Recommended Reading: “The Battle for New York Schools: Eva Moskowitz vs. Mayor Bill de Blasio”
The battle is heating up, especially in New York City, between populism and liberalism, and what’s the best way to reform education. That’s how I c...
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Paul Tough’s “Who Gets to Graduate?” offers hope that we can make a difference
Paul Tough knows how to write. He writes so well, if he wrote about marmalade, I’d read it, no problem. Barnacles, too. Give Mr. Tough a topic, any topic...
I’m not pro-testing. But this is silly.
Protests against standardized testing are heating up this year as we head into assessment season. Some parents are opting their children out of the mandatory t...
Why David Coleman is the most powerful educator in the country right now
Everyone says Arne Duncan is powerful, but if you really want to know who calls the shots about education in this country, it’s David Coleman. Mr. Colema...
Literary fiction, empathy, and reading reality
I’m a bit late to this party, but I figured I would share some of my thoughts. Last week, the New York Times published “For Better Social Skills, S...