The Failure of the Obama-Duncan “School Improvement Grants” and Its Lessons for Today
A while back, I read a vitriolic article in a rightwing publication that expressed contempt for the public schools and congratulated Betsy DeVos for trying...
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Chicago Ends Arne Duncan’s Failed Strategy of “Turnaround” and “Disruption”
Way back in 2004, Chicago’s then-superintendent Arne Duncan announced a bold initiative that he called “Renaissance 2010.” He closed 80 public schools and opened 100...
How Does Forbes Select Its “30 Under 30,” Who Are Considered Leaders in Education?
This is a fascinating paper published in the peer-reviewed Education Policy Analysis and Archives in 2018. It explores the question of how Forbes magazine selects...
An Interview with Jennifer Berkshire and Jack Schneider About ”A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door”
This interview was recorded by Town Hall in Seattle, which is a great venue for speakers but in COVID Times was recorded remotely. I interviewed...
Jeff Bryant: Biden Has a “Golden Opportunity” to Strengthen Public Education
Jeff Bryant wrote in the LA Progressive about President Biden’s “golden opportunity” to strengthen public education by throwing out two decades of failed “reforms.” As...
Biden Administration Continues to Hire Key Staff for ED Department Before Confirmation of Secretary or Deputy Secretary
Thirty-one years ago, I was invited by Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander to join him at the U.S. Department of Education as Assistant Secretary of...
My Review of Jack Schneider and Jennifer Berkshire, “A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door”
I reviewed A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door in The New Republic. It is an important book that pulls together all the threads of the...
What You Need to Know About Standardized Testing
Valerie Strauss posted this article that I wrote on her Washington Post site “The Answer Sheet.” The tests now required by federal law are worthless....
Steve Hinnefeld Reviews “A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door” by Schneider and Berkshire
Steve Hinnefeld, an Indiana blogger, reviews Jack Schneider and Jennifer Berkshire’s new book A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door and finds that it resonates with...
Peter Greene: Democrats Need a Major Restart for Education
You know the old line, “Failure is not an option.” Well, we have federal education policy built on the idea that failure doesn’t matter. Failure...