Maybe We Don’t Need School Ratings
Maybe the bigger problem in education policy is too many stakeholders who prefer to have a meaningless “A” or “D” slapped on a school, rather than understand and express the complex realities ...
Education Reform
Today’s Recommended Reading for Teacher Leadership
Teacher leadership in schools isn't as new as some people might think, but it's a reform unique among the others in that it has never really been taken to scale, despite evidence that it works....
National Board Academy: Talking About Race Among Teachers
It was exciting to have frank conversations about race and privilege in education - broadly in American society and in schools, in our own classrooms and schools, in our professional organizations and...
Who’s Going to Teach in Indiana?
Not long ago, Indiana was lauded for its education reform policies. Will voters hold the politicians accountable now that Indiana can't attract or retain enough teachers?...
A True Reformer Steps Down to Fight On
No one can say Carol Burris was against standards, against accountability, or afraid of scrutiny in her own practices. They certainly can't say she wasn't outstanding at her job. Her departure is a lo...
Must Watch: Education Documentary, “Defies Measurement”
"Defies Measurement" is an education documentary that tells a compelling local story of a school closure, situated against a backdrop of misguided and destructive education reform policies. ...
Focus on Testing Reflects Eugenics Legacy
We are the inheritors of a complex history, some of it quite negative; the heavy stone of the American eugenics movement may have sunk to the bottom of the lake, but the ripples travel on whether or n...
Reimagining Teaching: A Dialogue Continued
While useful for understanding the current context of the teaching profession, the discussion was short on details about how the profession itself might change in the future. Also worth noting - it wa...
“Most Likely To Succeed”? New film points to promising changes in schools
A new documentary film, "Most Likely to Succeed," examines ways can improve schools and teaching to better prepare students for a future of rapid, almost unimaginable change....
Doc, We Feel Your Pain
A recent article suggests that the medical profession is becoming less appealing, less viable - and the reasons will sound familiar to teachers....