StickWithANose

If anything, the political events that have unfolded over the past year should bring any rational person who roots for their favorite team in the “two party political game” to the point of questioning the utility of it all. It is true that elections have consequences, but it is equally true that there are only [...]

Despite the poorly referenced ruminations of a newly minted media pundit, the utter poverty of the idea that schools with high teacher turnover can be successful should be obvious even to the casual observer. Thanks to the rise of Arne Duncan as the Secretary of Education, Chicago public schools are under the microscope, and the [...]

Judy Rabin at Schools Matter points us toward a concept that is almost totally absent in the “hold teachers accountable” sloganeering emitting from the Dept. of Ed.: Creating good working conditions and respecting teachers attracts and keeps talented people in the teaching profession. Shocker… I know. That this is such a foreign concept in current [...]