Victoria E.M. Cain: A Brief and Sobering History of Technology in the Classroom
During the pandemic, most schools turned to remote learning as a matter of necessity. Some in the education biz think that the pandemic has created...
Category : Hope
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus: It’s Called Public Education
This is a beautiful article by Jennifer Raab, president of Hunter College, which is part of the City University of New York. It appeared in...
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...
Steven Singer: Five Reasons to Be Cautiously Optimistic about Biden
Steven Singer was an avid supporter of Bernie Sanders. Now, post election, he is feeling cautiously optimistic about the prospect of a Biden presidency. He...
TIME: The Top 1% Have Taken $50 Trillion from the Bottom 90%
This may be the most important article you read this year. The pandemic has exacerbated the huge inequality gaps that existed before the virus struck....
The Economist: A Hopeful Prediction About the November Election
Robert Rendo, Educator says: Diane, It’s sometimes a fine line between offering facts that are doom and gloom, which discourages people to be participatory AND...
Andy Hargreaves: What Should Happen to Education Post-Pandemic?
Andy Hargreaves, a scholar of international renown, participated in a virtual seminar in South Korea about post-pandemic education. His 20-minute presentation is brilliant, pithy, and...
Audrey Watters: From Grief to Resistance
Audrey Watters summarizes the present crisis that grips the nation. Uncontainable. Inconsolable. Over the past few months, we have all experienced the grotesque failures of...