Educational Links 5/6/15

Does The Grit Narrative Blame Students For School’s Shortcomings?

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/05/05/does-the-grit-narrative-blame-students-for-schools-shortcomings/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

Brain Differences Seen in Children with Dyslexia, Dysgraphia 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2015/05/brain-differences-seen-in-children-with.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29 

Math as a Social Justice Lever

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/math-as-social-justice-lever-jose-vilson?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29 

What Does College Ready Really Mean, Anyway?

Maria Town

http://www.teachthought.com/culture/what-does-college-ready-really-mean-anyway/ 

New Disability Liaison On Board At White House

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2015/05/06/new-disability-liaison/20272/ 

Behind the Headline: Most States Lacked Expertise to Improve Worst Schools

http://educationnext.org/behind-headline-states-lacked-expertise-improve-worst-schools/ 

Will Rich Schools Get Richer, Poor Schools Poorer Under NCLB 2.0?

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/raw-education-news/ 

Happy Birthday, Google Classroom!

 https://www.edsurge.com/n/2015-05-06-google-classroom-celebrates-one-year-anniversary-with-new-features-for-teachers

Googgle for Education: Google Classroom Introduction https://www.google.com/edu/training/get-trained/classroom/introduction.html