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The Economics of Reform: Ignorance + Confidence = $ucce$$
“All you need is ignorance and confidence and the success is sure.” — Mark Twain —– I have...
“Disaster Capitalism,” “Kids in Prison Program” Justified?
Once the storm-surge waters receded after Hurricane Katrina plowed through New Orleans, the city has since experienced...
Passive Radicals: The Manufactured Myth
With the annual and somewhat functional recognition of certain versions of the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr....
Armstrong and Woods: Capitalism’s Poster Boys
Between parts I and II of Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Lance Armstrong, an ad ran on OWN that included a clip of...
Teacher Quality Mania: Backward by Design
Let’s return to the allegory of the river. Throughout the Land, people discovered babies floating in the river. A few...
“Breaking Away” from Inequity?
I have been a serious cyclist now for almost as long as I have been an educator, about thirty years. One of my favorite films,...
Perpetual Crisis: Common Core State Standards and the Fiscal Cliff
What do the fiscal cliff and Common Core State Standards (CCSS) have in common? For the answer consider this scenario: An...
Miracle Schools!: Proceed with Caution
During her tenure as Secretary of Education (2005-2009), Margaret Spellings announced No Child Left Behind (NCLB) was proving...
Tests Fail South’s Legacy of Inequity
Charlotte-Mecklenburg (NC) Superintendent Heath Morrison along with Montgomery County Schools (MD) Superintendent Joshua...
Protecting Guns, Sacrificing (Some) Children
“In 2008, 2,947 children and teens died from guns in the United States and 2,793 died in 2009 for a total of 5,740,”...
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