From Spellings to Duncan: Using NAEP as Policy Propaganda
From Spellings to Duncan: Using NAEP as Policy Propaganda. via From Spellings to Duncan: Using NAEP as Policy Propaganda.
NYSED Commissioner John King Hears It From The Crowd Once Again
It's old hat now - parents and teachers tell NYSED Commissioner John King his education reform agenda sucks and King says "Oh, we're listening..." and then goes back to implementing that agenda anyway.It happened again last night:Syracuse, NY -- New York Education Commissioner faced 20 questioners during a 90-minute forum at WCNY-TV headquarters during a live broadcast and webcast tonigh
On Name Calling In The Education Debate
My response to the Stephanie Simon article in Politico in which the reformers cry to the press about how their feelings have been hurt by that mean Diane Ravitch and those nasty education bloggers:For years now, the education reformers have branded themselves with names like "Children First" or "Students First" for their groups, they've called teachers "special interests&q
Learning and Teaching in Scarcity: How High-Stakes ‘Accountability’ Cultivates Failure | Alternet
Learning and Teaching in Scarcity: How High-Stakes \’Accountability\’ Cultivates Failure | Alternet. via Learning and Teaching in Scarcity: How High-Stakes \’Accountability\’ Cultivates Failure | Alternet. via Learning and Teaching in Scarcity: How High-Stakes ‘Accountability’ Cultivates Failure | Alternet.
Why I Teach, Where I Teach
Education reforms has truly damaged our ability to understand how chronic poverty affects a student’s ability to learn. Although I can agree with the underlying premise of Rhee’s rhetoric – poverty isn’t an excuse to setting high expectations for students – I can’t help but feel frustrated with how the “no excuses” slogan has hijacked any […]
11-7-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: Schools Matter: Union Leadership as Political Sleight of HandSchools Matter: Union Leadership as Political Sleight of Hand. via Schools Matter: Union Leadership as Political Sleight of Hand.2 by plthomasedd / 1h 11-6-13 @ The Chalk Face@ THE CHALK FACE: The Two Sides of Education Reform in Washington, D.C.Education reform is failing traditional D.C. public middle schools locate