"They ask only opportunity": Helen Keller and Those Who Will Not See

"They ask only opportunity": Helen Keller and Those Who Will Not See

Truthout: Faith-Based Education Reform

Faith-Based Education Reform: Common Core as Standards-and-Testing Redux

Anatomy of Charter School Advocacy

Anatomy of Charter School Advocacy

The Answer Sheet: The invisibility of teachers

The Answer Sheet: The invisibility of teachers

Truthout: Why Charter Schools Are Foolish Investments for States Facing Economic Challenges

Truthout: Why Charter Schools Are Foolish Investments for States Facing Economic Challenges

This Is the Common Core You Support?

This Is the Common Core You Support?

Teachers of Conscience and the Common Core Scylla and Charybdis

Teachers of Conscience and the Common Core Scylla and Charybdis

I Don't Need Standards To Teach, I Need Students

I Don't Need Standards To Teach, I Need Students

Our Dystopia Is Now: The Circle (Eggers) and Feed (Anderson)

Our Dystopia Is Now: The Circle (Eggers) and Feed (Anderson)

AlterNet: Why Charter Schools Are Foolish Investments for States Facing Economic Challenges

Why Charter Schools Are Foolish Investments for States Facing Economic Challenges

VAMboozled by Empty-Suit Leadership in SC

VAMboozled by Empty-Suit Leadership in SC

Faith-Based Education Reform: Common Core as Standards-and-Testing Redux

Faith-Based Education Reform: Common Core as Standards-and-Testing Redux

NCTQ’s Free Pass in an Era of Press-Release Journalism

NCTQ’s Free Pass in an Era of Press-Release Journalism

In Memory: Sandy Hook Elementary, One Year After

In Memory: Sandy Hook Elementary, One Year After

What Are Tests Really Measuring?: When Achievement Isn't Achievement

What Are Tests Really Measuring?: When Achievement Isn't Achievement

Thomas: Charter schools not a smart investment for S.C. (The State, Columbia, SC)

Charter schools not a smart investment for S.C.

See full data tables and analysis HERE.

Schools Matter: Seeking Equity: Not “If,” But “How” and “Why”

Schools Matter: Seeking Equity: Not “If,” But “How” and “Why”: Fiction offers avenues to Truth, often hard Truths, that remain closed or less often traveled otherwise. While many people associate Middle...

VAM Fails Test, Again: The Bizarro World of Education Reform

VAM Fails Test, Again: The Bizarro World of Education Reform

"He knows, or thinks he knows": It's Still a Man's (Hostile) World

"He knows, or thinks he knows": It's Still a Man's (Hostile) World

Mandela: Dishonored by Passive Radical Myth

Mandela: Dishonored by Passive Radical Myth

What Is Only PISA Stat that Matters?

What Is Only PISA Stat that Matters?

Setting Free the Books: On Stepping Aside as Teaching

Setting Free the Books: On Stepping Aside as Teaching

More on Failing Writing, and Students

More on Failing Writing, and Students

Why Are We (Still) Failing Writing Instruction?

Why Are We (Still) Failing Writing Instruction?

End Zero-Tolerance Policies: A Reader

End Zero-Tolerance Policies: A Reader

Should SC Increase Charter School Investment? | the becoming radical

Should SC Increase Charter School Investment? | the becoming radical

At the Chalk Face: Education Reform as Collaboration, Not Competition | National Education Policy Center

At the Chalk Face: Education Reform as Collaboration, Not Competition | National Education Policy Center

On Broken Door Handles and Butter Knives | Christopher Lehman

On Broken Door Handles and Butter Knives | Christopher Lehman

Education Reform as Collaboration, Not Competition | the becoming radical

Education Reform as Collaboration, Not Competition | the becoming radical

empathyeducates – Orwellian Educational Change Under Obama

empathyeducates – Orwellian Educational Change Under Obama

empathyeducates – Misreading “Grit”: On Treating Children Better than Salmon or Sea Turtles

empathyeducates – Misreading “Grit”: On Treating Children Better than Salmon or Sea Turtles

Misreading “Grit”: On Treating Children Better than Salmon or Sea Turtles | the becoming radical

Misreading “Grit”: On Treating Children Better than Salmon or Sea Turtles | the becoming radical

Safe Spaces for Teachers’ Professional Voices in a Public Sphere | the becoming radical

Safe Spaces for Teachers’ Professional Voices in a Public Sphere | the becoming radical

A MOMENT IN NCTE HISTORY – NCTE ANNUAL CONVENTION BOSTON, 2013 | the becoming radical

A MOMENT IN NCTE HISTORY – NCTE ANNUAL CONVENTION BOSTON, 2013 | the becoming radical

Lessons We Can Learn From White Suburban Moms and the Common Core | Political Ration

Lessons We Can Learn From White Suburban Moms and the Common Core | Political Ration

Secretary Duncan and the Politics of White Outrage

Secretary Duncan and the Politics of White Outrage

The New York Times in an Era of Kool-Aid Journalism | the becoming radical

The New York Times in an Era of Kool-Aid Journalism | the becoming radical

How do you spell disaster? Arne Duncan - Wait What?

How do you spell disaster? Arne Duncan - Wait What?

All Things Education: Public education for me but not for thee

All Things Education: Public education for me but not for thee

The Duncan Debacle: It’s Not (Just) about Duncan | the becoming radical | MI Public Ed

The Duncan Debacle: It’s Not (Just) about Duncan | the becoming radical | MI Public Ed

Arne Duncan Sorry for 'White Suburban Moms' Remark - Education secretary sparks online debate over standardized testing

Arne Duncan Sorry for 'White Suburban Moms' Remark - Education secretary sparks online debate over standardized testing

The Duncan Debacle: It’s Not (Just) about Duncan | the becoming radical

The Duncan Debacle: It’s Not (Just) about Duncan | the becoming radical

Schools Matter: An Arne Duncan Reader

Schools Matter: An Arne Duncan Reader

3 People Outraged By Arne Duncan's 'White Suburban Moms' Comment

3 People Outraged By Arne Duncan's 'White Suburban Moms' Comment

Do We Really Care about the Education of Other People’s Children? | janresseger

Do We Really Care about the Education of Other People’s Children? | janresseger

empathyeducates – the archeology of white people

empathyeducates – the archeology of white people

How to Make Sense out of Educational Reform

How to Make Sense out of Educational Reform

Sunday Salon: Weekly Links | the dirigible plum

Sunday Salon: Weekly Links | the dirigible plum

Secretary Duncan and the Politics of White Outrage | the becoming radical

Secretary Duncan and the Politics of White Outrage | the becoming radical

empathyeducates – Education Reform Guide

empathyeducates – Education Reform Guide

remnant 40: “is in the touching” | DISCOURSE as quilting

remnant 40: “is in the touching” | DISCOURSE as quilting

empathyeducates – the kindness school (beyond the archeology of white people, pt. 2)

empathyeducates – the kindness school (beyond the archeology of white people, pt. 2)

empathyeducates – On Children and Kindness: A Principled Rejection of “No Excuses”

empathyeducates – On Children and Kindness: A Principled Rejection of “No Excuses”

Demanding 'no excuses' of schools and 'grit' of poor children... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com

Demanding 'no excuses' of schools and 'grit' of poor children... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com

21st Century Numbers Games – @ THE CHALK FACE

21st Century Numbers Games – @ THE CHALK FACE

empathyeducates – The Central Issue at the Heart of America’s Growing Education Gap

empathyeducates – The Central Issue at the Heart of America’s Growing Education Gap

Grit and Resilience for Students and Teachers | MiddleWeb

Grit and Resilience for Students and Teachers | MiddleWeb

America’s Intelligence Spying Scandal Draws Global Outrage | Cyrano's Journal Today

America’s Intelligence Spying Scandal Draws Global Outrage | Cyrano's Journal Today

Learning and Teaching in Scarcity: How High-Stakes "Accountability" Cultivates Failure

Learning and Teaching in Scarcity: How High-Stakes "Accountability" Cultivates Failure

Fahrenheit 451 | filmstvandlife

Fahrenheit 451 | filmstvandlife

empathyeducates – What We Know Now (and How It Doesn’t Matter)

empathyeducates – What We Know Now (and How It Doesn’t Matter)

School ™: Resist the Feed, Feed the Resistance | Automated Teaching Machine

School ™: Resist the Feed, Feed the Resistance | Automated Teaching Machine

Middletown Voice | Guest Blog: From Spellings to Duncan: Using NAEP as Policy Propaganda by Paul Thomas

Middletown Voice | Guest Blog: From Spellings to Duncan: Using NAEP as Policy Propaganda by Paul Thomas

“Fahrenheit 451″ 60 Years Later: “Why do we need the things in books?” | the becoming radical

“Fahrenheit 451″ 60 Years Later: “Why do we need the things in books?” | the becoming radical

The Changing Dynamics of Public and Charter Schools in Philadelphia | Writing Workshop Fall 2013

The Changing Dynamics of Public and Charter Schools in Philadelphia | Writing Workshop Fall 2013

Test and Punish Moratorium: “I Won’t be Ignored!” – @ THE CHALK FACE

Test and Punish Moratorium: “I Won’t be Ignored!” – @ THE CHALK FACE

Kurt Vonnegut’s Children’s Crusade: Kindness | the becoming radical

Kurt Vonnegut’s Children’s Crusade: Kindness | the becoming radical

At the Chalk Face: The Poverty Trap: Slack, Not Grit, Creates Achievement | National Education Policy Center

