Four tough questions about charter schools
Mark Naison, a professor of African American Studies and History at Fordham University and director of Fordham’s Urban Studies Program, has some important questions about charter schools. He is the author of three books and over 100 articles on African American History, urban history, and the history of sports, and he is a founder of […]
The invisibility of teachers
It’s one of the great ironies of modern school reform that the very people who you would think should have some input into policy decisions — teachers — don’t. They are, for that purpose, invisible (though they someone wind up front and center when it comes time for reformers to find people to blame for […]
How hard is teaching?
How hard is teaching? Here are some answers to the question: “Giving a presentation to NASA about how the thermal protection system of a spacecraft is connected to its primary structure is a cakewalk compared to getting 30 teenagers excited about logarithms.” – Ryan Fuller, a former aerospace engineer who now teaches high school in Colorado […]
12-26-13 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: Islamic cleric linked to U.S. charter schools involved in Turkey’s political dramaA Muslim cleric who lives in seclusion in Pennsylvania and has been linked to a network of more than 135 public charter schools in the United States is believed to be deeply involved in the political drama that is unfolding in his home country of Turkey. The reclusive cleric is Fethullah Gulen, who
