Ask Arne: Teacher Diversity
In the past, I've used up plenty of letters blasting Arne Duncan's blather in his serious of Ask Arne videos, so it's only fair that I provide coverage of one that is not completely dopey. The department has learned their lesson and disabled youtube comments on their Arne video, but I can still take a whack at it here.For the topic of Teacher Diversity, Arne sits down for a pretend interview with
Navarette Doesn't Quite Get Common Core
Ruben Navarrette, Jr., contributed some CNN commentary about the Core this week. He asks if it's "a good idea gone bad." And he takes a look at the battle over the standards.This war won't be won or lost in boardrooms, classrooms or conference rooms but in the worlds of politics and public relations. You might have a powerful idea to reform the education system. But if you don't spend th
10-1-14 Curmudgucation - What Lily Misses about the Common Core
CURMUDGUCATION: The Six Big Lies of ReformsterdomSome of the classic Not-Entirely-Truisms of the Reformster Movement have been quietly retired. For instance, one rarely hears the claim that teachers had major input in creating the Common Core any more because there's hardly a soul left who can say it with a straight face.But there are still some huge bogus beliefs ,falsehoods in the foundation of
