How Can We Assure Equity in Education?
Uri Tresiman of the Dana Center at the University of Texas spoke to the annual NCTM conference about the true needs of American education.
This is an important speech in which he shows how shallow current reforms are and how deeply poverty affects children’s performance in school.
I intend to post this speech twice this week. It is that powerful.
I may post it more than twice.
It meant a lot to me because Dr. Treisman agreed with what I have been saying. We will not narrow the
This is an important speech in which he shows how shallow current reforms are and how deeply poverty affects children’s performance in school.
I intend to post this speech twice this week. It is that powerful.
I may post it more than twice.
It meant a lot to me because Dr. Treisman agreed with what I have been saying. We will not narrow the
Mercedes Schneider Reviews Dr. Steve Perry
Dr. Mercedes Schneider decided to review Dr. Steve Perry’s dissertation.
Dr. Perry, until recently, was CNN’s education expert.
She was not impressed.
Dr. Perry, until recently, was CNN’s education expert.
She was not impressed.
Bloomberg’s Advice: Skip College, Be a Plumber
Now this is an interesting idea that needs to be deconstructed. Mayor Bloomberg, reputedly worth $20 Billion,suggests that some young people should skip college and be a plumber.
On one hand, that’s good advice for young people who are not interested in going to college. Many, even some who should go to college, can’t afford to go because the cost is so prohibitive. In recent years, the states have shifted the costs to students and made college unaffordable for students unless they are willing to take on heavy
On one hand, that’s good advice for young people who are not interested in going to college. Many, even some who should go to college, can’t afford to go because the cost is so prohibitive. In recent years, the states have shifted the costs to students and made college unaffordable for students unless they are willing to take on heavy
When Can I Start Teaching Again–Instead of Testing?
This writer teaches in Pennsylvania. He wants to know when he will have time to teach again. He says about some 40 days of the school year are now devoted to testing. His students plead with him to know when will they have a “regular” day again? When will they have a day when he is teaching and they are learning?
When will our legislators figure out that testing is not teaching? That test scores do not go up because of taking
When will our legislators figure out that testing is not teaching? That test scores do not go up because of taking
Marcie Lipsitt: Making Michigan Charters Obey the Law
A reader in Michigan insists that the for-profit charter operator in Muskegon Heights obey the law protecting students who pith disabilities. If every activist did the same, it would force the charters to serve all children. She should get the ACLU to help her.
“If you look up Michigan legislator in the thesaurus it directs you to “stupidity” with a footnote to see the Term Limit fiasco of 1992. That being said, for those against the Charter movement MI charters were delivered a fairly major setback this past Thursday.
“I filed a formal complaint this past January against the Mosaica-run Muskegon Heights Public School Academy
“If you look up Michigan legislator in the thesaurus it directs you to “stupidity” with a footnote to see the Term Limit fiasco of 1992. That being said, for those against the Charter movement MI charters were delivered a fairly major setback this past Thursday.
“I filed a formal complaint this past January against the Mosaica-run Muskegon Heights Public School Academy
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 5-19-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] *LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 5-18-13 * * * Carol Burris: The Unintended Consequences of NY’s Principal Evaluations by dianerav Carol Burris, chosen as principal of the year by her colleagues in New York State, has written a brilliant and frightening critique of the state’s ill-planned principal evaluation plan. As you read her enter to the New York Board if Regents, you can’t help but wonder whether systems like this are intended t... more »