Jeb Bush’s Math/Science Claim American Teens Falling Behind : Mostly False
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s (AJC) Truth-O-Meter did a check on Jeb Bush’s claim...
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The Absurdity of Teacher Evaluation Systems
There was an article today in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that really got my gander up....
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A Vanguard of Voices for Educational Reform–Updated
I started this blog in 2005 to augment my book The Art of Teaching Science (Public Library), and...
Read MoreThird Strike Against Teacher Evaluation Schemes: Brave New Parents Opt Out
The headline in Thursday’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution was “Parents push back on required testing.” Could the movement to Opt Out of high-stakes testing be the third strike against using high stakes testing to...
Read MoreWill the Atlanta Schools Be Run by an Authoritarian Regime?
The Atlanta Public Schools (APS) hired a new superintendent, Dr. Meria Carstarphen, who formerly was superintendent of the Austin Independent School District (AISD). Dr. Carstarphen is bringing five administrators who worked for...
Read MoreTwo Strikes Against Teacher Evaluation Schemes
Two curve balls were thrown at the movement to evaluate teachers using student tests scores and classroom observations. Both were strikes! Attempts to evaluate teachers have focused on classroom observations of teacher...
Read MoreWhy Candidates for Governor and State School Superintendent of Georgia Should Oppose High-Stakes Testing?
Latest Story In an earlier post, I challenged candidates for state school superintendent to oppose the Common Core State Standards. Today, I am writing to candidates for Governor and State School Superintendent of Georgia...
Read MoreAre Georgia School Superintendent Candidates Willing to Oppose the Common Core & High-Stakes Tests?
Dear Candidates for Georgia School Superintendent, Today, I want to challenge you to not only oppose Georgia’s adoption of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), but also the use of high-stakes tests such as the CRCT. In...
Read MoreClimate Change: Are We In Trouble?
This is a reblog from the Moyers & Company website. It’s an article written by John Light that I’ve reblogged here as a follow up the May 7th post entitled Extreme Earth: Coming to an Environment Near You. The...
Read MoreWhat do the Candidates for Georgia State Superintendent of Education Have to Say about Reform?
Latest Story There are 15 people running for Georgia State School Superintendent in the primary election on May 20th. There are 9 Republicans and 6 Democrats jockeying for positions for the November election. In this post I...
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