus points if you can deduce what the original words were. “Learning

The Cambridge Primary Review:  an incomplete diagnosis weakens the case for change. I was away in Washington for my son’s wedding when The Cambridge Primary Review was published.  It

If you weren't already depressed over the calibre of educational debate then look no further than the news stories and political reaction to the latest reports from the

BETT 2010: Edutainment at its best Game for a bit of fun at BETT? Learning doesn’t have to be dull or boring, and Professor Stephen Heppell’s new feature at

Latest PEN Journal no.11 available shortly... free to members. Making Inconvenient Knowledge Invisible – Prof. Ian Cunningham Dispatches from our Grandfather Correspondent - Michael Foot Book Reviews: Toxic Schooling: How Schools Became

Checks on parents at school events http://tiny.cc/h90hA (UKPA) –29.11.2009 Parents hoping to accompany their children to school Christmas events are having their criminal records checked in case they are

Just how much more bizarre and dangerously right-wing can this government and its agencies get? We might as well  CRB check the whole population (? at birth!!). The

Autism treatment works in kids as young as 18 months. By LINDSEY TANNER (AP) 30.11.2009 CHICAGO — The first rigorous study of behavior treatment in autistic children as young as

Join us in Albany, NY for the education conference! The 7th Annual AERO Conference Learner-Centered Alternatives for Everyone! June 24th - 27th, 2010 Crowne Plaza Hotel, Albany, NY http://www.educationrevolution.org/conference.html Register now for our

27.11.2009 A new article entitled Richard House explains why home education law should not be changed: now online has been posted on the EO Campaign website, http://www.freedomforchildrentogrow.org/update.php. 26.11.2009 A new article

EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESS RELEASE 8 Storey's Gate, London SW1P 3AT - http://ec.europa.eu/uk  ISEC/150 25 November 2009  UK gets average marks in education and training performance  The UK's performance in most areas

Public Education Faces a Crisis in Teacher Retention Nearly half of all new teachers leave the job within five years. What's killing their spirit? How can we get them