Prophet Motives
Any discussion of charter schools must ask not only whether charters promote a worthwhile vision of public education
Policy Articles
Fault Lines in Merit Pay
Far from addressing the systemic
NCLB Stalled, but Still Armed and Dangerous
While the bipartisan consensus that passed NCLB in 2001 has splintered, the old, unimproved version of the law is not going away anytime soon.
Wish You Were Here
A University of Nebraska professor takes a satirical look at Education Week’s Quality Counts report, where the Cornhusker state ranked at the bottom.
Public Studies Puncture the Privatization Bubble
Two studies refute the claims made by voucher advocates: private schools are better than public ones, and competition makes public schools better.
NCLB and the Military
California teachers take a stand against the NCLB-aided military blitz on in-school recruiting.
‘Narrow and Unlovely’
Before the floodwaters receded in New Orleans, conservative education reformers rushed in selling a market-based future.
Money, Schools, and Justice
School funding systems mirror—and reproduce—the inequality we see all around us.
Shaking Foundations
Virginia professors take on the state’s attempt to eliminate Social Foundations of Education” from required course work.”
Do Ask, Do Tell
Two Chicago educators question the premier teacher education accrediting agency’s removal of social justice and sexual orientation language from its standards.
Can NCLB Be Left Behind?
Reauthorization could bring ‘damage control’ or more damage.
Overhauling NCLB: What You Can Do
8th-grade algebra meets rising gas prices and peak oil.
Exit Strategies
Getting us out of the war in Iraq and NCLB requires challenging the premises that got us into these messes in the first place.
Bargaining for Better Schools
One union works for meaningful small school reform.
We’re Not Blind. Just Follow the Dollar Sign
Chicago’s renaissance” could mean dark age for city’s public schools.”
Free-Market Education
Graphic evidence that school vouchers do not guarantee school quality in Milwaukee.
No Child Left Untested: Closing the Door on Our Kids
I was rummaging through a desk drawer the other day and came across an old Polaroid picture from two former students. The handwritten caption on it read, “Unsuspected picture to […]
Not in Our Name
Reclaiming the democratic vision of small school reform.
Standardizing Small
How testing and top-down reform can undermine small schools.
The Gates Foundation and Small Schools
The Gates’ $735 million have made them key players in small school reform.
Small Schools Doubletalk
Small schools reform is often accompanied by familiar buzzwords that can mean different things to different people (sometimes called stakeholders”).”
Stealth Recruiting
NCLB’s provisions give military recruiters access to student contact information
Don’t Mourn, Organize!
Making lemonade from NCLB lemons.
Head Start or Head Backwards?
Republicans deliberately undermining Head Start.
Racial Justice Is Not a Choice
High-stakes tests have not only failed to achieve racial equality in schooling, they’ve also made it worse for students of color.