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...
Political and corporate reformers claim that American schools and students have been left in the dust by schools and students in other counties. The claim is based on faulty international and state achievement test analyses. And using faulty conclusions, a "weigh the...
Dear Governor Deal and Superintendent Barge, As sitting elected officials of Georgia, the next year will challenge each of you to think courageously about your views of K-12 education and the basis for your positions. Since you will be running against each other in...
According to the Governor of Georgia, now is the time to write a new social studies curriculum. Why now? Well, Mr. Deal has signed on to the Common Core, but rumblings from his own political party, especially the right-wing Tea Party have caused him to possibly...
"High-stakes plan could change teachers pay," is the title of an article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution paper. The article is a good review of the history behind why the state is going to move to "merit" pay, and how the Race to Top grant that Georgia won in 2010...
A report was published this week that ought to raise the eyebrows of a lot of Georgians. The report is an analysis of the progress of the the U.S. Department of Education's signature program, the $4.5 billion Race to the Top Fund. Georgia snagged nearly a...
