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Jan Resseger: Does Chicago Mayor Lightfoot Want to Return to Arne Duncan Era?

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7September 28, 2021September 29, 2021

September 28, 2021September 29, 2021025

Jan Resseger is puzzled that Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot selected San Antonio Superintendent Pedro Martinez to lead Chicago’s public schools. His experience and views overlap...

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Chicago Picks a Corporate Reformer as New Superintendent

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7September 23, 2021September 24, 2021

September 23, 2021September 24, 2021018

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot selected Pedro Martinez, Superintendent of the San Antonio School District, as the Windy City’s public schools. Martinez is a “reformer.” In...

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The Failure of the Obama-Duncan “School Improvement Grants” and Its Lessons for Today

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7July 8, 2021July 9, 2021

July 8, 2021July 9, 2021024

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”

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7June 3, 2021June 4, 2021

June 3, 2021June 4, 2021029

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...

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How Does Forbes Select Its “30 Under 30,” Who Are Considered Leaders in Education?

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7April 19, 2021April 20, 2021

April 19, 2021April 20, 2021053

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...

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An Interview with Jennifer Berkshire and Jack Schneider About ”A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door”

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7March 15, 2021March 16, 2021

March 15, 2021March 16, 2021061

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...

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Jeff Bryant: Biden Has a “Golden Opportunity” to Strengthen Public Education

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7February 28, 2021March 1, 2021

February 28, 2021March 1, 2021073

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...

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Biden Administration Continues to Hire Key Staff for ED Department Before Confirmation of Secretary or Deputy Secretary

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7February 27, 2021March 1, 2021

February 27, 2021March 1, 2021047

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...

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My Review of Jack Schneider and Jennifer Berkshire, “A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door”

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7February 25, 2021February 26, 2021

February 25, 2021February 26, 2021062

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...

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What You Need to Know About Standardized Testing

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7February 4, 2021February 5, 2021

February 4, 2021February 5, 2021049

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....

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