HISD Hiring Teachers in North Carolina!
The Houston Independent School District is taking advantage of abysmal salaries in North Carolina. HISD is holding a job fair today in Raleigh, hoping to...
Month : May 2014
Motoko Rich Shows: Unlikely Alliances For and Against Common Core
Until now, the New York Times has followed Arne Duncan’s formula to explain opposition to Common Core, which is to demonize critics as Tea Party...
Motoko Rich Shows: Far Right Opposes Common Core
It is getting to be a dizzying experience to read about the Common Core on the Néw York Times. When Motoko Rich reported from Tennessee,...
Tearing Our School Apart: Is it Worth It?
Under current federal and state laws, test scores are supposed to go higher every year. Every year, the students are a different cohort, but their...
Jonathan Pelto Exploring Challenge to Governor Malloy in Connecticut
Blogger. And former state legislator Jonathan Pelto must raise $250,000, in amounts no larger than $100 to challenge Governor Malloy. The laws protect incumbents and...
Finnish Schools Not Relying on Ed Tech
Caitlin Emmaof Politico.com paid a visit to Finland and was surprised to discover that teachers are not depending on educational technology. By contrast, American schools...
Crazy Crawfish Tries to Make Sense of John White’s Data Games
Crazy Crawfish, aka Jason France, used to work in the assessment division of the Louisiana State Department of Education. He has sources there, and he...
Cuomo Strikes a Deal with Working Families Party
Well, we got to know a little bit about Zephyr Teachout, who was supposedly the chosen candidate of the Working Families Party. But in the...
Carol Burris: Anybody But Cuomo
Carol Burris eloquently explains why she will vote for Anybody But Cuomo. She remembers when Democrats fought for good public schools for all. She remembers...
Bill Boyle: Privatization is Not “For the Kids”
Bill Boyle writes that it is time to get over the illusion that privatization is “for the kids.” That privatization will “save poor kids from...