Where Are We Now?
Posted: June 27, 2015 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentA good overview of the issues and problems facing public education at this point, from Ruth Conniff at The Progressive
Privatization Primer
Posted: June 20, 2015 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentSome of what happens in school reform may not seem to make sense, but here’s how it fits into the agenda of those who want to privatize public education
Yong Zhao on Not Chasing China
Posted: May 4, 2015 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentAnother great video that gives an easily accessible (actually quite funny) explanation of why reform is on the wrong track
John Oliver takes on testing
Posted: May 4, 2015 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentA great clear take on the testing issue
A Quick, Clear History of School Reform
Posted: April 3, 2015 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentEducation historian Diane Ravitch puts some historical perspective to the changing purpose and form of ESEA
The Lost Purpose of School Reform
The Role of Charter Authorizers
Posted: February 22, 2015 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentThis piece from Marian Wang gives a good picture of how slack and not-really-qualified charter school authorizers (the organizations that get to say “yes” or “nay” to those who want to start up a charter) lead to many charter problems.
When a Wildlife Rehab Center Regulates Charter Schools: Inside the Wild World of Charter Regulation
The Big Picture
Posted: November 27, 2014 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentWhy do we have these policies that seem aimed at creating failure? Why do so many current education movements seem designed to create the opposite effect of their stated goals? In this post, I try to step back and look at the bigger picture. Where is education “reform” really headed?
140 Year of School Successs
Posted: November 27, 2014 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentDaniel Katz provides a nicely fact-filled picture of American schools have, in fact, been succeeding.
The Science of Common Core
Posted: October 23, 2014 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentForbes ran this outstanding piece by Alice G. Walton laying out clearly some of the developmental objections to the Common Core.
Four Common Core Flim Flams
Posted: September 19, 2014 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentCarol Burris is a well-respected principal who was an early fan of the Common Core, but who has become one of their most outspoken critics. She often appears on Valerie Strauss’s Washington Post blog, but here is one of her best– four clear and direct points on which the Core is trying to snooker the public.