There I said it. School closure policies are racist. Not necessarily bigoted, but indeed racist. Look up the difference.
It is now time to name names in the so-called #progressive media. Join me, will you? #p2 #u1 #FU
March 28, 2013 By 11 Comments
Over the last few days, perhaps longer, I have been engaged in a comprehensive media onslaught of emails and tweets to members of the national media, both in front of and behind the camera. I have sent them this press release for the rather unique UOO Occupy 2.0 event next week and, over time, links […]
I still cannot get an answer to this question… #commoncore #teachervoice
March 26, 2013 By 1 Comment
Really simple post. I hear teacher input, or teacher voice, is important. So, if individual or groups or schools of teachers are dissatisfied with the CCSS, will they have the right of refusal? In other words, if this is indeed a grassroots groundswell, and after implemented in the classroom, teachers are underwhelmed with the curriculum, […]
Dream of America: Great Public Schools (Kurt Vonnegut)
March 26, 2013 By 4 Comments
Kurt Vonnegut: It’s my dream of America with great public schools. I thought we should be the envy of the world with our public schools. And I went to such a public school. So I knew that such a school was possible. Shortridge High School in Indianapolis. Produced not only me, but the head writer […]
At the Chalk Face is getting in the game with #edreform #marchmadness
March 21, 2013 By 1 Comment
Fill out your brackets folks and we’ll crown a winner before it’s all over. But remember, no matter who wins, public schools will lose.
Special episode of At the Chalk Face w. Diane Ravitch and Anthony Cody
March 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Before I lose my mind, will someone look at this exchange?
February 27, 2013 By 2 Comments
I wrote a piece for GOOD Magazine a little while ago. The first sentence is as follows: Our public education system, with all of its admitted flaws, manages to nurture the vast majority of young people, many of whom go on to be hugely successful. Pretty intuitive statement, kind of commonsense, no? Well, there’s a […]
Join us this Sunday 6PM EST as we interview public school activists from Nashville
February 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Who’s this @alderman_moreno guy? He called himself a “hipster?” Really?
February 13, 2013 By 1 Comment
#Florida, #Bush, I get the point, but…
February 6, 2013 By 6 Comments
Another mysterious video from the #occupythedoe crowd. Interesting.
December 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
“K-12 blogger extraordinaire” @michelemcneil concern trolls @educationweek
Education journalism and other works of narrative non-fiction love the pitched battle, the zero-sum game, the us versus them story, a David versus Goliath. We have once again another example from Education Week. Boring. As if this highlights some kind of anecdotal trend about the vitality of educational activism, we have this little slice: As a […]