Category Archives: IALA

School Choice Necessary for Education

December 19, 2011 – 8:02 pm

The Brown Center on Education at Brookings published a system for ranking school districts on how much choice of educational programs is afforded children. They argue that options are necessary  and valuable in an article and short video. Their rank of 25 large cities on 13 criteria ranges from grades B to D.  Their booklet Expanding [...]

By Wayne Jennings | Also posted in Alternatives, Choices, Competition, Parents, Policy, Reform, Reports | Comments (0)

National and State Alternative Education Conferences

October 15, 2011 – 11:22 pm

Mark your calendar for any of the following conferences about alternatives of interest to you or colleagues. The first annual School Choice and Reform Academic Conference will be held January 14-17, 2012 at Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Texas Association for Alternative Education will hold its 22nd annual conference February  2-3, 2012o the [...]

By Wayne Jennings | Also posted in AERO, Alt, Ed. Res. Org., Alternatives, Conferences, Intern. Ass. Lrng Alts, Nat. Alt Ed Assoc. | Comments (0)

Urgent to: Educational Alternatives Supporters

January 8, 2011 – 9:27 pm

The International Association for Learning Alternatives (IALA) has shifted its focus from conferences to policy advocacy with a Position Paper outlining broad concepts to advance educational alternatives. The National Association for Alternative Education (NAEA) has recently endorsed the IALA Position Paper as have several state associations. NAEA is a growing membership organization that holds an [...]

By Wayne Jennings | Also posted in Choices, Conferences, Uncategorized | Comments (0)

Alternative Education Course

June 5, 2010 – 9:23 pm

Here is an opportunity for anyone interested in 3 semester hours of graduate credit on the topic of alternative education from an expert. For about a decade Roy Weaver served as editor of Changing Schools (national journal of alternative education for 20 years) and organized alternative education conferences during the late 1970s and 1980s. The course is offered entirely online and [...]

By Wayne Jennings | Also posted in Alternatives, At risk programs, Charter schools, Choices, Magnet schools, Reform, Uncategorized | Comments (0)

Welcome to New Website Editor

April 27, 2009 – 2:17 pm

Peter Wieczorek will be editing the website. He is a life science teacher, advisor and board chair at Northwest Passage High School in Coon Rapids, MN.  Peter has spent the majority of his career working with youth in non-traditional/alternative settings.  In addition to working at NWPHS he lives in Clear Lake, WI with his wife, [...]

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IALA Resources

July 31, 2008 – 7:42 pm

At the home page, people can subscribe to this monthly newsletter (if your received this in your email, you are already subscribed). If you wish to unsubscribe, send an email to Contact Us and you will be removed. At the home page, you can search on the 100s of past notes and other resources at [...]

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IALA is a Great Resource for You!

July 24, 2008 – 11:30 am

If you think our website has changed, your perceptions are correct. We’ve changed our platform to WordPress for an update and better control. Please have patience as we work out some bugs. We emphasize that the same huge body of resource material is still available on this website. You will notice that the left panel (at [...]

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IALA Changes Direction

June 30, 2007 – 10:53 am
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Fabulous Book

April 2, 2007 – 2:32 pm
By Wayne Jennings | Also posted in Alternatives, Choices, Intern. Ass. Lrng Alts, Policy, Reform, Reports, Research | Comments (0)

About This Weblog

December 28, 2006 – 7:26 pm
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IALA Initiatives and Conference

August 23, 2006 – 9:46 pm
By Wayne Jennings | Also posted in Alternatives, Choices, Intern. Ass. Lrng Alts, Policy | Comments (0)

Major Conference on Alternatives

May 30, 2006 – 7:45 pm
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