At the Chalk Face: The Poverty Trap: Slack, Not Grit, Creates Achievement | National Education Policy Center

The Poverty Trap: Slack, Not Grit, Creates Achievement | joaquin's dilemmas

The Poverty Trap: Slack, Not Grit, Creates Achievement | joaquin's dilemmas

remnant 39: “Lou Reed was massively important to ‘Island of Misfit Toys’ kids” | DISCOURSE as quilting

remnant 39: “Lou Reed was massively important to ‘Island of Misfit Toys’ kids” | DISCOURSE as quilting

The Poverty Trap: Slack, Not Grit, Creates Achievement | the becoming radical

The Poverty Trap: Slack, Not Grit, Creates Achievement | the becoming radical

Common Core and Testing- Separate or Together. | HTA News & Views

Common Core and Testing- Separate or Together. | HTA News & Views

Learning and Teaching in Scarcity: How High-Stakes 'Accountability' Cultivates Failure | Alternet ← NPE News Briefs

Learning and Teaching in Scarcity: How High-Stakes 'Accountability' Cultivates Failure | Alternet ← NPE News Briefs

From Spellings to Duncan: Using NAEP as Policy Propaganda | the becoming radical ← NPE News Briefs

From Spellings to Duncan: Using NAEP as Policy Propaganda | the becoming radical ← NPE News Briefs

At the Chalk Face: From Spellings to Duncan: Using NAEP as Policy Propaganda | National Education Policy Center

At the Chalk Face: From Spellings to Duncan: Using NAEP as Policy Propaganda | National Education Policy Center

Learning and Teaching in Scarcity: How High-Stakes 'Accountability' Cultivates Failure | Alternet

Learning and Teaching in Scarcity: How High-Stakes 'Accountability' Cultivates Failure | Alternet

Digital Education: CQR

Digital Education: CQR

Schools Matter: Union Leadership as Political Sleight of Hand

Schools Matter: Union Leadership as Political Sleight of Hand

Are Common Core and Testing Debates “Two Different Matters”? | Public School Shakedown

Are Common Core and Testing Debates “Two Different Matters”? | Public School Shakedown

Radical Scholarship: Are Common Core and Testing Debates “Two Different Matters”? | National Education Policy Center

Radical Scholarship: Are Common Core and Testing Debates “Two Different Matters”? | National Education Policy Center

Are Common Core and Testing Debates “Two Different Matters”? | the becoming radical

Are Common Core and Testing Debates “Two Different Matters”? | the becoming radical

Zombies, "Scarcity," and Understanding Poverty

Zombies, "Scarcity," and Understanding Poverty

Fight poverty to fix S.C. schools – The Post and Courier

Fight poverty to fix S.C. schools – The Post and Courier

Evidence? Randi Weingarten Ignores the Evidence – @ THE CHALK FACE

Evidence? Randi Weingarten Ignores the Evidence – @ THE CHALK FACE

Zombies, “Scarcity,” and Understanding Poverty | the becoming radical

Zombies, “Scarcity,” and Understanding Poverty | the becoming radical

Guest column: S.C. schools have poverty problem | The Greenville News | greenvilleonline.com

Guest column: S.C. schools have poverty problem | The Greenville News | greenvilleonline.com

Life & Culture: Z is for Zombie - Greenville Journal

Life & Culture: Z is for Zombie - Greenville Journal

Political Cowardice Is Political Courage

Political Cowardice Is Political Courage

For the Record: Should We Trust Advocates of “No Excuses”? | the becoming radical

For the Record: Should We Trust Advocates of “No Excuses”? | the becoming radical

This Is the Problem | the becoming radical

This Is the Problem | the becoming radical

Teacher Quality, Wiggins and Hattie: More Doing the Wrong Things the Right Ways | the becoming radical

Teacher Quality, Wiggins and Hattie: More Doing the Wrong Things the Right Ways | the becoming radical

The U.S. Formula for Children and the Choices We Refuse to Make | Public School Shakedown

The U.S. Formula for Children and the Choices We Refuse to Make | Public School Shakedown

When a “Visit” Trumps Expertise and Experience: A New Deal | the becoming radical

When a “Visit” Trumps Expertise and Experience: A New Deal | the becoming radical

Methinks KIPP Advocates Protest Too Much – @ THE CHALK FACE

Methinks KIPP Advocates Protest Too Much – @ THE CHALK FACE

Radical Scholarship: The U.S. Formula for Children and the Choices We Refuse to Make | National Education Policy Center

Radical Scholarship: The U.S. Formula for Children and the Choices We Refuse to Make | National Education Policy Center

The U.S. Formula for Children and the Choices We Refuse to Make | the new century educator

The U.S. Formula for Children and the Choices We Refuse to Make | the new century educator

The U.S. Formula for Children and the Choices We Refuse to Make | the becoming radical

The U.S. Formula for Children and the Choices We Refuse to Make | the becoming radical

Medicating ADHD in the brave new world of high-stakes accountability | Public School Shakedown

Medicating ADHD in the brave new world of high-stakes accountability | Public School Shakedown

Beyond Doing the Wrong Thing the Right Way | the becoming radical

Beyond Doing the Wrong Thing the Right Way | the becoming radical

Ignoring the New Majority: Education Reform behind Blinders | essay

Ignoring the New Majority: Education Reform behind Blinders | essay

Aren't All Children Equally Deserving?

Aren't All Children Equally Deserving?

An Industry of Mediocrity?: How about Journalism? – @ THE CHALK FACE

An Industry of Mediocrity?: How about Journalism? – @ THE CHALK FACE

Author Neil Gaiman for U.S. education secretary?

Author Neil Gaiman for U.S. education secretary?

Scarcity: A Few Thoughts While Reading | the becoming radical

Scarcity: A Few Thoughts While Reading | the becoming radical

Who Should Listen to Melinda Gates about Education? – @ THE CHALK FACE

Who Should Listen to Melinda Gates about Education? – @ THE CHALK FACE

Ignoring the New Majority: Education Reform behind Blinders | Transparent Christina

Ignoring the New Majority: Education Reform behind Blinders | Transparent Christina

Ignoring the New Majority: Education Reform behind Blinders | the new century educator

Ignoring the New Majority: Education Reform behind Blinders | the new century educator

Ignoring the New Majority: Education Reform behind Blinders | the becoming radical ← NPE News Briefs

Ignoring the New Majority: Education Reform behind Blinders | the becoming radical ← NPE News Briefs

First In-School Reform? Teacher Autonomy | Schools Matter ← NPE News Briefs

First In-School Reform? Teacher Autonomy | Schools Matter ← NPE News Briefs

First In-School Reform? Teacher Autonomy – @ THE CHALK FACE

First In-School Reform? Teacher Autonomy – @ THE CHALK FACE

Schools Matter: First In-School Reform? Teacher Autonomy

Schools Matter: First In-School Reform? Teacher Autonomy

remnant 36: “I believe…” | DISCOURSE as quilting

remnant 36: “I believe…” | DISCOURSE as quilting

Neil Gaiman Should Be U.S. Secretary of Education: “Things can be different” | the becoming radical

Neil Gaiman Should Be U.S. Secretary of Education: “Things can be different” | the becoming radical

More Common Core in the Real World (or at Least Florida) | Public School Shakedown

More Common Core in the Real World (or at Least Florida) | Public School Shakedown

Radical Scholarship: Aren’t All Children Equally Deserving? | National Education Policy Center

Radical Scholarship: Aren’t All Children Equally Deserving? | National Education Policy Center

Aren’t All Children Equally Deserving? | the becoming radical

Aren’t All Children Equally Deserving? | the becoming radical

Schools Matter: Hess, Please Begin the Moratorium

Schools Matter: Hess, Please Begin the Moratorium

Ali: "You Must Listen to Me"

Ali: "You Must Listen to Me"

Is Learning to Read Natural? | the becoming radical

Is Learning to Read Natural? | the becoming radical

Teaching Reading and Children: Reading Programs as “Costume Parties” | the becoming radical

Teaching Reading and Children: Reading Programs as “Costume Parties” | the becoming radical

remnant 34: Orwell “loved his country and its working people” | DISCOURSE as quilting

remnant 34: Orwell “loved his country and its working people” | DISCOURSE as quilting

Common Core in the Real World: Destroying Literacy through Standardization (Again) | the becoming radical

Common Core in the Real World: Destroying Literacy through Standardization (Again) | the becoming radical

The Central Issue at the Heart of America's Growing Education Gap

The Central Issue at the Heart of America's Growing Education Gap

The Central Issue at the Heart of America's Growing Education Gap

The Central Issue at the Heart of America's Growing Education Gap

Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. - The Central Issue at the Heart of America's Growing Education Gap | PRN.fm

Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. - The Central Issue at the Heart of America's Growing Education Gap | PRN.fm

Ali: “You must listen to me” | the becoming radical

Ali: “You must listen to me” | the becoming radical

U.S. Needs Moratorium on (Privileged) White Men Pontificating on Race, Class, Gender | Public School Shakedown

U.S. Needs Moratorium on (Privileged) White Men Pontificating on Race, Class, Gender | Public School Shakedown

Radical Scholarship: U.S. Needs Moratorium on (Privileged) White Men Pontificating on Race, Class, Gender | National Education Policy Center

