Ohio: Charter School Reform Losing Steam
Despite a flood of charter school scandals in Ohio, the lobbyists for the big-money charter operators are working hard to torpedo any reform of the...
Month : June 2015
Paul Lauter Reviews Jay Gillen’s “Educating for Insurgency” (“Live by Tests, Die by Tests”)
Paul Lauter is an emeritus professor of literature at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. He is general editor of the Heath Anthology of American Literature....
NAEP Will Collect Data on Grit and Other Unquantifiable Traits
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has been measuring national samples of students in grades 4 and 8 (and sometimes 12) since the early...
Nevada: Angie Sullivan Has Some Questions About Sweeping School Choice Law
Angie Sullivan teaches K-2 in Nevada. She follows state policies closely and asks questions. She is a prolific writer. I wish she would run...
My Interview with “Brainwaves”
You might (or might not) enjoy watching this 7-minute interview I did with former teacher Bob Greenberg. Bob has created a large archive of interviews...
Louisiana: John White Wants to Keep His Job; Dem Candidate; “No Way”
In an interview, John White made it clear that he wants to keep his $275,000 job as state superintendent in Louisiana. Bobby Jindal pushed the...
If Jeb Bush Is Elected…..
Here is a forecast of education policy under Jeb Bush. It is actually worse that what is portrayed. Bush is an evangelist for vouchers,...
Washington State Will Test Kindergarten Children (But, Shhh! Parents May Opt Out)
A reader shares this information with us. The state will administer assessments to children in kindergarten but parents have the right to opt out. Will...
Corporate Reform Organization Seeks Teachers to Train as Voices for Common Core
An educator forwarded an email he received, inviting him to apply for a fellowship at Néw York Educator Voice-America Achieve. If accepted, he would gain...
De Blasio Blasts Cuomo, At Last
For two years, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has shredded Mayor Bill de Blasio’s legislative agenda and imposed his own wishes on the city. De...