The current wave of reform in science education, including teacher preparation, is not in the best interests of the diverse cultures that make up the population of the United States. The reform is standards- and test-based, and...
Read MoreTeacher education is more important today than it has been in half a century. Education policy and practice are being radically transformed in American education, and teacher preparation programs in colleges and universities...
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Charter schools are seen as a cure-all to raise test scores of American students. It kind of like...
Read MoreEducational reform desperately needs reform. Reform in education today is in the hands of Federal programs including the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and the Race to the Top Fund of 2009. Although states can submit...
Read MoreGuest Post by Anthony Cody Our political system has deteriorated to such a degree that policymaking in the education arena has come to resemble the selection of “hits” chosen for airplay by 1950s DJs. Back in the...
Read MoreIn May, 2012, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) issued a report entitled: What Teacher Education Programs Teach About K – 12 Assessment. Anthony Cody mentioned this study in a recent post entitled Payola...
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We introduced this topic yesterday and referred to an Associated Press story, in which Richard...
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Richard Leakey says that looking at the past the way paleontologists and anthropologist do...
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Georgia is moving closer to enabling corporate reformers to open charter schools throughout the...
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Fernbank Science Center, a decades old institution owned and operated by the DeKalb County public...
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