Randi: Providence Takeover Demonizes Teachers, As Rhee and Klein Did
Randi Weingarten will be in Providence on Saturday to discuss the role of teachers in the state takeover engineered by neoliberal Governor Gina Raimondo. The...
Month : February 2020
File This in the Department of “Some People Never Learn”
Say this for Eric Hanushek: He never gives up on his obsession with paying teachers more if their students get higher test scores. Arne Duncan...
A Podcast from Radio WGN in Chicago
While in Chicago, I was interviewed about SLAYING GOLIATH by Justin Kaufman of WGN Radio, who is one of the best interviewers I have met....
Jan Resseger: Reviewing Bloomberg’s Legacy in Education
During the last Democratic debate, billionaire MIchael Bloomberg boasted about his education record as mayor of New York City. None of the other candidates knew...
Trump Calls Coronavirus a “Hoax” by Democrats
Donald Trump is in charge of the nation’s response to the coronavirus, which may or may not become a global pandemic. He oversees the Centers...
Randi Weingarten Endorses Elizabeth Warren
Only days ago, the American Federation of Teachers encouraged its members to support one of the following three candidates: Joe Biden, Bernard Sanders, or Elizabeth...
Howard University Dean: Charters and “Ed Reform” Are Really About Gentrification
This article by Leslie T. Fenwick, dean emeritus at Howard University, was published in Valerie Strauss’s Answer Sheet blog in 2013, yet it remains even...
Hechinger Report Criticized by Scholars for Bending to Trolls
The Hechinger Report invited two eminent scholars to write about how public schools might respond if the Supreme Court rules in favor of the plaintiffs...
Is It Time to Say Farewell to Pearson EdTPA?
https://www.educationdive.com/news/is-edtpa-standing-in-the-way-of-getting-more-teachers-into-classrooms/572969/ Educators disagree about the value, validity, and reliability of the Pearson EdTPA, which is mandated in many states as the gateway to entering teaching....
California: Vote YES on Prop 13
California spends less per pupil than most states. Its schools have been underfunded for decades. Reverse the many years of neglect and support the children...