It’s amazing, isn’t it? For all the very $eriou$ accountability-ish talk in the current education reform climate. A man so reviled by educators in the state of Indiana, the people he is supposed to serve, as Tony Bennett to be voted out of office only to find himself successfully ensconced in a lateral move, same […]
Horace Mann: Out of the Frying Pan (REPA), and into the Fire (REPA II)
June 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Out of the Frying Pan (REPA), and into the Fire (REPA II) Cross-posted here. This summer, the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) is recommending even more changes to the Rules for Educator Preparation and Accountability (REPA II) despite warning cries again from all directions; State Superintendents, Indiana’s Music and Art teachers, advocates for special education, […]
John Kuhn at the #SOSMarch
August 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Morning FAIL
June 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
An amazing dose of FAIL for you all this morning. Some state senator in Arizona is running for Superintendent of Public Instruction, or at least has a major endorsement for the post. In any case, a high school journalist puts him in his place and the results are magnificent. You know, this is why I […]
Tepid response from Seattle public schools super
Superintendent Jose Banda released a statement regarding the potential for a mass opt-out of state MAP testing. Meh. Not much of value. Although, I will say that you’d think a formal statement from the educator-in-chief could make it out there into the ether without a typo. To wit: Before the issue was raised by our […]