Dr. Leslie T. Fenwick for Secretary of Education
President-Elect Joe Biden will soon announce his choice for Secretary of Education. He promised to choose a person with experience as a teacher. He said...
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Laura Chapman Reviews the Biden Transition Team for Education
The Biden campaign released the names of those who will serve on transition teams. Our reader, retired arts educator Laura Chapman, reviewed the members of...
Valerie Strauss: What Does the Biden Transition Team Tell Us About His Education Agenda?
We have all been guessing about what President-Elect Joe Biden will do in education. Will he keep his campaign promises and set federal policy on...
A Petition to the President
A group of educators asked me to post this petition. You may recall that Linda Darling-Hammond was President Obama’s education spokesman when he ran for...
Arne Duncan Praises Tennessee and Race to the Top
Yesterday, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan had a story in the Huffington Post extolling his work in building respect for the teaching profession. He has...
In Praise of Linda Darling-Hammond
One of the wisest and sanest voices in the nation on the subject of teacher quality, teaching quality and teacher evaluation is Linda Darling-Hammond of...