There’s a great deal of hand-wringing over this upcoming sequester which, according to most news outlets, could lead to around $85 billion in across-the-board cuts. The defense department is particularly upset, mentioning on CNN the possibility of furloughs. It’s hard to say who would ultimately be affected: But Hale said Defense Department civilian foreign employees […]
Activism for academics and At the Chalk Face
November 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Two quick items: I have an essay out at Inside Higher Education on the need for academics to really engage the public discourse. I’m really talking education, but I think a lot of other disciplines, say criminal justice, could use some informed dialogue. Second, Episode 37 of the podcast is out, check it out here. […]
Backstreet’s back
August 19, 2010 By 2 Comments
Tech youth
July 18, 2010 By 2 Comments
Every so often, I’m starting to see a critical swell of the whole technology obsession in education. Here’s a great piece about how, despite being touted as the Millennial generation, college students and younger are really technologically illiterate. Sure, they can text, post status updates, maybe even upload a video to Youtube. But that’s not […]
Awakenings
July 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Education “writers” are kind of annoying, or no?
I read a fluff piece on the Common Core at Inside Higher Ed. Pretty basic, hits most key players. I checked the author, just a 2009 journalism graduate. She quotes significantly folks from PARCC, SBAC, and other supporters. Mentions a lot about teacher preparation, but no one actually FROM teacher preparation. This has been an issue […]