Special Issue on Obama/Education: Journal of Inquiry & Action in Education

Inspired by new book from IAP:

The Phenomenon of Obama and the Agenda for Education: Can Hope Audaciously Trump Neoliberalism?
Edited by: 
Paul R. Carr, Lakehead University 
Bradley Porfilio, Lewis University in Romeoville, IL


Journal of Inquiry & Action in Education
Vol 4, No 1 (2011)

The Obama Education Files: Is There Hope to Stop the Neoliberal Agenda in Education?	CarrPorfilio.PDF
Paul R. Carr, Brad J. Porfilio	1-30

Explaining Obama: The Continuation of Free Market Politics in Education and the Economy	Hursh.PDF
David Hursch	31-47

On the Origin and Political Significance of Test-Based Teacher Evaluation and Compensation	Garrison.PDF
Mark J. Garrison	48-67

Orwellian Educational Change under Obama: Crisis Discourse, Utopian Expectations, and Accountability Failures	Thomas.PDF
Paul L. Thomas	68-92

Charter Schools, Market Capitalism, and Obama's Neo-liberal Agenda	MoraChristianakis.PDF
Richard Mora, Mary Christianakis	93-111

Welcome to the "New Normal": The News Media and Neoliberal Reforming Education	GoldsteinMacrineChesky.PDF
Rebecca A. Goldstein, Sheila Macrine, Nataly Z. Chesky	112-131

Controlled by the Corporate Narrative: Obama's Education Policy, the Shock Doctrine, and Mechanisms of Capitalist Power	Lea.PDF
Virginia Lea	132-150

Daily Kos: Rethinking the Wall of Separation: Education, Government, and Corporate America

Daily Kos: Rethinking the Wall of Separation: Education, Government, and Corporate America

Also at Schools Matter

The Power and Failure of Coercion

The Power and Failure of Coercion

Steph Swainston: 'I need to return to reality' - Features, Books - The Independent

Steph Swainston: 'I need to return to reality' - Features, Books - The Independent

Joseph Heller's Catch22 on Vimeo

Joseph Heller's Catch22 on Vimeo

Fascinating look at how a writer writes. . .the beginning discussion of the manuscript especially. . .

Kurt Vonnegut on being a writer

Kurt_Vonnegut Kurt Vonnegut

When I write, I feel like an armless, legless man with a crayon in his mouth.

Editorial: Should we eliminate summer school?

My recent piece in the NYT is cited here:

Editorial: Should we eliminate summer school?

Cheating? How about the Cheated

Cheating? How about the Cheated

and re-posted at Schools Matter

As a poet and writer. . .

As a poet and writer, I think this is a powerful and valuable argument. . .the video also spot on:

Words Hurt The World, Poet Says

The writing life. . .

Occasionally, I receive a royalty check for the books I have published. . .a check or two every few months. . .and the life of a writer (a scholarly writer) comes clearly into focus. . .

Today's check : $45.40 for copies sold of two of my volumes from a defunct Peter Lang Series (books on Barbara Kingsolver and Kurt Vonnegut). . .

Not sure how I can manage the amount. . .except I often spend more than that at a meal. . .[insert the sigh of a writer (scholarly writer)]. . .

Piece on New Criticism in English Journal, January 2012

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Profiting on Poverty?: Inexcusable

Profiting on Poverty?: Inexcusable

International comparisons/testing piece at truthout

High-Stakes Testing: Lessons Ignored

Piece on LaBrant in September English Journal

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-----. (2011, September). Revisiting LaBrant’s “Writing is more than structure” (English Journal, May 1957). English Journal, 101(1), 103-104.

Room for Debate NYT: Summer School

Break with Tradition

Room for Debate at New York Times

I will have another commentary at Room for Debate at the New York Times, to be posted Sunday evening for Monday's RfD. . .

I'll post when it is up!

Test-Based Accountability and International Comparisons—Lessons Ignored

Test-Based Accountability and International Comparisons—Lessons Ignored

also posted at Daily Kos

Responding to Ravitch's response to Brooks. . .

Brooks/Ravitch Continued 

at Schools Matter

Smells like. . .another strawman argument

Thomas, P. L. (2011, July 1). Smells like. . .another strawman argument. Daily Kos.