Thoughts on Education Policy

I promised I'd have a slew of thoughts when I started going through the massive pile-up of posts in my Google Reader, but I didn't e...

The NY Times has a piece this morning about charter school unionization that's worth reading. It starts thusly: "Dissatisfied with...

One thing I often wonder about is the value of learning things that you're not going to remember. I'd have to guess that I've f...

As I was procrastinating/reading the news yesterday I couldn't help but notice some positive news regarding Metro Nashville's school...

No, I haven't abandoned you. I've been busy doing yardwork, coaching swimming, entertaining guests, and readying conference proposa...

-The next part of the series on what we should learn from Promise Academy should be out tomorrow night. I was out of town at a workshop mos...

Note: In lieu of a Sunday Commentary, I will be running a multi-part discussion of the recent controversy surrounding the Promise Academy. ...

-Fascinating article on self-control in the New Yorker (hat tip: Alexander Russo ). I still maintain that self-control is one of two major...

-Can one "bad apple" ruin an entire classroom? Any teacher will tell you that they can. Robert Pondiscio reports on a pair of e...

-I've had another 24 hours to think about, and I still think that Brooks' op-ed was sloppy and irresponsible. And I still think tha...