January 2020 - Teaching Blog

Education Week: Philanthropists Are Losing Interest in K-12 “Reform” Due to Lack of Results

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Christina Samuels of Education Week reports that philanthropists continue to pour a large percentage of their donations into education, but are losing interest in K-12...

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Carol Burris: What Michael Bloomberg Really Wants to Do in Schools

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Carol Burris wrote about Michael Bloomberg’s education ideas several years ago when she was a high school principal on Long Island in New York. You...

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The Billionaire Republican Governor Who Doesn’t Pay Debts

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Billionaire Governor Jim Justice was elected governor of West Virginia as a Democrat but after election, he switched parties with Trump by his side. Raw...

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Bill Phillis: Ohio Charter Owners Lose Appeal for Bonuses

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Bill Phillis of the Ohio Coalition for Adequacy and Equity writes: Accel owner Ron Packard is in a tizzy because some of his charters...

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Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn: Who Killed the Knapp Family?

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Farlan, the oldest of the Knapp children, was in Nick’s grade. A talented woodworker, he dreamed of opening a business called “Farlan’s Far Out Fantastic...

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Stephen Dyer: Ohio’s Voucher Crisis in 4 Charte

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Ohio’s legislature is determined to wreak havoc on the public schools that most students attend. Vote these vandals out of office! Steve Dyer: Ohio’s...

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Bob Shepherd Reviews Annie Murphy Paul’s Review of SLAYING GOLIATH in the “New York Times“

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Bob Shepherd has worked as an editor, author, assessment developer, curriculum writer, and most recently a classroom teacher in Florida. In this post, he reviews...

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John Thompson: An Open Letter About a New School in Oklahoma City

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John Thompson, retired teacher and historian in Oklahoma, writes an open letter: Open Letter to Enes Kanter Mr. Kanter, Thank you for your continued...

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Bill Raden of Capital and Main Interviews Me on the Failure of “Reform”

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Bill Raden of Capital & Main, a California-based political journal, interviewed me about the baleful effects of disruption (aka “reform”) on children, communities, schools and...

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Robin Lithgow: Shakespeare Had an Education Filled with Joy and Hilarity

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Robin Lithgow continues her exploration of the history of the arts in education with this post about Shakespeare’s education. Robin was director of arts education...

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Month : January 2020

Education Week: Philanthropists Are Losing Interest in K-12 “Reform” Due to Lack of Results

Carol Burris: What Michael Bloomberg Really Wants to Do in Schools

The Billionaire Republican Governor Who Doesn’t Pay Debts

Bill Phillis: Ohio Charter Owners Lose Appeal for Bonuses

Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn: Who Killed the Knapp Family?

Stephen Dyer: Ohio’s Voucher Crisis in 4 Charte

Bob Shepherd Reviews Annie Murphy Paul’s Review of SLAYING GOLIATH in the “New York Times“

John Thompson: An Open Letter About a New School in Oklahoma City

Bill Raden of Capital and Main Interviews Me on the Failure of “Reform”

Robin Lithgow: Shakespeare Had an Education Filled with Joy and Hilarity