Are Turnaround Schools Just Spin?
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The waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind Act will,…
Chipping away at charters
Charter school approvals are granted in February. They shouldn't…
What is blended learning?
A number of readers of recent posts on virtual (or digital) learning…
Tough Times on virtual learning
Back at the start of December, I blogged on the need for both…
The wrong strategy to fix Lawrence public schools
With a wondrous display of British understatement, the state’s…
Some lessons for virtual learning
There is so much energy in the virtual learning space right…
National standards will define local curricula
I don’t know why (well, actually, I do) the national standards…
Myths about National Standards: Myth #2
The French painter, poet, novelist, director, etc., Jean Cocteau…
Myths About National Standards: Myth #1
Being half Greek and long a admirer of Classical Antiquity,…
What will adoption of national standards cost Massachusetts schools?
It’s always struck me as odd that with all the talk about…
Massachusetts: Flatlined on national tests?
EdWeek's Erik Robelen is reporting on the just released national…
Halloween, Headless Horsemen and Literature in our Schools
The Headless Horseman, painting by John Quidor.
In this season…
Inspector Clouseau-style accountability
I noted two weeks ago that recent MCAS data don’t tell a…
Steve Jobs on education in America
Tip of the hat to Whitney Tilson for passing around excerpts…
Is student achievement in Massachusetts falling flat?
The short answer that will come in this and blog posts in the…
Proven Approaches to Dropout Prevention
Tomorrow the state's Joint Committee on Education will meet…
What if Bill Gates rewarded results?
Last winter, two things clarified my views on the utility of…
National standards’ process and substance abuse
For a while it looked like all of thinking Washington was gaga…
Arne Duncan gets sent to the principal’s office
US Education Secretary Arne Duncan is losing his allies fast.…
Phoenix Charter Academy’s Mission Impossible?
The month of May opened with the official granting of 16 charters.…