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Authoritarian Spray: How the Spray of Standardization is Damaging Public Schools

by Jack Hassard | Oct 17, 2014 | Assessment, Progressive World-View, Standards

Cornerstone Landing Page A picture is worth a thousand words. Please accept apologies because my...

Web of Influence Peddling

by Jack Hassard | Sep 19, 2014 | Critical Reform, Politics, Reform

An Art of Science Teaching Inquiry In this post I argue that politicians, lobbyists and corporate executives have worked together to peddle their influence in the name of educational reform. This triad of influence is...

Charter Schools: In Whose Interest?

by Jack Hassard | Sep 14, 2014 | Charter Schools

An Art of Science Teaching Inquiry Charter schools are seen as a cure-all to raise test scores of American students. It kind of like a philosopher’s stone, or a 19th century elixir, to serve as an antidote for the ills of...

An Inquiry into the National Council on Teacher Quality

by Jack Hassard | Sep 8, 2014 | Teacher Education

The Devil is in the Detail This inquiry is an investigation into the behavior of two organizations that claim to have the inside track on understanding how teachers should be educated: The National Council on Teacher Quality,...

E-valuating Teaching: It Doesn’t Add Up–An Art of Teaching Science Inquiry

by Jack Hassard | Sep 6, 2014 | Teacher Evaluation

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Why the DeKalb County School Board Should Turn Down the Charter Cluster

by Jack Hassard | Aug 6, 2014 | Charter Schools

This post was published last year, and I’m republishing it in light of the Driud Hills Charter Cluster’s second attempt at absconding nearly a half dozen DeKalb schools. Dr. Lutenbacher provides academic and personal...