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We were going to comment on this interesting article on math teaching, but D-Ed Reckoning and (especially) Right on the Left Coast say far more than we ever thought possible.  And they say it better!  Read more »

Not all California private schools favor Proposition 82. 
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We were going to comment on this, but True Schools beat us to it.  Read more »

Back when this writer was slogging through journalism school, the debate over objectivity (particularly in connection with the blogosphere) was just getting heated up.  Now that the fistfight has bled into other endeavors, an examination of that debate may be instructive.  Read more »

A very articulate column in the Eugene Register-Guard urges school reformers to look before they leap: My research turned up some interesting perspectives from adults who’ve graduated from China’s school system. A Web site on home-schooling in China included an article featuring a woman who is home-schooling her children because she remembers being very lonely […] Read more »

With various presidential hopefuls angling for advantage, Mitt Romney weighs in on education: How to close the education gaps? The teacher’s unions have their answers: simply spend more money and hire more teachers for smaller classroom size. But the data show that those are not the answers at all. Massachusetts tests our kids regularly; when […] Read more »

Yesterday the Florida Senate Education Committee voted on the proposed amendment to the state constitution permitting school vouchers.  There are a number of press reports regarding the vote, many of which we plan to comment on soon.  However, we received a fascinating first-hand account from John Kirtley, who was on hand for the hearing.  We […] Read more »

In the ongoing PR slapfest between John Stossel and the AFT, he took the union up on their challenge to spend a week teaching in the Big Apple.  NYC Educator was characteristically furious: First of all, by allowing him to take responsibility for real kids, it’s implicit that teachers need no qualifications or preparation. Anyone […] Read more »

We just can’t let this pass without comment.  Friends of Dave linked to this rather disturbing missive on KIPP by one Mr. AB: It’s hard for me to say this. As a Teach For America teacher, I feel espirit-de-corps-bound to laud you as a great example of what’s right with “The Movement.” But as a […] Read more »

Robert Enlow of the Friedman Foundation said this about polls some time ago: One word makes a difference to public opinion and allows negative connotations to seep into documents meant to inform the public. That’s exactly what happened in the (annual Phi Delta Kappa / Gallup Poll of Public Attitudes Toward the Public Schools). As […] Read more »