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New Orleans Charter Schools–A Model or a Cautionary Tale?
An article based on my months-long investigation of the New Orleans charter school system is up on Newsweek. Please see: http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2013/09/20/post-katrina-the-great-new-orleans-charter-tryout.html And please stay tuned for some follow-up posts on the subject.
Teaching Lessons: What KIPP Did—and Didn’t—Learn From America’s “Best” Teacher
Two things struck me as soon as I metaphorically cracked the spine of my e-version of Real Talk for Real Teachers, the latest opus by best-selling author and public-school teacher extraordinaire Rafe Esquith: How many of his ideas were borrowed … Continue reading
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Unwrapping New York State’s New “Common Core” Tests–Its Contents and Costs
Five years ago, I found myself drafted onto a New York State Department of Education committee charged with revamping the English Language Arts standards. As a journalism professor at Baruch College/CUNY, I had the non-fiction expertise that were seen as … Continue reading
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NYC Principals Call for “Dialogue” to Revise “Common Core” Tests, but Blast Test-Developer Pearson
This is a follow-up to last week’s posts about two letters written by New York City principals critiquing the “Common Core” tests administered to kids in grades 3 to 8, in April, and calling on colleagues to opt out of … Continue reading
New York City Principals Mount Campaign Against “Unfair” Tests, Target New High-Stakes “Common Core” Assessment
This is an update of a story posted yesterday. In response to widespread anger among both parents and educators over the new high-stakes tests administered to kids in grades 3 to 8, a group of veteran New York City principals … Continue reading
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