As a white person from Iowa, I am always hesitant to write about the racial aspects of ed reform and… Read More
WASHINGTON, DC – In a stunning turn of events, the Obama Administration today reversed course on the issue of school… Read More
(Originally posted to the National Journal’s Education Experts blog.) Perhaps it’s not so unusual that the same person who fought… Read More
(originally posted on Politico’s The Arena blog) Unpopular positions? Tough love? The teachers unions want you to believe they are… Read More
Four things you are guaranteed not to hear in Wednesday night’s SOTU: “While a little nerve-wracking for us around the… Read More
(This post originally appeared on Politico’s The Arena) The noise about President Obama’s impending speech to schoolchildren Tuesday is muffling… Read More
A challenge to the NAACP, African-American parents and all Americans… To rousing applause, the president gave what was perhaps his… Read More
I have many colleagues who insist that deep down, US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is a real education reformer,… Read More
Nancy: Joe, did Barack just endorse charter schools as an example of what’s working in public education? Joe: I think… Read More
All stimulus—all the time. There is nothing like a raucous action film filled with exploding cars and high-powered weaponry to… Read More