Radical Scholarship: U.S. Needs Moratorium on (Privileged) White Men Pontificating on Race, Class, Gender | National Education Policy Center

U.S. Needs Moratorium on (Privileged) White Men Pontificating on Race, Class, Gender — I.M.H.O. — Medium

U.S. Needs Moratorium on (Privileged) White Men Pontificating on Race, Class, Gender — I.M.H.O. — Medium

U.S. Needs Moratorium on (Privileged) White Men Pontificating on Race, Class, Gender | the becoming radical

U.S. Needs Moratorium on (Privileged) White Men Pontificating on Race, Class, Gender | the becoming radical

Closing Gaps?: Addressing Privilege and Poverty | The Daily Advocate By Painspeaks

Closing Gaps?: Addressing Privilege and Poverty | The Daily Advocate By Painspeaks

Our Meritocracy is a Lie: How Poverty and Privilege Feed the Achievement Gap in America's Schools | Alternet ← NPE News Briefs

Our Meritocracy is a Lie: How Poverty and Privilege Feed the Achievement Gap in America's Schools | Alternet ← NPE News Briefs

The Central Issue at the Heart of America's Growing Education Gap | Alternet

The Central Issue at the Heart of America's Growing Education Gap | Alternet

Why Is the Secretary of Education Doing a Rush/Beck Routine? – @ THE CHALK FACE

Why Is the Secretary of Education Doing a Rush/Beck Routine? – @ THE CHALK FACE

High and Reasonable Expectations for Student Writing | Teaching First Year Seminars

High and Reasonable Expectations for Student Writing | Teaching First Year Seminars

Closing Gaps?: Addressing Privilege and Poverty | the becoming radical

Closing Gaps?: Addressing Privilege and Poverty | the becoming radical

Schools Matter: The Assault on Public Education in SC Continues: More Innovation!

Schools Matter: The Assault on Public Education in SC Continues: More Innovation!

The Assault on Public Education in SC Continues: More Innovation! – @ THE CHALK FACE

The Assault on Public Education in SC Continues: More Innovation! – @ THE CHALK FACE

Why Poverty and Mass Incarceration Do Not Matter in the U.S. | the becoming radical

Why Poverty and Mass Incarceration Do Not Matter in the U.S. | the becoming radical

Petrilli’s Embarrassing Post about Poor Mothers Being “Bad” | Transparent Christina

Petrilli’s Embarrassing Post about Poor Mothers Being “Bad” | Transparent Christina

empathyeducates – Disaster Capitalism and Charter Schools: Revisiting New Orleans Post-Katrina

empathyeducates – Disaster Capitalism and Charter Schools: Revisiting New Orleans Post-Katrina

empathyeducates – What We Know Now (and How It Doesn’t Matter)

empathyeducates – What We Know Now (and How It Doesn’t Matter)

empathyeducates – What We Know Now (and How It Doesn’t Matter)

empathyeducates – What We Know Now (and How It Doesn’t Matter)

How Bill Gates Views the World (And Why It’s a Problem) – @ THE CHALK FACE

How Bill Gates Views the World (And Why It’s a Problem) – @ THE CHALK FACE

Disaster Capitalism and Charter Schools: Revisiting New Orleans Post-Katrina

Disaster Capitalism and Charter Schools: Revisiting New Orleans Post-Katrina

Words and Deeds: The U.S. Is No Christian Nation | the becoming radical

Words and Deeds: The U.S. Is No Christian Nation | the becoming radical

Marginalizing the Teaching Profession: Merrow, Ravitch and Education Nation, - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

Marginalizing the Teaching Profession: Merrow, Ravitch and Education Nation, - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

Radical Scholarship: The Doable We Refuse to Do: End Poverty, Confront Privilege | National Education Policy Center

Radical Scholarship: The Doable We Refuse to Do: End Poverty, Confront Privilege | National Education Policy Center

The Doable We Refuse to Do: End Poverty, Confront Privilege | the becoming radical

The Doable We Refuse to Do: End Poverty, Confront Privilege | the becoming radical

Cash Cow $tate $tandards | Schools Matter ← NPE News Briefs

Cash Cow $tate $tandards | Schools Matter ← NPE News Briefs

NOT IF, BUT WHEN — Writers on Writing — Medium

NOT IF, BUT WHEN — Writers on Writing — Medium

Cash Cow $tate $tandards – @ THE CHALK FACE

Cash Cow $tate $tandards – @ THE CHALK FACE

"Word Magic," Education, and Market Forces

"Word Magic," Education, and Market Forces

"Word Magic," Education, and Market Forces

"Word Magic," Education, and Market Forces

Disaster Capitalism and Charter Schools: Revisiting New Orleans Post-Katrina | the becoming radical

Disaster Capitalism and Charter Schools: Revisiting New Orleans Post-Katrina | the becoming radical

Not If, But When: The Role of Direct Instruction in Teaching Writing | Teaching First Year Seminars

Not If, But When: The Role of Direct Instruction in Teaching Writing | Teaching First Year Seminars

“Word Magic,” Education, and Market Forces | Public School Shakedown

“Word Magic,” Education, and Market Forces | Public School Shakedown

Is Poverty Destiny?: Ideology v. Evidence in Education Reform | MemePosts

Is Poverty Destiny?: Ideology v. Evidence in Education Reform | MemePosts

Common Core Standards: Conservative Victory or Debacle in the Making? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

Common Core Standards: Conservative Victory or Debacle in the Making? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

Paul Thomas Reviews Diane Ravitch's Reign of Error |CommonCored.us

Paul Thomas Reviews Diane Ravitch's Reign of Error |CommonCored.us

What Is the Real Meaning of the “Achievement Gap”? | Diane Ravitch's blog

What Is the Real Meaning of the “Achievement Gap”? | Diane Ravitch's blog

“Word Magic,” Education, and Market Forces | the becoming radical

“Word Magic,” Education, and Market Forces | the becoming radical

remnant 33: “There’s the story…” | DISCOURSE as quilting

remnant 33: “There’s the story…” | DISCOURSE as quilting

The Libertarian Faerie: A Fable | the becoming radical

The Libertarian Faerie: A Fable | the becoming radical

What We Know About Schools—But Choose to Ignore | Fluency21 – Committed Sardine Blog

What We Know About Schools—But Choose to Ignore | Fluency21 – Committed Sardine Blog

Schools Matter @ the Chalk Face: Achievement Gap? Nope, Parts 1 and 2 | National Education Policy Center

Schools Matter @ the Chalk Face: Achievement Gap? Nope, Parts 1 and 2 | National Education Policy Center

Innovation? No Thank You – @ THE CHALK FACE

Innovation? No Thank You – @ THE CHALK FACE

When the Shoe Is on the Other Foot: Lessons for Teachers in Misguided Accountability | the new century educator

When the Shoe Is on the Other Foot: Lessons for Teachers in Misguided Accountability | the new century educator

When the Shoe Is on the Other Foot: Lessons for Teachers in Misguided Accountability | the new century educator

When the Shoe Is on the Other Foot: Lessons for Teachers in Misguided Accountability | the new century educator

When the Shoe Is on the Other Foot: Lessons for Teachers in Misguided Accountability | the becoming radical

When the Shoe Is on the Other Foot: Lessons for Teachers in Misguided Accountability | the becoming radical

Achievement Gap Misnomer for Equity Gap, pt. 2 | the becoming radical

Achievement Gap Misnomer for Equity Gap, pt. 2 | the becoming radical

Achievement Gap Misnomer for Equity Gap, pt. 1 | the becoming radical

Achievement Gap Misnomer for Equity Gap, pt. 1 | the becoming radical

Commentary (Susan Ohanian Speaks Out)

Commentary (Susan Ohanian Speaks Out)

Schools Matter @ the Chalk Face: The Relentless Bully Politics Continues in SC | National Education Policy Center

Schools Matter @ the Chalk Face: The Relentless Bully Politics Continues in SC | National Education Policy Center

BOOK REVIEW: "Reign of Error": The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools | Alternet

BOOK REVIEW: "Reign of Error": The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools | Alternet

REVIEW: “Reign of Error,” Ravitch 3.0 | Public School Shakedown

REVIEW: “Reign of Error,” Ravitch 3.0 | Public School Shakedown

America’s Education Spring Goes Mainstream

America’s Education Spring Goes Mainstream

Daily Kos: REVIEW: "Reign of Error," Ravitch 3.0

Daily Kos: REVIEW: "Reign of Error," Ravitch 3.0

Tone, pt. 1: Does Tone Matter in the Education Reform Debate? | Public School Shakedown

Tone, pt. 1: Does Tone Matter in the Education Reform Debate? | Public School Shakedown

Tone, pt. 2: On “Hostile Rhetoric,” Laziness, and the Education Debate | Public School Shakedown

Tone, pt. 2: On “Hostile Rhetoric,” Laziness, and the Education Debate | Public School Shakedown

REVIEW: “Reign of Error,” Ravitch 3.0 | the becoming radical

REVIEW: “Reign of Error,” Ravitch 3.0 | the becoming radical

remnant 32: hatred and viciousness | DISCOURSE as quilting

remnant 32: hatred and viciousness | DISCOURSE as quilting

Tone, pt. 3: Mirror, Mirror | the becoming radical

Tone, pt. 3: Mirror, Mirror | the becoming radical

Most Credible VAM Argument Is 0% | Public School Shakedown

Most Credible VAM Argument Is 0% | Public School Shakedown

Tone, pt. 2: On “Hostile Rhetoric,” Laziness, and the Education Debate | The Public Educator

Tone, pt. 2: On “Hostile Rhetoric,” Laziness, and the Education Debate | The Public Educator

Tone, pt. 2: On “Hostile Rhetoric,” Laziness, and the Education Debate | Transparent Christina

Tone, pt. 2: On “Hostile Rhetoric,” Laziness, and the Education Debate | Transparent Christina

What happened to ‘scientifically based’ research in ed policy?

