The Great "H" Debate
So, Ryan at Edspresso, Joe Williams, AFTie Michele and NYC Educator are engaged in a lively debate about whether or not public officials who have some responsibility for public education and send their...
View ArticleDisappointment abounds
When I read the headline of this New York Times article (Leaving the City for the Schools, and Regretting It), I was excited – perhaps there was finally an article extolling some of the virtues of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Go Schools.Com/Courage
This is year 2 of the Public Education Network’s national campaign for good public schools. Its aim is to get people talking about public schools, caring about public schools, etc. I don’t know how PEN...
View ArticleCharter Schools are Great — But Not Why You Think
The recent celebration of National Charter Schools Week is as good a time as any to make an observation that’s been rattling around in my mind for a while in search of a home, or lacking that, a blog...
View ArticlePublic Goods
The Washington Post deserves praise for the series they’ve been running recently on charter schools. But this graphic is mislabeled and misleading. Charter schools are public schools too, and it’ll be...
View ArticleA Civilian Marshall Plan for Urban Schools?
We want our kids to grow up in a country where they have access to the best schools and the best teachers. President Barack Obama Election victory speech November 7, 2012 In his victory speech Tuesday...
View ArticleSegregation Patterns in Public Schools
While Mississippi’s population is predominantly white, its public schools are less so. In fact, public schools in Mississippi remain nearly as segregated as they did in the 1960s, writes Alan Richard...
View ArticleQuick Hits (6.25.13)
DC Promise Neighborhoods Initiative doesn’t just engage students. Starting in September they will be taking a “dual-generation” approach, focusing their effort on involving single mothers. (Ebony)...
View ArticleQuick Hits (8.9.13)
Team player. At only 14 years old, Joe—a cancer survivor—serves as Stony Brook University’s team captain of the football team. Joe was “adopted” by the team through a nonprofit called Friends of Jaclyn...
View Article
