Daily Archives: February 22, 2016

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
Carol Burris, who is now the executive director of the Network for Public Education, spent decades as a teacher and an administrator. She retired last year as principal of South Side High School…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
Andy Hargreaves is a professor at Boston College whose work has won wide recognition, including the 2015 Grawemeyer Award. ? In this article, he contrasts the schools of Scotland–which value teacher professionalism and…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
Yes, we are moving into the New Dark Ages of ignorance. ? The New York Times reports today that a growing chorus of governors wants to increase STEM funding and cut funding for…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
Robin Alexander, head of the Cambridge Primary Review and prominent British educator, learned that the conservative Education Minister wants to bring a US charter leader to run the British school inspectorate, called Ofsted.…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
John Thompson, historian and teacher, read David Denby’s tribute to the importance of teachers on Valentine’s Day and was inspired to write a Valentine to his students. He writes: Thank you David Denby…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
When I read this story, my eyes filled with tears. The community public school in Waynesville, North Carolina, is closing. Not because it is a failing school, but because of budget cuts by…

Originally posted on deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's Blog:
Louisiana has two sets of ACT scores for students who were seniors in 2014-15. The first set of scores was partially announced in July 2015; the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) issued this…

Originally posted on 34justice:
Hillary Clinton won Nevada’s caucus last night by about 5.5 percentage points.  We don’t have official voting results by race, but polls taken before voters caucused (“entrance polls”) suggested the following demographic breakdown: The Clinton campaign…

Originally posted on Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice:
My primary care doctor is an early adopter of technology. He is a believer that new hand-held computers can replace the stethoscope, record EKGs, and other functions. These are…