Egypt and NYC
In New York City, there are a thousand schools with a million-plus students, and yet there is no avenue for a democratic voice. Read Full Post >
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March 22, 2010
What Are the Trade-Offs?
Dear Diane, Lucid and to the point, Diane. I'll sign on. Once again, we may confront a law that penalizes schools that don't eliminate differential test score outcomes that correlate with race, class, disability, or language spoken at home. (And that pays teachers based on scores, and favors charte... Read Full Post >
January 14, 2010
Redefining Achievement
Dear Diane, Thanks you for that deft summary on charters! Once we forget the public purposes of education, it's easier and easier to forget about the defects of the marketplace as a way to address the common good. One of the concerns raised about the schools I founded was that such schools bred se... Read Full Post >
May 07, 2009
Why Not Strengthen the NAEP as a Tool for Seeing Trends?
Dear Diane, I think it’s unlikely that the fans of mayoral control are open to persuasion. But thanks, Diane, for relentlessly pursuing them. We’re in for lots of nonsense in the name of reform. Arne Duncan is planning a contest for a new name to replace the unpopular No Child Left Behind. I... Read Full Post >
September 13, 2007
Bringing Honest Exchange Into Kids' Lives
Dear Diane, There are two possibilities (at least) re our agreeing too much! We can dig deeper into the areas about which we agree, or we can take on what, in other times, might appear to be important disagreements. There are times to unite before a common threat; but it's also useful to keep the... Read Full Post >
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