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December 02, 2009

Why does everyone think business leaders know how to reform schools?

I saw this blog post from Diane Ravitch with the title "Why Business Leaders Should Not Run Schools" and found it an interesting read. Like most blog posts and blog links, I found the comments to be about as interesting as the blog itself. While I tend to run conservative on most issues myself, I ...  Read Full Post >

June 08, 2009

What does school reform look like when the NEA agrees with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce?

When the nation's largest union agrees to join the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in their recommendations for school reform, you know things are getting hard to sort out. I find the following news release and the report from The New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce to be curious. On...  Read Full Post >

May 03, 2009

Note to Educational Leaders: If you don't blog to them...eventually they will just blog about you!

“Not me! Absolutely not me!” stammered Randy, my friend and colleague. The discussion at the superintendent’s meeting had turned to blogging. “I get enough criticism as it is. I don’t need another whacko taking pot shots at me from left field on the internet,” he added. He winced as ...  Read Full Post >

March 03, 2009

Leaders present plan to Obama administration

Recently the HOPE Foundation helped to bring together top educational leaders to present the best thinking available on how to help improve education in America. (Click here for article.) Here is the core of what Obama and his team have been presented. 1. Assure Readiness: Success in the classroom...  Read Full Post >

February 11, 2009

How does your school system use technology in creative ways (other than teaching)?

As technology continues to revolutionize communication (everywhere but schools of course), a proliferation of tools are becoming available. Some older applications like blogging are still slow to catch on and are very underutilized by administrators. In my book "The School Administrator's Guide to B...  Read Full Post >

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