One Proud Uncle
My nephew Mathew is a terrific 13 year-old with lots of interests and much to my chagrin, he loves school. In fact, he has never …
Tag: school reform
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Chief Family Engagement Officer? (2008)
US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has decided to throw a few dollars around for parental involvement to distract the public from the anti-democratic school …
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Education Nation & Ideological Blindness
As some of you know, I have been writing about school improvement and the political, corporate and ideological forces that have been attempting to claim …
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Hey, NBC! There are Great Teachers here in Education Nation
In anticipation of NBC News’ assault on public education, Education Nation, I decided to collect some inspirational tales of teaching excellence. I hope you enjoy …
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Oprah shouts, “You Get a School District!”
Regarding the Zuckerberg donation to the Newark Public Schools… I am not hopeful at all. I am concerned. What makes you think that Christie hated …
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Me and Mr. Jones (2001)
The story of a boy’s academic pursuits in New Jersey and education’s lack of progress since then… Author’s note: As a response to the bile …
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A School Story (1999)
Author’s note: As a response to the bile being directed at teachers by President Obama, Oprah Winfrey and NBC News’ Education Nation, I’ve decided to …
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“Social” Studies (2000)
Author’s note: As a response to the bile being directed at teachers by President Obama, Oprah Winfrey and NBC News’ Education Nation, I’ve decided to …
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Walking Among Giants (1998)
Author’s note: As a response to the bile being directed at teachers by President Obama, Oprah Winfrey and NBC News’ Education Nation, I’ve decided to …
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Oprah – Wrong On Education for Many Years
Just in case you didn’t think teachers have enough to contend with after massive budget cuts, layoffs, standardized testing and scores published by teacher in …