The Real Crisis in Education
The Network for Public Education posted this article by Mark Perna, which originally appeared in Forbes. Mark C. Perna: Why Education Is About To Reach...
Category : Teachers and Teaching
Nancy Bailey: An Overview of the War Against the Teaching Profession
Nancy Bailey has assembled a devastating review of a three-decades long effort to destroy the teaching profession and replace it with models derived from the...
Chris Rufo Calls for Purging Educators and Dissenters
Chris Rufo has taken credit for creating the furor over “critical race theory,” leading about a dozen Republican-controlled states to pass laws banning it (whatever...
Gratitude for a Celebration of Educators
We are accustomed to reading depressing stories about demoralized teachers who are leaving their profession. They were demonized before the pandemic and during the pandemic,...
Peter Greene: Ranking States by Their Hostility to Public Education
Peter Greene realized that supporters of public education have been lacking the very thing that catches the attention of the public and the media: reports...
NH: “Moms for Liberty” Offer Cash for Catching a Teacher Teaching “Divisive Concepts”
Yes, you read that right. The astroturf Koch-funded “Moms for Liberty” is offering a $500 reward to anyone who catches a teacher teaching “divisive concepts,”...
Jennifer González: What Teachers Need Now to Survive
There have been many reports in the media of teachers quitting their classrooms because of stress. This may be the hope of the groups funded...
An Educator Who Changed Lives: Irene B. West
At a time when teachers are burned out and leaving, when teacher shortages are growing, it’s useful to learn about a beloved educator who inspired...
NEPC: Five Myths About Teaching
The National Education Policy Center is a think tank known for its incisive reviews, studies, and reports. In this post, it demolishes five myths about...
Ken Futernick: Teacher Stories about Life Today
About a decade ago, when policy elites were bashing teachers on a regular basis, Ken Futernick was writing about the challenges that teachers face every...