Monthly Archives: November 2011

While I’m conducting a quality review of a failing urban school, a teacher catches my eye. “You really have to visit my class and see what I have to put up with every day,” she says. “These kids are awful!” … Continue reading →

Last week I wrote about the overwhelming influence of just a few large textbook companies on our school system to the detriment of high quality, progressive education, and our need to take back our education system. I don’t really blame … Continue reading →

The current “Occupy” movement of sit-ins and protests, even with its vague goals and lack of leadership, seems to have struck a chord with many Americans and others around the world who are tired of large corporations and wealthy individuals … Continue reading →

There are times when reading the newspapers, both mainstream and education publication such as Education Week, that one might easily conclude that some people think that the governance and funding model of a school is critical to its success. To … Continue reading →