Mercedes Schneider on the Walton Family Foundation’s Propaganda
Mercedes Schneider received an email sent by the Walton Family Foundation to its many friends and admirers, touting the success of a school that is...
Month : October 2015
Study: Why Do Charter Teachers Burn Out So Quickly?
Alfred Chris Torres of Montclair State University has analyzed a common phenomenon: the high rates of teacher turnover in charter schools. He says that “no-excuses”...
Duncan and King on CNN Right Now
So does this mean that Diane and Mercedes get the next CNN prime time slot involving education? Excuse me, Diane…but is there any way I...
Films Exposing Corporate Reform
Film-makers Jack Paar and Ron Halpern are making a film about the corporate assault on public education. It will be called “Corporatized.” There are a...
Los Angeles: A Tribute to a Great Teacher
This moving article by Steve Lopez of the Los Angeles Times is a tribute to Alan Kaplan, a high school teacher of the humanities, who...
Crazy Crawfish: Louisiana: The Fight Goes On
Jason France, aka Crazy Crawfish, ran for state board of education in Louisiana and lost. As he explains it here, the winning candidates pretended to...
Daniel Katz: When is a Pledge to Reduce Testing Not a Pledge to Reduce Testing?
Daniel Katz says: When President Obama says so. Or Secretary Duncan. They like to use the words of their critics but change nothing. He writes:...
Rick Hess: NAEP Scores Are a “Train Wreck”
Rick Hess, senior education fellow at the conservative American Enterprise Institute, did not join the crowd of apologists and excuse-makers who downplayed the meaning of...
Jack Covey Reviews Eva’s ED Talk
Reader Jack Covey watched Eva Moskowitz’s ED talk at Governor Cuomo’s Camp Philos retreat: “Holy moley! “I just watched a one-woman Eva Moskowitz’ horror show…...
Schneider: Alabama Teacher-of-the-Year Resigns
Ann Marie Corgill, Alabama’s teacher-of-the-year for 2014-15, resigned on October 29. She had had it. If states treat their best teachers the way she was...