Corporate Education Losers Dust Off Antiquarian "Reforms," Again
Op-Ed published January 25 in The Tennessean:Tennessee Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman continues a series of victory laps that began in the fall, when results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) showed improvement in reading and math scores for Tennessee’s fourth- and eighth-graders. Tennessee, however, remains far from the finish line in the federal Race to the Top t
Indiana HB1320: The ALEC, Bill Gates, Rupert Murdoch Plan for Student Data
By Doug MartinYou would think with many more Hoosiers finding out each and every day about the complete scam known as Indiana school reform, the legislators in Indianapolis would be smart enough to give it a rest. But no, instead of doing damage control on the eve of the release of my book Hoosier School Heist—which spills the beans on the out-of-start money, the handing over of charter schools t
The never-ending common core boondoggle
Sent to USA Today, January 25, 2014.I was happy to read that "Some states get cold feet as Common Core testing draws near," (Jan. 24). As Theodor Rebarber noted, estimates of costs should include technology. All common core tests must be delivered online, on up-to-date computers, which many schools do not have. This will cost billions, and we can be sure that as soon as the system is fun
1-25-14 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter: Schools Matter All WeekShooting Ourselves in the FootNo one, myself included, expects a profession to hold lockstep to only one voice—including teachers.But Help teachers improve their craft, an Op-Ed by a public school teacher, calls for helping teachers become better educators, but in fact, perpetuates the worst aspects of the education reform movement.In the end, this piece rep