The Business Plan to Liquidate Public Education?
“Reformers,” as we all know, want to raise standards and improve education. Or so they say. To reach their goals, they say our schools are...
Month : November 2014
Does Your Physician Have a High Value-Added Rating?
Hah! This is what we have been waiting for! Economists are now borrowing from the education research literature to develop value-added metrics for physicians. Next,...
Bob Shepherd: Why PARCC Testing is Meaningless and Useless
Bob Shepherd, veteran designer of curricula and textbooks, explains why he objects to PARCC: How to Prevent Another PARCC Mugging: A Public Service...
Do You Know the Richest Woman in Your State?
This is a pictorial graphic that shows the richest woman in every state. Do you know any of them? The Network for Public...
Myra Blackmon: Our Children Are Not Bill Gates’ Guinea Pigs!
Myra Blackmon, who writes for the Athens (Georgia) Banner, poses a question. What if Warren Buffett, one of the richest men in the world, came...
Albuquerque: Parent Speaks Out Against Testing Despite Efforts to Silence Her (and Teachers)
This letter arrived in my email from a professor at the University of New Mexico who is deeply disturbed by the over-testing of her children....
Texas Approves Textbooks That Acknowledge Moses as One of Our Founding Fathers
I hate to criticize Texas, because it is my native state. On the other hand, Texas brought us NCLB and promoted testing as the answer...
Peter Greene: Everything You Need to Know about Reform
Peter Greene, high school English teacher in Pennsylvania, prolific blogger and humorist, decided to create “the big picture” of education reform. What’s it all about?...
Mercedes Schneider: Is There Anyone in the U. S. Department of Education Who Believes in Public Education?
Here is Mercedes Schneider with a brilliant post about the Obama U.S. Department of Education. She writes brief sketches of eight key appointees, each of...
Caitlin Emma: Online Education Run Amok?
Caitlin Emma, who writes for politico.com, here reviews the threat to student privacy posed by online courses. While students are taking these courses, the provider...