By George Joseph | Originally Published at Columbia Spectator. November 5, 11:52pm In a recent op-ed for the Harvard Crimson, Sandra Korn asked fellow students to reconsider Teach For America and question its pernicious effects on the public school system. Korn’s main concerns include TFA’s ties to [...]
By Betsy L. Angert | Originally Published at EmpathyEducates. November 4, 2013 Oh yes, I remember it well. I was a child, barely of three and he too was young, just bigger and bolder than me. He was a bright boy; I was not dumb, but oh [...]
David Koch, chairman of the Americans for Prosperity Foundation, funds some of the largest dark money networks. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File) | AP Originally Published at California Teachers Association. October 24, 2013 | [Download the Ruling.. The Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) Announces Record Settlement in [...]
“Education reform” that helps only your resume By Sandra Y.L. Korn | Originally Published at The Crimson in the The Red Line October 23, 2013 Last month, I got an email from a recruiter. An associate of Teach For America, citing a minor leadership role in a [...]
Varied student backgrounds get too little weight Originally Published at LoHud. October 15, 2013 The study can be read at Review and Analysis of New York State Growth Model New York’s first attempt to grade teachers on their students’ progress was flawed in several key ways, a [...]
Regardless of the abundant research on the ineffectiveness of merit pay, states continue to adopt policies that promote the plan. However, those same lawmakers who think money motivates, refuse to fund their own programs. Hence, failed and popular policies go quietly into the darkness from which they [...]
I was asked to write something for World Teacher Day, I did in Dutch, this is my attempt to translate my piece in English. Teachers are no superheroes They won’t save the world. But they will save their children in case of emergency. They are [...]
Photograph; Nikki Hudson, left, the academic coordinator at Lida Hooe Elementary School in Dallas, compares notes with Principal Linda Saenz during a principal-evaluation session. | Mark Graham for Education Week By Hannah Madans, Deputy Editor | Originally Published at Neon Tommy. Annenberg Digital New. October 2, 2013 [...]
While still critical of country's education system, parents are increasingly pleased with teachers' performance Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor | Originally Published at Salon. August 21, 2013 Public school teachers have taken a bashing, in part because of moves to tie student scores on standardized tests directly [...]
