The personal blog of Gary S. Stager, Ph.D.
Within the past two years the Inspector General of the Department of Education has issued a series of alarming reports on conflicts of interest and violations of the NCLB law that occurred during the implementation of Reading First by Department of Education staff and its consultants and contractors.
The inspector General of the US Department of Education has documented flagrant conflicts of interest and illegal impositions of curriculum in negotiating the NCLB state contracts. Here are my views on what is needed to even partially undo the damage done.
Redundancy has something to be said for it. In language, redundancy is one thing that makes human communication possible.
But when the exact same phrase is used redundantly in the 670 pages of the NCLB law (strictly speaking the 2002 NCLB revision of the ESEA law) it would seem that there must be a compelling reason for such redundancy…
Recently my local newspaper reported the shocking fact that in a Tucson middle school, labeled as failing, half the students were “reading below grade level.” That would also mean that half are reading above grade level, a fact the article did not report…
In spite of the scandal in the administration of Reading First uncovered in the Inspector General’s report and in spite of the alarming number of …
Two scandals involving our government and the young people of this country broke in the last few weeks. One involved the internet antics of an …
One of the most remarkable achievements of American democracy was its provision of free universal compulsory education for all its children and young people. No …
The following opinion column from the October issue of District Administration Magazine caused the owner (and Editor-in-Chief) of the magazine to publish an apology in the very next issue. …
Before accepting over-testing as inevitable, try debating the issue with parents and students Our schools are in the midst of a mass panic not seen …
Save a seat on the bus for me! By: Gary Stager District Administration, Aug 2007 My lack of enthusiasm for all things NCLB is well …