Don’t Pee on My Leg and Call it Science!
Long ago, a wise friend told me that 90% of education research is bullshit. As I mature, I realize that estimate is far too modest. …
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Balance
Ah, balance! Balance is the Fabreze of education policy. It is a chemical spray designed to mask the stench of a two year-old tuna sandwich found in …
An Open Letter to Bill Gates (2006)
ARCHIVE Don’t give up on schools, there is still much to be done By Gary Stager District Administration, Aug 2006 Dear Mr. Gates: I write …
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A Not-So-Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future (2004)
A Not-So-Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future © 2004 Gary S. Stager Published by the NECC Daily Leader conference newspaper on June …
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Obama Holds Bake Sale, Millions of Kids Get Nauseous
From Whitehouse.gov On July 18th, the President hosted an education roundtable with key leaders in both the private and public sectors to discuss ways we can ensure …
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Who Elected Bill Gates?
My latest article is in The Huffington Post. It’s called, “Who Elected Bill Gates?” The article is dense, but that was required to support my …
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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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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 …
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They Hate Me, They Really Really Hate Me!
Kevin Carey, of the “independent” and “innovative” Education Sector, didn’t have the decency to defame me by name when he attacked the cover story, School …
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Bill Gates and Eli Broad Go Gangsta
Note: I wrote the article below two years ago. In light of Eli Broad’s takeover of the United States government and Kanye West’s latest outrage, …