Arizona Governor Campaigns for Private Schools
In 2011, SM posted on Arizona's John Huppenthal, who has come a long way since then.
The White History We Ignore
From Alternet:February 14, 2014 | Schools across the country are adorned with posters of the 44 U.S. presidents and the years they served in office. U.S. history textbooks describe the accomplishments and challenges of the major presidential administrations—George Washington had the Revolutionary War, Abraham Lincoln the Civil War, Teddy Roosevelt the Spanish-American War, and so on. Children’s
Obama's Continuing War on Public Education
A must read byMichael Brenner Become a fan Senior Fellow, the Center for Transatlantic Relations; Professor of International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh
Magnet Schools as a Tool to End Socioeconomic Segregation
The NYTimes has a piece on the modest resurgence of magnet schools, which are public schools of choice that highlight a portion of the curriculum that is attractive to certain children and parents. They are great alternatives to the corporate charter chains staffed with non-teachers and managed by non-educators. Unless a conscious effort to reduce segregation is included in their magnet planning,
2-17-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Will Bill Gates Take the Podium at AERA?It’s a tough time in higher education, with a growing army of exploited, part-time academic sharecroppers now driving from school to school to fill teaching slots that were once reserved for tenure track professors. See chart below from AAUP:As full-time faculty numbers dwindle, so does the core university value of shared governance, which h