2014 Is Going to Be a Great Year for Education
THERE IS NO PLACE LEFT FOR THE WIZARD BEHIND THE CURTAIN TO HIDEDING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD!FRIDAY, DEC 20, 2013 12:45 PM UTCExposing the education “reformers’” big lie: Here’s how progressives — and our kids — beat the corporate establishmentA populist uprising is coming in defense of public schools. Are Democrats on the side of Wall Street or the people?JEFF BRYANT more TOPI
Happy Holidays, Wendy--Now, Goodbye!
Wonder if this will earn the Pittsburgh School Board some threatening letters from Exxon-Mobil for its non-CorpEd stance:Here’s some education news that you don’t hear every day: The Pittsburgh school board is rescinding a $750,000 contract with Teach For America, and keeping open an elementary school slated to be shuttered.The board’s four new members, taking a new reform tact, drove the decision
Doug Martin's Podcast with Justin Oakley Now Posted
by Doug MartinIf you missed my talk with Justin Oakley on his Just Let Me Teach show on Indiana Talks radio and several great call-in guests (Rick Muir, Cindi Pastore, Melanie Wright, Clyde Gaw, and Crystal Bramel), you can now listen to the podcast. Thanks for tuning in!!!!! And thanks to Donna Yates Mace for her support, too!!!! We discuss current school privatization efforts in Indiana and beyo
Who Controls the Table Wins
NOTE: The current education reform agenda focusing primarily on Common Core remains to be a failure of leadership. Public school teachers, public schools, and public school students are little more than collateral damage in the battle to see who can out-standard and out-test and out-rigor whom. Professional organizations, unions, and political leadership are fighting for a place at the table—not s
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Advanced math: Offer, don't require
Sent to the Denver Post, Dec. 19, 2013Sandra Stotsky thinks that the "Common Core fails to prepare students for STEM") Dec. 17), and that all students should be required to go way beyond Algebra II to be ready for the brave new world of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Even if the STEM crisis were real, this is not a good idea. Of course, advanced math classes should be offere
12-19-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Excuses, Excuses...In response to test scores for New York City:New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's reign as head of the nation's largest school system resulted in greatly improved graduation rates, but test scores that lagged behind the pace of other large American cities. New York City students' scores on national math and reading tests released Wednesday didn't show signific