StickWithANose

Well, at least you can say that old Frederick Hess is being honest for once… [h/t]
The nice thing about these ventures is that they “own” their reforms and are solely committed to executing them–not to meeting every need of every child in a given geography. The 21st century “system” may well be [...]

I frequently make the case that much of what drives education policy at the national level these days is good old fashioned public looting in which private interests seek profit by gaining access to what they see as a bottomless pit of capital… public treasuries. However, as should be apparent to any conscious being living [...]

I hate it when I actually agree with Frederick Hess, but intellectual honesty compels me. While he is certainly fighting a rear-guard action to preserve the gains the Oligarchs have achieved under the Obama administration, Hess’ assessment of the most likely trajectory for education policy in the near future is correct: More of the same [...]

In yesterday’s post, I expressed my own take on the mid-term election as being more of the same without the federal dollars. In other words, I don’t see any big shifts on the horizon. It is safe to say that others do not necessarily share my view. In the name of furthering public discourse, I [...]

Considering the breathless coverage on its website, Education Week appears to be in full glee mode over the Republican tide that swept over the House of Representatives and governor mansions last night. While Ed Week goes out of its way to celebrate all of the “fresh faces” that will be coming to power in 2011, [...]

Sign your name to this Statement on Education posted by the Economic Policy Institute calling on legislatures and policy-makers to NOT adopt teacher evaluation systems based on value-added assessments.
Legislatures should not mandate and districts should not pursue a test-based approach to teacher evaluation that is unproven and likely to harm not only teachers but the [...]

Excellent video on the need for a new education paradigm… [h/t]

Larry Cuban has been a consistent voice of sanity in education debates for years, and this post over at his blog is a testament to his even-handedness. In relatively short order, Cuban deconstructs the rhetoric of reform that is again sweeping over the nation in a predictable arc that will end in the same way [...]

Corporate Reform Action Pack! [h/t]
I’ll be traveling this weekend… posting will resume on Monday!

Let’s be clear… The reason there is such a massive push by Wall Street financiers and corporate titans to increase the number of charter schools is that these groups see an untapped market backstopped by tax dollars awaiting colonization. The rhetoric of academic achievement and preparing the next generation with the skills for a 21st [...]