Op-Eds available online

Thomas, P. L. (2011, January12). 21st century segregation: Inverting King's dream. The Daily Censored. http://dailycensored.com/2011/01/12/21st-century-segregation-inverting-kings-dream/

-----. (2011, January 10). Supermen or kryptonite?—Legend of the fall, pt. V. The Daily Censored. http://dailycensored.com/2011/01/10/superman-or-kryptonite%E2%80%94legend-of-the-fall-pt-v/

-----. (2011, January 8). Spend energy on S.C. students, not on more tests. The Greenville News. http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20110108/OPINION/301080011/Paul-Thomas-Spend-energy-on-S-C-students-not-on-more-tests

-----. (2011, January 8). Defending the status quo?--False dichotomies and the education reform debate. OpEdNews. http://www.opednews.com/articles/Defending-the-Status-Quo--by-Paul-Thomas-110107-766.html

-----. (2011, January 3). Calculating the Corporate States of America: Revisiting Vonnegut's Player Piano. OpEdNews. http://www.opednews.com/articles/Calculating-the-Corporate-by-Paul-Thomas-110103-130.html

-----. (2010, December 28). Wrong questions = wrong answers: Legends of the fall, pt. IV. The Daily Censored. http://dailycensored.com/2010/12/28/wrong-questions-wrong-answers-legend-of-the-fall-pt-iv/

-----. (2010, December 26). Statistics obscuring real education challenge. The State. http://www.thestate.com/2010/12/26/1618366/thomas-statistics-obscuring-real.html

-----. (2010, December 17). Fire teachers, reappoint Rhee: Legend of the fall, pt. III. The Daily Censored. http://dailycensored.com/2010/12/17/fire-teachers-reappoint-rhee-legend-of-the-fall-pt-iii/

-----.(2010, December 16). Finnish envy. OpEdNews.com. http://www.opednews.com/articles/Finnish-Envy-by-Paul-Thomas-101214-873.html

-----.(2010, December 6). The truth about failure in US schools. Guardian.co.uk. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/dec/05/schools-education

-----. (2010, December 2). The education celebrity tour: Legend of the fall, pt. II. The Daily Censored. http://dailycensored.com/2010/12/02/the-education-celebrity-tour-legend-of-the-fall-pt-ii/

-----. (2010, November 28). Our faith in a "culture of poverty" never left. The Daily Censored. http://dailycensored.com/2010/11/28/our-faith-in-a-culture-of-poverty-never-left/

-----. (2010, November 16). The corporate takeover of American schools. Guardian.co.uk. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/nov/15/education-schools

-----. (2010, November 14). The teaching profession as a service industry. The Daily Censored. http://dailycensored.com/2010/11/14/the-teaching-profession-as-a-service-industry/

-----. (2010, November 3). Our debate culture—Someone wins, but never the Truth. The Daily Censored. http://dailycensored.com/2010/11/03/our-debate-culture%E2%80%94someone-wins-but-never-the-truth/

-----. (2010, October 24). The politicians who cried "crisis." truthout. http://www.truth-out.org/the-politicians-who-cried-crisis64359

-----. (2010, October 23). The (shifting) truth about charter schools. OpEdNews.com. http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Shifting-Truth-about-by-Paul-Thomas-101021-188.html

-----. (2010, October 19). Legend of the fall: Snapshots of what's wrong in the education debate. The Daily Censored. http://dailycensored.com/2010/10/19/legend-of-the-fall-snapshots-of-whats-wrong-in-the-education-debate/

-----. (2010, October 16). "Don't ask, don't tell": There's a reason Captain America wears a mask. OpEdNews.com. http://www.opednews.com/articles/Don-t-Ask-Don-t-Tell--T-by-Paul-Thomas-101014-950.html

-----. (2010, October 10). A tale of two films. OpEdNews.com. http://www.opednews.com/articles/A-Tale-of-Two-Films-by-Paul-Thomas-101010-109.html

-----. (2010, October 6). Stop focusing on SAT. The State. http://www.thestate.com/2010/10/06/1498739/thomas-stop-focusing-on-sat.html

-----. (2010, September 28). The great charter compromise: Masking corporate commitments in educational reform. OpEdNews.com. http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Great-Charter-Compromi-by-P-L-Thomas-100927-363.html

-----. (2010, September 21). 2020 vision for No Child Left in Poverty. OpEdNews.com. http://www.opednews.com/articles/2020-Vision-for-No-Child-L-by-P-L-Thomas-100920-367.html

-----. (2010, September 10). "The truth is always hard to swallow"—And other ironies. OpEdNews.com. http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Truth-Is-Always-Hard-by-P-L-Thomas-100910-993.html

-----. (2010, September 6). Political reform must precede educational reform—Words Matter. OpEdNews.com. http://www.opednews.com/articles/Political-Reform-Must-Prec-by-P-L-Thomas-100905-271.html

-----. (2010, August 27). Bitter lessons from chasing better tests. OpEdNews.com. http://www.opednews.com/articles/Bitter-Lessons-from-Chasin-by-P-L-Thomas-100826-630.html

-----. (2010, August 21). Brave words? No, but startling occasion(s). OpEdNews.com. http://www.opednews.com/articles/Brave-Words--No-But-Star-by-P-L-Thomas-100821-426.html

-----. (2010, August 21). Change the real "status quo" hurting education. The Greenville News. http://livinglearninginpoverty.blogspot.com/2010/08/21-august-2010-op-ed-greenville-news.html

-----. (2010, August 17). Reconsidering education "miracles." OpEdNews.com. http://www.opednews.com/articles/Reconsidering-Education-M-by-P-L-Thomas-100816-438.html

-----. (2010, August 14). Rugged individualism and our pursuit of education. OpEdNews.com. http://www.opednews.com/articles/Rugged-Individualism-and-O-by-Paul-Thomas-100813-901.html

-----. (2010, August 11). Why common standards won't work. Education Week, 29(37), 33-34. http://livinglearninginpoverty.blogspot.com/2010/08/9-august-2010-op-ed-at-edweek.html