High school senior leads Louisiana fight against anti-evolution law A 17-year-old Baton Rouge high school senior is leading the fight to repeal a Lousiana law that gives teachers license to equate creationism with evolution -- and now he is doing it with the support of more than 40 Nobel laureates.
‘I am a bad teacher’ *--*
Myths of Standardized Tests’ authors respond to readers Last week I published excerpts of a new book called “The Myths of Standardized Testing: Why They Don’t Tell You What You Think They Do,” that prompted a number of comments from readers. Below, the authors of the book, Phillip Harris, Bruce M. Smith ...
Public school facilities: New data on condition, funding, impact You almost never hear in debates about student achievement and school reform how the condition of school buildings affects a child’s ability to learn, but it is a very real issue.