School Crossing: The Intersection of Education and Society

Provocative commentary on competing educational stakeholders and how their entrenched interests collide to obstruct the goal of world-class education in America. Includes teacher training and quality, curriculum design, teaching resources, Japanese education models, book reviews, practical teaching tips, more.

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Monday, December 19, 2011

Illegal Immigrants Pay Taxes--Who Knew

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At least the EdWeek article alludes to a fact many Americans consider unthinkable. Many, many illegal immigrants pay taxes. Furthermore, ...
Thursday, December 8, 2011

It's the Poverty, Stupid: Part 2

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This is the second part of a two part series. The first part discusses poverty in general, especially as it applies to the Occupy Movement....
Saturday, November 26, 2011

It's the Poverty, Stupid: Part 1

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This is the first part of a two part series. The first part discusses poverty in general, especially as it applies to the Occupy Movement. ...
Friday, October 7, 2011

Omnipresent Poverty and US Competitive Advantage

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Using test-scores to hold teachers accountable for student education variables not under teacher control is clearly wrong-headed, but for so...
Tuesday, September 20, 2011

The Lake Wobegone Effect Plagues Parent Surveys

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THEN (not so then) A 2008 poll from Education Next and the Program on Education Policy and Governance (PEPG) at Harvard University found ...
Friday, September 2, 2011

The Teachers' Social Security Safety Net

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Over at Justin Baeder's blog , there is a lively discussion of Social Security. I suspect I provoked some of it. Please read the origi...
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Last Hired, First Fired Punishes Expert Teachers

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Steve Owens has posted quite a fine article about the single salary schedule used by most districts to determine teacher salaries. I'...
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