What Happened to 2007?
We need to return to the task of 2007 and to judge what might or might not usefully change in NCLB.
Rejoinder to Washington Post’s Primer on Private School Tax Credits
The debate over scholarship tax credit (STC) programs continues.
Straight Up Conversation: Common Core Guru Jason Zimba
My interview with Jason Zimba, Jazon Zimba, founding principal of Student Achievement Partners (SAP) and lead writer on the Common Core mathematics standards
Ending the SEA As We Know It
While working for the New Jersey Department of Education, I consistently struggled with a basic problem. My organization wasn’t designed to do the things that our leadership team prioritized.
Putting Charter School Conspiracy Theories to Rest
A review of Zero Chance of Passage: The Pioneering Charter School Story by Ember Reichgott Junge
Nixon, His Staff, and the Art of Government Reports
Some recent reading has me adjusting my jaundiced view of Mr. Nixon and his team.
Why Educators’ Wages Must Be Revamped Now
Some districts are spending more than they need to spend, based on what other districts show is possible.
Science Standards 2.0
If states are going to make rational decisions to replace their own science standards with these new ones, it’s only right to insist that the new ones be stronger
Does Athletic Success Come at the Expense of Academic Success?
It is a common refrain that athletics have assumed an unhealthy priority in our high schools, but data show that high schools that devote more energy to sports also produce higher test scores and higher graduation rates.
Beyond School Choice
With the rapid growth in online and mobile learning, students everywhere at all levels are increasingly having educational choices.
Revelations from the TIMSS
Half or more of student achievement gains on NAEP are an illusion
Half or more of student achievement gains on NAEP are an illusion
The Real Problem with Highly Regulated ‘School Choice’
The problem is not that private schools won’t participate in heavily regulated school choice programs. The problem is that they will.
We Know the Answer, But What Is the Question?
We cannot paper over the fact that a large number of other countries have shown that it is possible to develop considerably higher skills in their youth than we are doing
Cutting to the Chase
As the U.S. education world eagerly awaits more information about the new assessments that two consortia are developing to accompany the Common Core standards, big questions remain about cut scores.
Republicans Questioning School Reform Agenda
In education reform, we have a myopic view of our work, we’re failing to appreciate the complex ecosystem of which we’re a part, and we’re focusing on short-term matters and tactics instead of looking far ahead.
A Big Tent for Charter Schools
The charter movement’s emphasis on high-stakes testing and no-excuses schools is unappealing to many education-minded middle-class families.
Carnoy and Rothstein Disgrace the Honest Marxian Tradition
How do Carnoy and Rothstein manage to raise U. S. educational performance to international standards simply by adjusting for the social-class background of its students?
Building Motivation, Instilling Grit: The Necessity of Mastery-Based, Digital Learning
Digital learning is tailor made for the purpose of intrinsically motivating all students.
The MET Study: Implications, Winners, and Losers
The final report from the Gates-funded “Measures of Effective Teaching” project may prove to be the most important K–12 research study of this generation.
Happy Birthday, NCLB!
The next four years are probably going to be mostly about implementation of the last four years’ worth of policy changes. I hope that we dedicate equal bandwidth to monitoring the impact of NCLB waivers and making course corrections.
Misunderstanding the Gates Foundation’s Measures of Effective Teaching Project
MET argues for a more balanced set of weights among value added, classroom observations, and feedback from student surveys.
The Charter Expulsion Flap: Who Speaks for the Strivers?
Predictably, the anti-reform crowd is having a field day with Sunday’s Washington Post article reporting the relatively high rate of student expulsions in D.C.’s charter school sector.
The 2013 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Presence Scoring Rubric
The metric described here is used to rank 168 university-based edu-scholars who are widely regarded as having some public presence.
Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation
A review of Generation on a Tightrope by Arthur Levine and Diane R. Dean