What happened to ‘scientifically based’ research in ed policy?

Tone, pt. 1: Does Tone Matter in the Education Reform Debate? | the becoming radical

Tone, pt. 1: Does Tone Matter in the Education Reform Debate? | the becoming radical

Whatever Happened to Scientifically Based Research in Education Policy? | Alternet

Whatever Happened to Scientifically Based Research in Education Policy? | Alternet

REVIEW: Flight Behavior, Barbara Kingsolver | the becoming radical

REVIEW: Flight Behavior, Barbara Kingsolver | the becoming radical

Schools Matter @ the Chalk Face: Most Credible VAM Argument is 0% | National Education Policy Center

Schools Matter @ the Chalk Face: Most Credible VAM Argument is 0% | National Education Policy Center

Most Credible VAM Argument Is 0% – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

Most Credible VAM Argument Is 0% – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

The Vonnegut Review: Eugene V. Debs | the becoming radical

The Vonnegut Review: Eugene V. Debs | the becoming radical

Rick Hess and the Art of Truly Bad Writing | Public School Shakedown

Rick Hess and the Art of Truly Bad Writing | Public School Shakedown

Letter from P. L. Thomas to Post and Courier (Susan Ohanian Speaks Out)

Letter from P. L. Thomas to Post and Courier (Susan Ohanian Speaks Out)

9/11: Essays and Film | the becoming radical

9/11: Essays and Film | the becoming radical

Paul Thomas Offers Writing Lessons to Rick Hess | Diane Ravitch's blog

Paul Thomas Offers Writing Lessons to Rick Hess | Diane Ravitch's blog

Rick Hess and the Art of Truly Bad Writing | SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE ← NPE News Briefs

Rick Hess and the Art of Truly Bad Writing | SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE ← NPE News Briefs

Ladydrawers: Let's Go Shopping

Ladydrawers: Let's Go Shopping

1st Anniversary Repost: Writers Reflect on Chicago Strike (EdWeek) | the becoming radical

1st Anniversary Repost: Writers Reflect on Chicago Strike (EdWeek) | the becoming radical

What, Me Blog? | the becoming radical

What, Me Blog? | the becoming radical

Rick Hess and the Art of Truly Bad Writing – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

Rick Hess and the Art of Truly Bad Writing – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

Who Benefits from Ignoring Poverty and Race? | MemePosts

Who Benefits from Ignoring Poverty and Race? | MemePosts

On Algebra and Lies We Tell Children (And Ourselves) — Teaching & Learning — Medium

On Algebra and Lies We Tell Children (And Ourselves) — Teaching & Learning — Medium

Recommended: “Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work,” Jean Anyon | the becoming radical

Recommended: “Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work,” Jean Anyon | the becoming radical

What We Know Now (and How It Doesn’t Matter) | the new century educator

What We Know Now (and How It Doesn’t Matter) | the new century educator

Who Benefits from Ignoring Poverty and Race? | Transparent Christina

Who Benefits from Ignoring Poverty and Race? | Transparent Christina

Scientific Evidence Makes No Difference | Network Schools - Wayne Gersen

Scientific Evidence Makes No Difference | Network Schools - Wayne Gersen

they’re coming to “save” your schools… (part 3) | the new century educator

they’re coming to “save” your schools… (part 3) | the new century educator

Who Benefits from Ignoring Poverty and Race? | the becoming radical

Who Benefits from Ignoring Poverty and Race? | the becoming radical

Public School Shakedown: An alternative to accountability-based education reform « Education Votes

Public School Shakedown: An alternative to accountability-based education reform « Education Votes

Advice to Students and Authors: Submitting Your Work — Writers on Writing — Medium

Advice to Students and Authors: Submitting Your Work — Writers on Writing — Medium

remnant 31: “Maybe like marriage in general” | DISCOURSE as quilting

remnant 31: “Maybe like marriage in general” | DISCOURSE as quilting

Testing Is the New Learning: Do the Math | Transparent Christina

Testing Is the New Learning: Do the Math | Transparent Christina

Schools Matter @ the Chalk Face: Testing Is the New Learning: Do the Math | National Education Policy Center

Schools Matter @ the Chalk Face: Testing Is the New Learning: Do the Math | National Education Policy Center

Is it time for a holding pattern? | EduSanity

Is it time for a holding pattern? | EduSanity

Testing Is the New Learning: Do the Math – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

Testing Is the New Learning: Do the Math – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

From Kafka to Computers, a Graphic History of Automation in Education - Wired Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Education

From Kafka to Computers, a Graphic History of Automation in Education - Wired Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Obama's Failed Hope and Change: "Forget the Politicians. They are Irrelevant"

Obama's Failed Hope and Change: "Forget the Politicians. They are Irrelevant"

The Lingering Legacy of Segregation | Public School Shakedown

The Lingering Legacy of Segregation | Public School Shakedown

Don’t Delay Retention Policy, Reject Retention – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

Don’t Delay Retention Policy, Reject Retention – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

An Alternative to Accountability-Based Education Reform | Public School Shakedown

An Alternative to Accountability-Based Education Reform | Public School Shakedown

What We Know Now (and How It Doesn’t Matter) | Public School Shakedown

What We Know Now (and How It Doesn’t Matter) | Public School Shakedown

Paul Thomas: What We Know Now and Why It Doesn’t Matter | Diane Ravitch's blog

Paul Thomas: What We Know Now and Why It Doesn’t Matter | Diane Ravitch's blog

The P&C, Here We Go Again; Or, Let’s Link Journos’ Pay to Doing the Research – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

The P&C, Here We Go Again; Or, Let’s Link Journos’ Pay to Doing the Research – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Good Posts & Articles On Education Policy | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Good Posts & Articles On Education Policy | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

Tim Tebow and the “Hard Work” Myth: No Excuses? | the becoming radical

Tim Tebow and the “Hard Work” Myth: No Excuses? | the becoming radical

An Honest Proposal: End Scholastic Sport in the U.S. — Sports Page — Medium

An Honest Proposal: End Scholastic Sport in the U.S. — Sports Page — Medium

Many Closets, One Fear: How Not to Be Seen — I.M.H.O. — Medium

Many Closets, One Fear: How Not to Be Seen — I.M.H.O. — Medium

The Lingering Legacy of Segregation | the becoming radical

The Lingering Legacy of Segregation | the becoming radical

Radical Scholarship: First, Do No Harm: That Includes the Media | National Education Policy Center

Radical Scholarship: First, Do No Harm: That Includes the Media | National Education Policy Center

Who Speaks for Whom? – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

Who Speaks for Whom? – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

First, Do No Harm: That Includes the Media | the becoming radical

First, Do No Harm: That Includes the Media | the becoming radical

Racial Inequity Undeniable in U.S. | the becoming radical

Racial Inequity Undeniable in U.S. | the becoming radical

Obama’s Failed Hope and Change: “Forget the politicians. They are irrelevant” | the becoming radical ← NPE News Briefs

Obama’s Failed Hope and Change: “Forget the politicians. They are irrelevant” | the becoming radical ← NPE News Briefs

Paul Thomas: Shame on You, State Superintendent Zais! | Diane Ravitch's blog

Paul Thomas: Shame on You, State Superintendent Zais! | Diane Ravitch's blog

Gates’ Cannibalistic Culture: Coming to a School Near You! | We Teach Public School

Gates’ Cannibalistic Culture: Coming to a School Near You! | We Teach Public School

Obama’s Failed Hope and Change: “Forget the politicians. They are irrelevant” | the becoming radical

Obama’s Failed Hope and Change: “Forget the politicians. They are irrelevant” | the becoming radical

Microsoft’s lesson on what not to do with teachers

Microsoft’s lesson on what not to do with teachers

Schools Matter @ the Chalk Face: Misleading the State of Education: Zais Plays Partisan with School Praise | National Education Policy Center

Schools Matter @ the Chalk Face: Misleading the State of Education: Zais Plays Partisan with School Praise | National Education Policy Center

Misleading the State of Education: Zais Plays Partisan with School Praise | SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE ← NPE News Briefs

Misleading the State of Education: Zais Plays Partisan with School Praise | SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE ← NPE News Briefs

Misleading the State of Education: Zais Plays Partisan with School Praise – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

Misleading the State of Education: Zais Plays Partisan with School Praise – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

Advice to Students and Authors: Submitting Your Work | the becoming radical

Advice to Students and Authors: Submitting Your Work | the becoming radical

Why Critique the Druid Hills Charter Cluster in DeKalb County, Georgia

Why Critique the Druid Hills Charter Cluster in DeKalb County, Georgia

Passive Radicals: The Manufactured Myth — Writers on Writing — Medium

Passive Radicals: The Manufactured Myth — Writers on Writing — Medium

What We Know Now (and How It Doesn't Matter)

