Joe Raymond/AP Photo By Julia Ryan | Originally Published at The Atlantic. October 18, 2013 A new book argues that public schools are actually academically superior. Sarah Theule Lubienski didn’t set out to compare public schools and private schools. A professor at the University of Illinois at [...]
Photo Credit: aastock | Shutterstock.com By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published at AlterNet. | October 3, 2013 It's time for some new thinking about how to address the persistent inequalities that plague our education system. As the evidence mounts discrediting much of the movement for [...]
We each want the best for our child. We want our young to attend good schools. Confronted with countless "choices" what do we choose? Is it possible for any parent to make a bad decision? [If you are as we, we believe all is good.] Perhaps there [...]
Photograph; Jeb Bush and Tony Bennett By David Sirota | Originally Published at In These Times In These Times. August 16, 2013 Paradoxes come in all different forms, but here's one that perfectly fits this Gilded Age: the most significant lesson from the ongoing debate about American [...]
AP Photo/Seth Perlman). By Kay Steiger | Originally Published at The American Prospect. July 31, 2013 A new study finds that drops in white student achievement often lead to the passage of "teacher quality" bills. Not so much when it comes to dips in black student achievement. [...]
While testing was never intended to leave students without hope, that has been the result. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images) By Suzi Parker | Originally Published at TakePart. July 11, 2013 An alarming rate of students who fail state-mandated tests are ending up in jail. Critics have long [...]
Kids Count or so we say. In practice, Americans spend more time substantiating that kids can count and do little to show that the actual child matters. While many might reflect on their personal circumstances and argue that children count, there is another dynamic to consider. Do [...]
By Peg Tyre | Originally Published at TakePart. June 25, 2013 For the last three decades, our schools have been shaped by so-called accountability measures. Standardized tests were meant to make sure students were learning, and schools and teachers were held responsible if kids did not meet [...]
For scores, overconfidence has proven to bring us down. What we characterize as confidence might more accurately be a reflection of the stories we tell ourselves. We exaggerate our expectations of consistency. We presume or believe that life is predictable. With little evidence for causality, we create [...]
