Books: Nation Writer Working On Book About Teacher Politics [image: image from www.danagoldstein.net] The Nation's Dana Goldstein has finally confessed she's writing a book in addition to all her writing and blogging. It's about "the politics of teaching," which could be pretty interesting. First stop, ...
People: Meet Jonah Edelman [image: Jonah Edelman, head of Stand for Children]Others met him long ago, but the first time I saw Jonah Edelman was on a NSVF summit panel a couple of years ago during which he told reformers to "get over" their qualms about advocacy if they wanted ...
TFA: Back In The Motor City [image: image from www.google.com]TFA's crash and burn in Detroit a few years back is one of the less well-known education reform stories of the last few years but maybe the news that they're back in the Motor City will encourage someone to revisit ...
Thompson: So What if 82% of Schools "Fail?" [image: Nclb] Secretary of Education Arne Duncan warns that 82% of schools could "fail" next year under NCLB. Who Cares? Before Duncan, a failing school simply had to mark "Other," and change the name on its marquee, claiming to be reconstituted. ...