What We Know Now (and How It Doesn't Matter)

Paul Thomas: Advice for Moguls and Celebrities | Diane Ravitch's blog

Paul Thomas: Advice for Moguls and Celebrities | Diane Ravitch's blog

Schools Matter @ the Chalk Face: An Alternative to Accountability-Based Education Reform | National Education Policy Center

Schools Matter @ the Chalk Face: An Alternative to Accountability-Based Education Reform | National Education Policy Center

What We Know Now and An Alternative to Accountability-Based Education Reform | DailyCensored.com - Breaking Censored News, World, Independent, Liberal News

What We Know Now and An Alternative to Accountability-Based Education Reform | DailyCensored.com - Breaking Censored News, World, Independent, Liberal News

Daily Kos: Class Grades: The Unintended Lessons from Florida

Daily Kos: Class Grades: The Unintended Lessons from Florida

Reading & Reacting: Common Core Gravy Train: Profit for Coleman, College Board, and Testing Mania | Haas | Learning

Reading & Reacting: Common Core Gravy Train: Profit for Coleman, College Board, and Testing Mania | Haas | Learning

An Alternative to Accountability-Based Education Reform | the becoming radical

An Alternative to Accountability-Based Education Reform | the becoming radical

It’s the Plan, Boss! | Class Warfare Blog

It’s the Plan, Boss! | Class Warfare Blog

Monitored and Ignored: Ravitch and the Rest of Us - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

Monitored and Ignored: Ravitch and the Rest of Us - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

Paul Thomas Fact-Checks Jeb Bush | Diane Ravitch's blog

Paul Thomas Fact-Checks Jeb Bush | Diane Ravitch's blog

“Honesty is such a lonely word…”: Jeb Bush Lacks Credibility (Again) – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

“Honesty is such a lonely word…”: Jeb Bush Lacks Credibility (Again) – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

What School Boards Should Read This Week

What School Boards Should Read This Week

What we know about schools — but choose to ignore | eSchool News | eSchool News

What we know about schools — but choose to ignore | eSchool News | eSchool News

Radical Scholarship: What We Know Now (and How It Doesn’t Matter) | National Education Policy Center

Radical Scholarship: What We Know Now (and How It Doesn’t Matter) | National Education Policy Center

What we know about schools — but choose to ignore

What we know about schools — but choose to ignore

What We Know Now (and How It Doesn’t Matter) | the becoming radical

What We Know Now (and How It Doesn’t Matter) | the becoming radical

Paul Thomas: Common Core and the Gravy Train | Diane Ravitch's blog

Paul Thomas: Common Core and the Gravy Train | Diane Ravitch's blog

The Folly of a Preemptive & Deceptive Attack on Diane Ravitch's New Book | Kevin Welner

The Folly of a Preemptive & Deceptive Attack on Diane Ravitch's New Book | Kevin Welner

New Media, New Public Intellectuals — Writers on Writing — Medium

New Media, New Public Intellectuals — Writers on Writing — Medium

“a riskier, less tidy mode of scholarly production” — Writers on Writing — Medium

“a riskier, less tidy mode of scholarly production” — Writers on Writing — Medium

Just When You Think It’s Safe to Go Back into the Media | SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE ← NPE News Briefs

Just When You Think It’s Safe to Go Back into the Media | SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE ← NPE News Briefs

What Right Does the US Department of Education Have to “Monitor” Diane Ravitch ? | Raginghorseblog

What Right Does the US Department of Education Have to “Monitor” Diane Ravitch ? | Raginghorseblog

The Unintended Lessons from Florida: Class Grades, pt. 2 | the becoming radical ← NPE News Briefs

The Unintended Lessons from Florida: Class Grades, pt. 2 | the becoming radical ← NPE News Briefs

The Attacks Begin | Diane Ravitch's blog

The Attacks Begin | Diane Ravitch's blog

Paul Thomas: The Power of Social Media to Give Voice | Diane Ravitch's blog

Paul Thomas: The Power of Social Media to Give Voice | Diane Ravitch's blog

Just When You Think It’s Safe to Go Back into the Media – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

Just When You Think It’s Safe to Go Back into the Media – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

EdWeek and the Gates Love Affair that Just Won’t Go Away – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE ← NPE News Briefs

EdWeek and the Gates Love Affair that Just Won’t Go Away – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE ← NPE News Briefs

The Unintended Lessons from Florida: Class Grades, pt. 2 | the becoming radical

The Unintended Lessons from Florida: Class Grades, pt. 2 | the becoming radical

Reading & Reacting: Open Letter to the Media, Politicians, Reformers, B/Millionaires, and Celebrities | Haas | Learning

Reading & Reacting: Open Letter to the Media, Politicians, Reformers, B/Millionaires, and Celebrities | Haas | Learning

Class Grades | the becoming radical

Class Grades | the becoming radical

SPECIAL CALL: Speaking Truth to Power (English Journal) | the becoming radical

SPECIAL CALL: Speaking Truth to Power (English Journal) | the becoming radical

Schools Matter @ the Chalk Face: Common Core Gravy Train: Profit for Coleman, College Board, and Testing Mania | National Education Policy Center

Schools Matter @ the Chalk Face: Common Core Gravy Train: Profit for Coleman, College Board, and Testing Mania | National Education Policy Center

What School Boards Should Read This Week

What School Boards Should Read This Week

Common Core Gravy Train: Profit for Coleman, College Board, and Testing Mania – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

Common Core Gravy Train: Profit for Coleman, College Board, and Testing Mania – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

New Media, New Public Intellectuals | the becoming radical

New Media, New Public Intellectuals | the becoming radical

Missionary Zeal and the Paradox of Paternalism | the becoming radical

Missionary Zeal and the Paradox of Paternalism | the becoming radical

Radical Scholarship: Open Letter to the Media, Politicians, Reformers, B/Millionaires, and Celebrities | National Education Policy Center

Radical Scholarship: Open Letter to the Media, Politicians, Reformers, B/Millionaires, and Celebrities | National Education Policy Center

Open Letter to the Media, Politicians, Reformers, B/Millionaires, and Celebrities | the becoming radical ← NPE News Briefs

Open Letter to the Media, Politicians, Reformers, B/Millionaires, and Celebrities | the becoming radical ← NPE News Briefs

Innocence or Guilt?: Looking Beyond the Individual | DailyCensored.com - Breaking Censored News, World, Independent, Liberal News

Innocence or Guilt?: Looking Beyond the Individual | DailyCensored.com - Breaking Censored News, World, Independent, Liberal News

TFA: Just One Anecdote After Another | Diane Ravitch's blog

TFA: Just One Anecdote After Another | Diane Ravitch's blog

remnant 30: “It was like discovering the New World” | DISCOURSE as quilting

remnant 30: “It was like discovering the New World” | DISCOURSE as quilting

Innocence or Guilt?: Looking Beyond the Individual | the becoming radical

Innocence or Guilt?: Looking Beyond the Individual | the becoming radical

Thomas publishes book about SF genre

Thomas publishes book about SF genre

TFA: “It’s just one unverifiable anecdote after the next” – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

TFA: “It’s just one unverifiable anecdote after the next” – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

Made in America: Segregation by Design | the becoming radical

Made in America: Segregation by Design | the becoming radical

Thank You, Ken Lindblom (and Others) | the becoming radical

Thank You, Ken Lindblom (and Others) | the becoming radical

Letters to the Editor, Tuesday, Aug. 6 – The Post and Courier

Letters to the Editor, Tuesday, Aug. 6 – The Post and Courier

Charleston P&C: How Media Fails Education – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

Charleston P&C: How Media Fails Education – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

James Baldwin (Aug. 2, 1924 – Dec. 1, 1987) | the becoming radical

James Baldwin (Aug. 2, 1924 – Dec. 1, 1987) | the becoming radical

John Merrow, Welcome to Our World of the Ignored – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

John Merrow, Welcome to Our World of the Ignored – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

Humility: A Lesson Most Needed and Least Often Acknowledged | the becoming radical

Humility: A Lesson Most Needed and Least Often Acknowledged | the becoming radical

Schools Matter @ the Chalk Face: Education as the Great Equalizer: “More Myth than Reality” | National Education Policy Center

Schools Matter @ the Chalk Face: Education as the Great Equalizer: “More Myth than Reality” | National Education Policy Center

Education Done To, For, or With Students? | 3D Eye

Education Done To, For, or With Students? | 3D Eye

“The Deliberately Silenced, or the Preferably Unheard” | the becoming radical

“The Deliberately Silenced, or the Preferably Unheard” | the becoming radical

Education as the Great Equalizer: “More Myth than Reality” – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

Education as the Great Equalizer: “More Myth than Reality” – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

NYT’s Foul Tip on Paul Vallas | the becoming radical

NYT’s Foul Tip on Paul Vallas | the becoming radical

What Would James Baldwin Do (Say, Write)?

What Would James Baldwin Do (Say, Write)?

