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The end is nigh…
It’s been a long, and pretty crazy school year. I know it’s not in my usual style, but I’d rather not reflect on what went right or wrong. I’ve had a lot of time to second guess myself to the level of...
View ArticleReform me!
For those of you who don’t know, the school I have been teaching at for the last three years is being reformed (posts on that here). I was asked to stay on as the computer lab teacher (the same...
View ArticleRobbing Peter to pay Paul is not a sustainable education funding policy
This post was submitted as a response to Teachers’ Letters to Obama: It’s the depths of the Depression, and participants in a dance marathon are pitted against each other in a desperate race for prize...
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For the children…
Thursday night’s school board meeting probably wasn’t what was anyone planned a month, week, or even a day before it happened. Even though the district seemed to know it would be a capacity crowd (a...
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Follow up to Jonathan Alter post
In addition to my well-received post on the subject, I sent out a tweet a little late last night questioning the disconnect between Ed.gov rhetoric and policy. I’m going to suggest that teachers, like...
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Diane Ravitch visits Sacramento and Linda Darling-Hammond finds her voice…
This post is more a personal reflection of Diane Ravitch’s recent speaking engagement in my town and my own personal analysis. For a more comprehensive look at that event, look here. I’ll be adding...
View ArticleJust say no to RttT!
The following is a post written by local Sacramento parent and education activist Kate Lenox and appeared on the Sacramento Coalition to Save Public Education blog: Restrictions on the Use of the Grant...
View ArticleTwenty-Percent of garbage is still garbage
Recently, I had a chance to meet with the someone from another local/school district, that had opted to apply for a Race to the Top district grants. I asked what they were thinking of agreeing to...
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A tale of two cities…
All eyes are on Chicago, and the record school closures taking place in that city. But this is a drama being played out in cities across the country, including my own, as “right-sizing”, the Broad...
View ArticleNCLB Twitter Chat
This discussion is part of the “On Background” show at PostTV Tweets about “#postback”
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