The following story caught my attention. I’m using it as a case study describing what happened to many scientists in the USDA under the watch of Sunny Perdue, former governor of Georgia and the next chancellor of the University System of Georgia (USG).
Is it reasonable for colleges to offer face-to-face classes in August? I am asking this question as an emeritus professor at Georgia State University (GSU). I was professor of science education at GSU from 1969 - 2002), and have been an emeritus professor of science...
California State University's (CSU) Chancellor announced that for the Fall 2020, classes will be taught virtually, rather than face-to-face. There are 500,000 students in the California State University system, the largest in the country. Is this decision not to hold...
Are Georgia's college and university counties safe places to open for Fall classes? This is a complicated question. There are many variables that will affect any decision the University System of Georgia makes. To begin with, the USG is planning to open its campuses...
Should college and universities reopen in the Fall? All have been shut down for nearly two months. There is no question that students and professors would like to attend and teach face-to-face classes. But the COVID-19 pandemic has infected more than 1 million people...
National Council for Teacher Quality Review: A Stacked Deck? In this post I am going to show that the make up of the NCTQ review of teacher prep panels represents a "stacked deck." Instead of working with teacher educators directly, the NCTQ uses...