Columbia, SC: Thomas: Kids Count data remind us SC’s chief education problem isn’t in the schools | Opinion Columns | The State

Columbia, SC: Thomas: Kids Count data remind us SC’s chief education problem isn’t in the schools | Opinion Columns | The State

What Would James Baldwin Do (Say, Write)? |

What Would James Baldwin Do (Say, Write)? |

What Would James Baldwin Do (Say, Write)? | the becoming radical

What Would James Baldwin Do (Say, Write)? | the becoming radical

NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education

NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education

Paul Thomas: Why Education Does Not Trump Poverty | Diane Ravitch's blog

Paul Thomas: Why Education Does Not Trump Poverty | Diane Ravitch's blog

Kids Count on Public Education, Not Grit or “No Excuses” | the becoming radical | The Sharing Tree

Kids Count on Public Education, Not Grit or “No Excuses” | the becoming radical | The Sharing Tree

Kids Count on Public Education, Not Grit or “No Excuses” | the becoming radical | MI Public Ed

Kids Count on Public Education, Not Grit or “No Excuses” | the becoming radical | MI Public Ed

Radical Scholarship: The ‘Educational’ Value of Being Born Rich | National Education Policy Center

Radical Scholarship: The ‘Educational’ Value of Being Born Rich | National Education Policy Center

The 'educational' value of being born rich | TwentyfourSevenHeadlines: Breaking Local, National, World & Sports News

The 'educational' value of being born rich | TwentyfourSevenHeadlines: Breaking Local, National, World & Sports News

The ‘educational’ value of being born rich

The ‘educational’ value of being born rich

Racism Built into the System to Mask Racism – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

Racism Built into the System to Mask Racism – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

Kids Count on Public Education, Not Grit or “No Excuses” | the becoming radical ← NPE News Briefs

Kids Count on Public Education, Not Grit or “No Excuses” | the becoming radical ← NPE News Briefs

Social Justice? – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

Social Justice? – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE

Kids Count on Public Education, Not Grit or “No Excuses” | the becoming radical

Kids Count on Public Education, Not Grit or “No Excuses” | the becoming radical

Blinded by the Stereotype Spotlight

Blinded by the Stereotype Spotlight

Radical Scholarship: Blinded by the Stereotype Spotlight | National Education Policy Center

Radical Scholarship: Blinded by the Stereotype Spotlight | National Education Policy Center

Blinded by the Stereotype Spotlight | the becoming radical ← NPE News Briefs

Blinded by the Stereotype Spotlight | the becoming radical ← NPE News Briefs

Blinded by the Stereotype Spotlight | the becoming radical

Blinded by the Stereotype Spotlight | the becoming radical

Clarifying Common Core Compromise (part 2) | the becoming radical ← NPE News Briefs

Clarifying Common Core Compromise (part 2) | the becoming radical ← NPE News Briefs

remnant 26: nerd intuition, soulmates, & the Fountain of Youth | DISCOURSE as quilting

remnant 26: nerd intuition, soulmates, & the Fountain of Youth | DISCOURSE as quilting

Clarifying Common Core Compromise (part 2) | the becoming radical

Clarifying Common Core Compromise (part 2) | the becoming radical

My Common Core Compromise | the becoming radical

My Common Core Compromise | the becoming radical

Paul Thomas Invites You to Help Compile Arne Duncan’s Reading List | Diane Ravitch's blog

Paul Thomas Invites You to Help Compile Arne Duncan’s Reading List | Diane Ravitch's blog

PROPOSAL: The Arne Duncan Reader | National Education Policy Center

PROPOSAL: The Arne Duncan Reader | National Education Policy Center

The Foolish Bureaucracy of Education Reform – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

The Foolish Bureaucracy of Education Reform – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

PROPOSAL: The Arne Duncan Reader | @ The Chalk Face knows Schools Matter ← NPE News Briefs

PROPOSAL: The Arne Duncan Reader | @ The Chalk Face knows Schools Matter ← NPE News Briefs

Le Guin’s “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”: Allegory of Privilege | the becoming radical

Le Guin’s “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”: Allegory of Privilege | the becoming radical

PROPOSAL: The Arne Duncan Reader – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

PROPOSAL: The Arne Duncan Reader – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

Anthony Cody: Accountability Begins at the Top | Diane Ravitch's blog

Anthony Cody: Accountability Begins at the Top | Diane Ravitch's blog

Charter Schools, the Invisible Hand, and Gutless Political Leadership

Charter Schools, the Invisible Hand, and Gutless Political Leadership

Enduring Cartoon Versions Driving Education Reform – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

Enduring Cartoon Versions Driving Education Reform – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

Accountability? Start at the Top – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

Accountability? Start at the Top – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

Education Reform; Therapeutic or Prophetic? | educarenow

Education Reform; Therapeutic or Prophetic? | educarenow

Gaiman’s Mythical Folding of Childhood into Adulthood | the becoming radical ← NPE News Briefs

Gaiman’s Mythical Folding of Childhood into Adulthood | the becoming radical ← NPE News Briefs

remnant 24: “children guessed(but only a few/and down they forgot as up they grew” | DISCOURSE as quilting

remnant 24: “children guessed(but only a few/and down they forgot as up they grew” | DISCOURSE as quilting

remnant 25: “without an ounce of selfishness to it” | DISCOURSE as quilting

remnant 25: “without an ounce of selfishness to it” | DISCOURSE as quilting

Gaiman’s Mythical Folding of Childhood into Adulthood | the becoming radical

Gaiman’s Mythical Folding of Childhood into Adulthood | the becoming radical

Thought for the Day – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

Thought for the Day – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

New Schools, Old Problems | Wilson Quarterly

New Schools, Old Problems | Wilson Quarterly

remnant 23: “‘I’m sorry I let go of your hand…’” | DISCOURSE as quilting

remnant 23: “‘I’m sorry I let go of your hand…’” | DISCOURSE as quilting

This Week in Poverty: The Unfinished March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom | The Nation

This Week in Poverty: The Unfinished March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom | The Nation

Charter Schools, the Invisible Hand, and Gutless Political Leadership | the becoming radical ← NPE News Briefs

Charter Schools, the Invisible Hand, and Gutless Political Leadership | the becoming radical ← NPE News Briefs

Charter Schools, the Invisible Hand, and Gutless Political Leadership | the becoming radical

Charter Schools, the Invisible Hand, and Gutless Political Leadership | the becoming radical

Thomas publishes new book on education

Thomas publishes new book on education

Testing Resistance & Reform News: June 20 - 26, 2013 | FairTest

Testing Resistance & Reform News: June 20 - 26, 2013 | FairTest

Paul Thomas: Arne Duncan Can’t Handle the Evidence | Diane Ravitch's blog

Paul Thomas: Arne Duncan Can’t Handle the Evidence | Diane Ravitch's blog

Evidence? Secretary Duncan, You Can’t Handle the Evidence | @ The Chalk Face knows Schools Matter ← NPE News Briefs

Evidence? Secretary Duncan, You Can’t Handle the Evidence | @ The Chalk Face knows Schools Matter ← NPE News Briefs

Kids [Still Don't] Count | National Education Policy Center

Kids [Still Don't] Count | National Education Policy Center

Evidence? Secretary Duncan, You Can’t Handle the Evidence – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

Evidence? Secretary Duncan, You Can’t Handle the Evidence – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

Education Reform in the New Jim Crow Era | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!

Education Reform in the New Jim Crow Era | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!

Kids [Still Don't] Count | the becoming radical

Kids [Still Don't] Count | the becoming radical

The Roots of Grades-and-Tests (Guest Post by Alfie Kohn) | National Education Policy Center

The Roots of Grades-and-Tests (Guest Post by Alfie Kohn) | National Education Policy Center

Kids Count? | the becoming radical

Kids Count? | the becoming radical

Guest column: Invest money in learning, not high-stakes tests | The Greenville News | greenvilleonline.com

Guest column: Invest money in learning, not high-stakes tests | The Greenville News | greenvilleonline.com

This Week in Poverty: The Older Americans Act and US Seniors | The Nation

This Week in Poverty: The Older Americans Act and US Seniors | The Nation

Post-Katrina New Orleans: Disatser Capitalism Feeds on Poverty and Racism | the becoming radical

Post-Katrina New Orleans: Disatser Capitalism Feeds on Poverty and Racism | the becoming radical

The Politics of Calling for No Politics

The Politics of Calling for No Politics

Teaching in Dystopia: The Common Corpse – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

Teaching in Dystopia: The Common Corpse – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

That NCTQ Report on Teacher Education: F | Diane Ravitch's blog ← NPE News Briefs

That NCTQ Report on Teacher Education: F | Diane Ravitch's blog ← NPE News Briefs

The Real Story on NCTQ | NCTQ/USNWR Review of Education Schools

The Real Story on NCTQ | NCTQ/USNWR Review of Education Schools

Detesting and Degrading or De-Testing and De-Grading? | National Education Policy Center

Detesting and Degrading or De-Testing and De-Grading? | National Education Policy Center

IN PRESS: Science Fiction and Speculative Fiction (Sense) | the becoming radical

IN PRESS: Science Fiction and Speculative Fiction (Sense) | the becoming radical

remnant 21: “I began feeling more and more uncomfortable with the text that they would be using” | DISCOURSE as quilting

remnant 21: “I began feeling more and more uncomfortable with the text that they would be using” | DISCOURSE as quilting

Merrow Is a Jolly Fellow (Not) – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

Merrow Is a Jolly Fellow (Not) – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

Education Done To, For, or With Students? | the becoming radical

Education Done To, For, or With Students? | the becoming radical

The Lies that Won’t Die (Despite the Evidence) – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

The Lies that Won’t Die (Despite the Evidence) – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

