Why is Standards-Based Teaching a Hopeless Way to Educate Youth? That is the question to be explored in this post. At the end of this post is a YouTube video of a high school student's speech in which he provides research evidence that the Common Core State...
Latest Story Last week, a new mayor was elected in New York, Atlanta reelected its mayor, and elected a new slate of members to the Atlanta Public Schools (APS) Board of Eduction. What can we learn from the elections in these two cities? Will education in New York...
Guest Post by Dr. Cindy Lutenbacher, Professor at Morehouse College This letter first appeared on Maureen Downey's AJC blog, Get Schooled. The letter is published with the permission of Dr. Lutenbacher. My name is Dr. Cindy Lutenbacher, and I am a single, white,...
Latest Story The Druid Hills Charter Cluster (DHCC) proposal has come under scrutiny by the DeKalb County Board of Education, who in the end, will approve or reject the proposal to turn seven schools into charters that will work independently from the county's...
Like all states that were winners in the Race to the Top (RT3) competition, Georgia's scope of work entails four "project" areas: (1) standards and assessment (2) data systems (3) great teachers and leaders and (4) turn around the lowest achieving schools. In this...
Which of the following is the most important purpose of education in Georgia? to prepare students to become responsible citizens to enhance personal happiness and enrich lives to support the economic development of the state to get a job to learn how to learn...
