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Monday, March 30, 2009

No Surprise Algebra-For-All Fails

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“Algebra-for-All Policy Found to Raise Rates Of Failure in Chicago” Math educators, with good reasons, have long recommended that students b...
Friday, March 27, 2009

“The future belongs to the nation that best educates its citizens.”

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President Obama gave another stirring speech about education. Is it just a lot of yadayada? America will not remain true to its highest id...
Friday, March 20, 2009

Quality Professional Development on the Cheap

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People who have a lot of money do not have to think too hard about problems.  They can just throw a few dollars at their problems and solve ...
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Teachers Misbehaving

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Purveyors of professional development don't like it much when the teachers they are supposed to be teaching misbehave . I have been on b...
Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Districts Pushing Out Math and Science Teachers

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If Researchers Say It...Will That Make IT True? None of the plethora of programs for increasing the supply of math and science teachers e...
Friday, February 27, 2009

Good News for Education? Or Not?

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MetLife's first survey was done in 1984. How have things changed in 25 years ? If the survey is to be believed, things have significan...
Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Being a Great Teacher is Risky

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Many observers wonder if the reformers know what they are doing. Politicians and politicians' appointees regularly propose improving tea...