Detesting and Degrading or De-Testing and De-Grading? | the becoming radical

Detesting and Degrading or De-Testing and De-Grading? | the becoming radical

REVIEW: Using Standards and High-stakes Testing for Students

REVIEW: Using Standards and High-stakes Testing for Students

Solidarity and My Name: Some Thoughts – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

Solidarity and My Name: Some Thoughts – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

The Politics of Calling for No Politics | the becoming radical

The Politics of Calling for No Politics | the becoming radical

Is Common Core Inevitable? Why? | Diane Ravitch's blog

Is Common Core Inevitable? Why? | Diane Ravitch's blog

remnant 20: “your absence will sadden other afternoons” | DISCOURSE as quilting

remnant 20: “your absence will sadden other afternoons” | DISCOURSE as quilting

Social Context Reform: A Pedagogy of Equity and Opportunity (Routledge) | the becoming radical

Social Context Reform: A Pedagogy of Equity and Opportunity (Routledge) | the becoming radical

remnant 19: “once you’ve got an illusion going” | DISCOURSE as quilting

remnant 19: “once you’ve got an illusion going” | DISCOURSE as quilting

“There wasn’t a lot of choice, but there was some” | the becoming radical ← NPE News Briefs

“There wasn’t a lot of choice, but there was some” | the becoming radical ← NPE News Briefs

On the Art of Ignorance and Other Stories – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

On the Art of Ignorance and Other Stories – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

“There wasn’t a lot of choice, but there was some” | the becoming radical

“There wasn’t a lot of choice, but there was some” | the becoming radical

Saving DC Schools with Catastrophe Innovation! | @ The Chalk Face knows Schools Matter ← NPE News Briefs

Saving DC Schools with Catastrophe Innovation! | @ The Chalk Face knows Schools Matter ← NPE News Briefs

Paul Thomas: When Innovation Looks Like the Status Quo | Diane Ravitch's blog

Paul Thomas: When Innovation Looks Like the Status Quo | Diane Ravitch's blog

David Catania’s proposed school deform | D2 route

David Catania’s proposed school deform | D2 route

Raised Fist Moment Needed in Education, Incarceration Reform | the becoming radical

Raised Fist Moment Needed in Education, Incarceration Reform | the becoming radical

Saving DC Schools with Catastrophe Innovation! – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

Saving DC Schools with Catastrophe Innovation! – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

Imagine 2013 | National Education Policy Center

Imagine 2013 | National Education Policy Center

Think Tank Advocacy v. Measured Researchers | @ The Chalk Face knows Schools Matter ← NPE News Briefs

Think Tank Advocacy v. Measured Researchers | @ The Chalk Face knows Schools Matter ← NPE News Briefs

Think Tank Advocacy v. Measured Researchers – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

Think Tank Advocacy v. Measured Researchers – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

Imagine 2013 | the becoming radical

Imagine 2013 | the becoming radical

The Confabulation of the Common Core (and other observations of human behavior) | educationalchemy

The Confabulation of the Common Core (and other observations of human behavior) | educationalchemy

De-Testing and De-Grading Schools - Home - Peter Lang Verlagsgruppe

De-Testing and De-Grading Schools - Home - Peter Lang Verlagsgruppe

Common Core: Assessing the real level of support

Common Core: Assessing the real level of support

Moving Beyond “A Great Majority Support…” | @ The Chalk Face knows Schools Matter ← NPE News Briefs

Moving Beyond “A Great Majority Support…” | @ The Chalk Face knows Schools Matter ← NPE News Briefs

Moving Beyond “A Great Majority Supports…” – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

Moving Beyond “A Great Majority Supports…” – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

Daily Kos: Exit Exams Have Failed Students, Education

Daily Kos: Exit Exams Have Failed Students, Education

Recommended: Educational Documentaries | National Education Policy Center

Recommended: Educational Documentaries | National Education Policy Center

Thoughts on Graduation Requirements | Charleston Area Community Voice for EducationCharleston Area Community Voice for Education

Thoughts on Graduation Requirements | Charleston Area Community Voice for EducationCharleston Area Community Voice for Education

Why schools should stop using exit exams

Why schools should stop using exit exams

Ending Exit Exams a Start, But Not Enough | the becoming radical

Ending Exit Exams a Start, But Not Enough | the becoming radical

Truthout TV Interviews P.L. Thomas About the New "Jim Crow" Era of Education Reform

Truthout TV Interviews P.L. Thomas About the New "Jim Crow" Era of Education Reform

Thanks to FairTest all the articles you need to read this week. | Round the Inkwell

Thanks to FairTest all the articles you need to read this week. | Round the Inkwell

Announcement: Launching i2 | @ The Chalk Face knows Schools Matter ← NPE News Briefs

Announcement: Launching i2 | @ The Chalk Face knows Schools Matter ← NPE News Briefs

Truthout interview: Education Reform in the New Jim Crow Era | the becoming radical

Truthout interview: Education Reform in the New Jim Crow Era | the becoming radical

the everyday motion of artifacts: the kindness school (beyond the archeology of white people, pt. 2)

the everyday motion of artifacts: the kindness school (beyond the archeology of white people, pt. 2)

Recommended: Educational Documentaries | the becoming radical

Recommended: Educational Documentaries | the becoming radical

Dystopia: A Possible Future of Teacher Evaluation | National Education Policy Center

Dystopia: A Possible Future of Teacher Evaluation | National Education Policy Center

the everyday motion of artifacts: the archeology of white people

the everyday motion of artifacts: the archeology of white people

Reasoning with and Resisting Arne Duncan's Education Reform Agenda: Scribbling Lines in the Sand

Reasoning with and Resisting Arne Duncan's Education Reform Agenda: Scribbling Lines in the Sand

Celebrity Losing Popularity? – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

Celebrity Losing Popularity? – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

I Love My Students | the becoming radical

I Love My Students | the becoming radical

Limes or Leeches: A Thought Experiment about High-Stakes Accountability | National Education Policy Center

Limes or Leeches: A Thought Experiment about High-Stakes Accountability | National Education Policy Center

» Episode #741: Podcast for May 18, 2013 / This Is Hell!

» Episode #741: Podcast for May 18, 2013 / This Is Hell!

The Similarities Between the Charter School Movement and the War on Drugs | Alternet

The Similarities Between the Charter School Movement and the War on Drugs | Alternet

Limes or Leeches: A Thought Experiment about High-Stakes Accountability | the becoming radical

Limes or Leeches: A Thought Experiment about High-Stakes Accountability | the becoming radical

Waiting for Superman to Tell the Truth? (Don’t Hold Your Breath) – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

Waiting for Superman to Tell the Truth? (Don’t Hold Your Breath) – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

Whose Ethics Are They Anyway? | 40phor

Whose Ethics Are They Anyway? | 40phor

David Letterman and Teach For America | the gindenburg

David Letterman and Teach For America | the gindenburg

First Name and then Act | the becoming radical

First Name and then Act | the becoming radical

Education Reform in the New Jim Crow Era - Syndicated News Services

Education Reform in the New Jim Crow Era - Syndicated News Services

Education Reform in the New Jim Crow Era

Education Reform in the New Jim Crow Era

The Ethic of Care, Part 4: On the Measurement of Care (and the Messiness of Humanity) | educarenow

The Ethic of Care, Part 4: On the Measurement of Care (and the Messiness of Humanity) | educarenow

Lessons from Finland and Wisconsin | National Education Policy Center

Lessons from Finland and Wisconsin | National Education Policy Center

Adrienne Rich: Artist of the Possible and Life among the Ruins | the becoming radical

Adrienne Rich: Artist of the Possible and Life among the Ruins | the becoming radical

Lessons from Finland and Wisconsin – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

Lessons from Finland and Wisconsin – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

The Bully Politics of Education Reform | the becoming radical

The Bully Politics of Education Reform | the becoming radical

The Ethic of Care, Part 3: Caring in the Face of the Corporate Reform Movement | educarenow

The Ethic of Care, Part 3: Caring in the Face of the Corporate Reform Movement | educarenow

The (Lingering) Bill Gates Problem in School Reform | the becoming radical ← NPE News Briefs

The (Lingering) Bill Gates Problem in School Reform | the becoming radical ← NPE News Briefs

The (Lingering) Bill Gates Problem in School Reform | the becoming radical

The (Lingering) Bill Gates Problem in School Reform | the becoming radical

The Ethic of Care, Part 2: The Enactment of Care | educarenow

The Ethic of Care, Part 2: The Enactment of Care | educarenow

Paul Thomas: Now Is the Time for Non-Cooperation | Diane Ravitch's blog

Paul Thomas: Now Is the Time for Non-Cooperation | Diane Ravitch's blog

Patience, Thought and the Common Core | educarenow

Patience, Thought and the Common Core | educarenow

A Call for Non-Cooperation: So that Teachers Are Not Foreigners in Their Own Profession | the becoming radical

A Call for Non-Cooperation: So that Teachers Are Not Foreigners in Their Own Profession | the becoming radical

Beneath the Surface: More Public School Dismantling in SC – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

Beneath the Surface: More Public School Dismantling in SC – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

Many Closets, One Fear: How Not to Be Seen | the becoming radical

Many Closets, One Fear: How Not to Be Seen | the becoming radical

Consumed by Advocacy in the Marketplace of Mendacity | National Education Policy Center

Consumed by Advocacy in the Marketplace of Mendacity | National Education Policy Center

