Extremely Speculative Use of NAEP Data by “Reformers”
As much as I respect Steve Sawchuk, his “When Bad Things Happen to Good NAEP Data” is an example of When Good Reporters Face Bad Spin. He recounted examples of “misnaepery” or the misuse of NAEP data. In doing so, Sawchuk demonstrated a false equivalency between egregious violations of scholarship by Joel Klein, Michelle Rhee’s […]
Memphis Commercial Appeal Picks Black Scapegoat to Blame for Charter School Cash Drain
The Gates plan for consolidating Memphis and Shelby County Schools has resulted in the kind of community fragmentation that has not been seen anywhere before. At the poor core of Memphis are now almost forty charter chain gangs set up to segregate and contain black children, and they will complement the remaining public schools of […]
Common Core Gravy Train: Profit for Coleman, College Board, and Testing Mania
Along with Michelle Rhee’s gravy train of hypocrisy, public education in the U.S. is under assault from the gravy train of profit driven by Common Core: The College Board is redesigning four of its testing programs so they reflect the Common Core State Standards and can be used for accountability, a project that adds yet […]
Does @PeterMDeWitt like macaroni and cheese?
You never know what might be said on @the chalkface radio. Last night we interviewed the PRINCIPLED PRINCIPALS’ PRINCIPAL—Peter DeWitt. How is it possible to talk about macaroni and cheese, AC/DC, “getting off”, data, common core, and ANGER? Listen for yourself. And if you actually learn how to kick a little reformer butt by the […]
8-15-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face
SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: The myth of failing schools and the unforgiven sins of wealth and powerThere are no failed or failing schools! But there are plenty of buildings that serve as museums to display the failed social policies and economic disparities inflicted by politicians and their wealthy financiers. A kindergarten class overcrowded with 35 children who lack basic healthcare, nutri
