The Global Search for Educatio...
“In my view, historians will look on this era as a period of failed mandates, of willful and ignorant attacks on public education and...
read more“In my view, historians will look on this era as a period of failed mandates, of willful and ignorant attacks on public education and...
read more“Amidst debates about college access and affordability, we think the question of employer needs should sit at the core of higher...
read moreC. M. Rubin’s Global Education Report As the United States prepares to elect a new President this November, putting every student on...
read more“What the US now needs is a learning Secretary who promotes challenging and joyful learning for all students, uplifting and impactful...
read moreAFT’s Weingarten: “The crucial question we face now is whether we have the political will to move away from the failed policies and...
read moreStates are rethinking this train wreck. By Janice Shaw Crouse At least a dozen states are now delaying or rethinking their...
read more…standards for young children are developmentally inappropriate. By Diane Ravitch – (CNN) — The U.S. Department of...
read more…emphasis on economic achievement as the social purpose has left people with few resources with which to confront hard times....
read moreBy Carol Burris – My music teacher, Doreen, brought me her second-grade daughter’s math homework. She was already fuming over...
read moreJoey Garrison – At the high point of the choreographed celebration, Gov. Bill Haslam turned to a video that let kids count down...
read moreDr. Anne Hendershott – Last month, Florida Governor Rick Scott sent a letter to Arne Duncan, the U. S. Secretary of Education,...
read more[*A positive note: If you typically listen to podcasts while you exercise, walk, or run, the following exposé on what is going on in...
read moreby Donna Garner I have been asked whether I believe parents can opt out their children from the data mining contained in the...
read moreMichael F. Shaughnessy Eastern New Mexico University 1) I understand that you have been making speaking, radio and TV appearances...
read more[My heart is heavy as I consider the horrible shootings in the Newtown, Conn. elementary school today; and I realize that we are...
read moreMichael F. Shaughnessy – 1) First of all, you have recently released a white paper on Education. How did this come about...
read moreby Donna Garner 11.29.12 Race to the Top (RTTT-D) is a work-around by the Obama administration to send federal money with strings...
read moreStop. Take a deep breath. What do we hope to accomplish with America’s new fanaticism for teacher evaluation? Other than ridding...
read moreThe day after the Florida Republican Debate This is Gov. Perry’s press release dated 11.24.09 in which he stated the reason Texas...
read moreBeverly K. Eakman – The Obama administration is seducing states with $500 million grants to get them to enroll kids into...
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