Teach for America gets played at this great progressive thing. You, young bright-eyed college graduate, can go and change the world through your willpower and optimism. It taps into deeply seated notions among 21st century young people about the ability of the empowered individualism to...
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This weekend was the anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot, one of the most horrifying episodes of organized violence against African-Americans after emancipation. Linda Christensen, a high school teacher.
I have one thought about this study questioning the value of Advanced Placement testing. I graded AP U.S. History exams for 3 years. The pass rate was about 55% (assuming.
Like most elite supporters of destroying public eduction unions and handing the future of education over to capitalists and flawed testing systems that make or break people's careers, Michelle Rhee is a total hypocrite when it comes to her own kids. In the interview, Rhee...
Like many school districts, Attleboro, Massachusetts privatized its school meals, hiring the Whitsons Culinary Group. Then this happened: Students at an Attleboro, Massachusetts, middle school went hungry this week, if.
The end of an era in Boston, as school busing is officially ended. It's true that busing didn't really work very well. It was a clunky approach to a horrible.
Among the many problems with decentralized charter school systems is that students end up being taught anything that the crazy people who often run them want. Such is the case in Louisiana with its loony state voucher system (presently under court review). The 8th grade...
Much credit to Seattle teachers at Garfield and Ballard High Schools for refusing to give a flawed standardized test to their students. Laura Clawson: The MAP appears to be a.
I thought this Post article on Michelle Rhee was going to be a total puff piece, but it at least presents some facts that show her claims are never backed.
Since all the important people are now in love with Chris Christie for attacking his own party, let's not forget that the man is the purveyor of awful, awful policies. No doubt the real solution for struggling school districts in New Jersey is to deny...
Michael Bloomberg for a) comparing teachers unions to the NRA and b) fabricating the idea that like the NRA, members of teachers unions don't agree with the leadership. I'm sure.
It's useful that the bipartisan patina Michelle Rhee gave Students First has worn off and her organization is increasingly being shown for what is is--an anti-union Republican front group with.