“Sorry, I’m Not Taking This Test”
Kristina Rizga in “Mother Jones” explains why the Opt Out movement is becoming a national phenomenon. She focuses on the story of Kiana Hernandez, a...
Month : August 2015
Michael L. Hays: How to Fix the College Debt Problem
Michael L. Hays, Ph.D., sent this interesting suggestion to address the problem of student debt. I was reminded when I read it that this issue...
Troy LaRaviere Responds to the Chicago School Board’s Reprimand and Warning
Troy LaRaviere is one brave man. He is the principal of Blaine Elementary School in Chicago. Blaine is one of only three schools in the...
Arizona’s Voucher Program: A Costly Failure
Daniel Luzer, the news editor of Governing magazine, reviews Arizona’s voucher program, enacted almost 20 years ago. Competition was supposed to be a game-changer. Advocates...
Austin: Eastside Memorial High is “Back from the Brink”
This is great news! Eastside Memorial High School in Austin will NOT be closed! For years, the school has been threatened with closure or conversion...
ACLU Sues to Invalidate Vouchers in Nevada!
At last! Three civil liberties groups have sued to block the implementation of “education savings accounts” in Nevada, which are vouchers that will be used...
Maryland Superintendent Resigns; Checker Finn as Replacement?
Lillian Lowery stepped down as state superintendent in Maryland. Republican Governor Larry Hogan has now named six of the 11 members of the state board...
Elia: Struggling Schools Will Improve, Or Else!
New York State’s new Commissioner of Education MaryEllen Elia says she will put together a team to fix the state’s 144 lowest-performing schools and give...
Are You Smarter Than an Eighth Grader? Take These Five Test Questions and See
The New York Times posted five questions that were on the eighth-grade math test in New York. The State Education Department did not release all...
New York Times: Why Vouchers Won’t Fix Nevada’s Schools
I get excited whenever I see an article in the New York Times that speaks common sense about education. It is a newspaper with national...