Paul Thomas on the Media’s Search for Scapegoats in Education
Paul Thomas Taught for nearly 20 years, then became a teacher educator at Furman University in South Carolina. He often writes about the media...
Category : NCLB
Nancy Bailey: NCLB Is Gone But Continues to Ruin the Joy of Reading for Young Children
Nancy Bailey reviews the impact of No Child Left Behind and its ill-fated “Reading First” component. NCLB came to be a hated law yet...
Joanne Barkan: Who and What Are Behind the Privatization Movement?
Joanne Barkan has been writing brilliant articles about the billionaire assault on public education for several years. Her first was “Got Dough? How Billionaires Rule...
Tom Ultican’s Sharp Critique of What Went Wrong and How to Make Things Right
Tom Ultican became a teacher of math and physics in San Diego after a career in Silicon Valley. He is retiring. He loves teaching. He...
Allies Should Work Together, But Not Everyone Agrees
Jim Horn has a website called “Schools Matter.” He opposes corporate reform, as I do.I have never met him. I hear he doesn’t like me....
NPE Action: Stop John King from Reviving NCLB Punishment System!
Please open the link from NPE Action and, if you agree that John King is overreaching, write a letter to your member of Congress. King...
After 15 Years of Fake “Reform,” U.S. Seniors See Slippage in Scores on NAEP
Emma Brown, writing in the Washington Post, reports the latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress: High school seniors showed a slippage in...
James Kirylo: Why My Son Will Opt Out–Again
James Kirylo is a professor of teaching and learning at Southeastern Louisiana University. His son opted out of testing last year. And he will opt...
Mercedes Schneider on Arne Duncan’s “Legacy”
Mercedes Schneider reflects on Arne Duncan’s legacy. He was described by President Obama as a man who “has dedicated his life to the cause of...
ESSA Does Not Protect Opt Outs
Remember how the Every Student Succeeds Act was transferring power from the Feds to the states? Well, not everything. The law still requires annual testing...