A Nation at Risk: Where Are We Now? (with images, tweets) · EdweekComm · Storify

A Nation at Risk: Where Are We Now? (with images, tweets) · EdweekComm · Storify

Consumed by Advocacy in the Marketplace of Mendacity ← NPE News Briefs

Consumed by Advocacy in the Marketplace of Mendacity ← NPE News Briefs

Seeds of the Dogmatic Scholar – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

Seeds of the Dogmatic Scholar – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

Commentary (Susan Ohanian Speaks Out)

Commentary (Susan Ohanian Speaks Out)

Consumed by Advocacy in the Marketplace of Mendacity – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

Consumed by Advocacy in the Marketplace of Mendacity – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

The Selfish Case for the Common Good | educarenow

The Selfish Case for the Common Good | educarenow

Daily Kos: Consumed by Manufactured Demons: The "-ism's" that Blind

Daily Kos: Consumed by Manufactured Demons: The "-ism's" that Blind

remnant 16: “a riskier, less tidy mode of scholarly production” | DISCOURSE as quilting

remnant 16: “a riskier, less tidy mode of scholarly production” | DISCOURSE as quilting

“We Are Entering the Age of Infinite Examination” ← NPE News Briefs

“We Are Entering the Age of Infinite Examination” ← NPE News Briefs

[Video introduction]: Left Behind in the Race to the Top: Realities of School Reform (IAP)

[Video introduction]: Left Behind in the Race to the Top: Realities of School Reform (IAP)

“We Are Entering the Age of Infinite Examination” | the becoming radical

“We Are Entering the Age of Infinite Examination” | the becoming radical

The Manufactured Support of the Marginalized – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

The Manufactured Support of the Marginalized – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

Seeking Common Ground? | the becoming radical

Seeking Common Ground? | the becoming radical

Burning Bridges ← NPE News Briefs

Burning Bridges ← NPE News Briefs

Burning Bridges – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

Burning Bridges – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

remnant 15: “the remnants of a defeated army” | DISCOURSE as quilting

remnant 15: “the remnants of a defeated army” | DISCOURSE as quilting

Left Behind in the Race to the Top: Realities of School Reform (IAP)

JCEPS: Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies

JCEPS: Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies


Corporate Education Reform and the Rise of State Schools
P. L. Thomas
Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina, USA

remnant 12: “my fingers touch your blood,” Frida Kahlo | DISCOURSE as quilting

remnant 12: “my fingers touch your blood,” Frida Kahlo | DISCOURSE as quilting

Nina Simone: The Ignored, the Silenced Voices of Protest | the becoming radical

Nina Simone: The Ignored, the Silenced Voices of Protest | the becoming radical

Open Letter to Political Leaders: Action, Not Tributes and Rhetoric ← NPE News Briefs

Open Letter to Political Leaders: Action, Not Tributes and Rhetoric ← NPE News Briefs

Open Letter to Political Leaders: Action, Not Tributes and Rhetoric | the becoming radical

Open Letter to Political Leaders: Action, Not Tributes and Rhetoric | the becoming radical

The Ignored Arm of the Commons and the Invisible Hand of the Market | National Education Policy Center

The Ignored Arm of the Commons and the Invisible Hand of the Market | National Education Policy Center

remnant 11: poetry of social consciousness, personal experience | DISCOURSE as quilting

remnant 11: poetry of social consciousness, personal experience | DISCOURSE as quilting

The Ignored Arm of the Commons and the Invisible Hand of the Market | the becoming radical

The Ignored Arm of the Commons and the Invisible Hand of the Market | the becoming radical

remnant 10: first words matter | DISCOURSE as quilting

remnant 10: first words matter | DISCOURSE as quilting

remnant 9: Thoreau on poetry | DISCOURSE as quilting

remnant 9: Thoreau on poetry | DISCOURSE as quilting

Consumed by Manufactured Demons: The “-ism’s” that Blind | the becoming radical

Consumed by Manufactured Demons: The “-ism’s” that Blind | the becoming radical

Rhee’s “Gravy Train of Hypocrisy – @ the chalk face

Rhee’s “Gravy Train of Hypocrisy – @ the chalk face

Voodoo Education or Zombie Education? | Diane Ravitch's blog

Voodoo Education or Zombie Education? | Diane Ravitch's blog

remnant 8: what makes poetry, poetry? | DISCOURSE as quilting

remnant 8: what makes poetry, poetry? | DISCOURSE as quilting

To Jimmy (and Jose), with Love: I Walk Freely Among Racism

To Jimmy (and Jose), with Love: I Walk Freely Among Racism

Voodoo Education Reform – @ the chalk face

Voodoo Education Reform – @ the chalk face

To Jimmy (and Jose), with Love: I Walk Freely among Racism | National Education Policy Center

To Jimmy (and Jose), with Love: I Walk Freely among Racism | National Education Policy Center

Lesson Of The Week: Sandra Cisneros & “Authentic Writing” | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

Lesson Of The Week: Sandra Cisneros & “Authentic Writing” | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

“What You Say about Somebody Else, Anybody Else, Reveals You” | the becoming radical

“What You Say about Somebody Else, Anybody Else, Reveals You” | the becoming radical

Where Is Our “Sense of Decency”? | the becoming radical

Where Is Our “Sense of Decency”? | the becoming radical

Columbia, SC: Thomas: Florida offers flawed formula for SC schools | Opinion Columns | The State

Columbia, SC: Thomas: Florida offers flawed formula for SC schools | Opinion Columns | The State

To Jimmy (and Jose), with Love: I Walk Freely among Racism | the becoming radical

To Jimmy (and Jose), with Love: I Walk Freely among Racism | the becoming radical

Daily Kos: SC Considering Flawed Reading, Fiscal Policy

Daily Kos: SC Considering Flawed Reading, Fiscal Policy

The Wilson Quarterly: New Schools, Old Problems by P. L. Thomas

The Wilson Quarterly: New Schools, Old Problems by P. L. Thomas

remnant 5: “an artist has an obligation to be en route” [George Carlin] | DISCOURSE as quilting

remnant 5: “an artist has an obligation to be en route” [George Carlin] | DISCOURSE as quilting

This Week in Poverty: Sequestration, Housing, Homelessness | The Nation

This Week in Poverty: Sequestration, Housing, Homelessness | The Nation

Where’s the Outrage about KIPP? | National Education Policy Center

Where’s the Outrage about KIPP? | National Education Policy Center

Reading between the lines: Florida’s retention program is not worth replicating » Comment Page 1 | Get Schooled

Reading between the lines: Florida’s retention program is not worth replicating » Comment Page 1 | Get Schooled

The Rise of the Dogmatic Scholar | Alternet

The Rise of the Dogmatic Scholar | Alternet

Beyond Choice: The Invisible Hand v. Lady Justice | the becoming radical

Beyond Choice: The Invisible Hand v. Lady Justice | the becoming radical

Where’s the Outrage about KIPP? – @ the chalk face

Where’s the Outrage about KIPP? – @ the chalk face

The Rise of the Dogmatic Scholar: “A Cult of Ignorance” pt. 2 | the becoming radical

The Rise of the Dogmatic Scholar: “A Cult of Ignorance” pt. 2 | the becoming radical

for the love of learning: Poverty and Testing in Education

for the love of learning: Poverty and Testing in Education

Just Say No to Just Read, Florida, South Carolina

Just Say No to Just Read, Florida, South Carolina @

Research that Counts (Susan Ohanian Speaks Out)

SC: Just Say No to Florida “Miracle” | Diane Ravitch's blog

SC: Just Say No to Florida “Miracle” | Diane Ravitch's blog

Daily Kos: SC Infected with Florida Formula Flu

Daily Kos: SC Infected with Florida Formula Flu

Just Say No to Just Read, Florida, South Carolina | the becoming radical

Just Say No to Just Read, Florida, South Carolina | the becoming radical

The Selfish Case for the Common Good | educarenow

The Selfish Case for the Common Good | educarenow

Contemporary Education Reform and “A Cult of Ignorance” | the becoming radical

Contemporary Education Reform and “A Cult of Ignorance” | the becoming radical

remnant 4: “good enough for one of your blogs but…” | DISCOURSE as quilting

remnant 4: “good enough for one of your blogs but…” | DISCOURSE as quilting

Daily Kos: Alternative Education Reform: Among the Invisible and "Preferably Unheard"

Daily Kos: Alternative Education Reform: Among the Invisible and "Preferably Unheard"

Education: The Invisible Profession | National Education Policy Center

Education: The Invisible Profession | National Education Policy Center

SHORT READS: THURSDAY, MARCH 28 | The Teachers' Lounge

SHORT READS: THURSDAY, MARCH 28 | The Teachers' Lounge

Alternative Education Reform: Among the Invisible and “Preferably Unheard” | the becoming radical

Alternative Education Reform: Among the Invisible and “Preferably Unheard” | the becoming radical

Education: The Invisible Profession | the becoming radical

Education: The Invisible Profession | the becoming radical

Schools Matter: Here We Go Again: Misleading Charter Praise

Schools Matter: Here We Go Again: Misleading Charter Praise

The Gap No One Wants to Talk About | National Education Policy Center

The Gap No One Wants to Talk About | National Education Policy Center

The Gap No One Wants to Talk About – @ the chalk face

The Gap No One Wants to Talk About – @ the chalk face

remnant 3: it started with a cup of coffee

remnant 3: it started with a cup of coffee