Today’s news includes test score results from a couple of states (Minnesota and Tennessee), the internal labor struggle over Clinton vs. Sanders, and a Washington Post story about how the College Board caved to...
Read MoreSometimes the key to making an education story really stand out is finding and highlighting a key detail that’s so memorable and unique that it’s hard to forget. Extra points if it’s a dramatic visual or sound....
Read MoreIn a Monday article at Vox, Matt Yglesias makes the case that politicians and the media have gotten the narrative largely wrong on several counts and as a result diminished attention and focus on issues that need attention. The...
Read MoreToday’s news includes updates on the AP US History controversy in Jefferson County, Colorado, plus a resurgent debate over giving Pell Grants to prisoners and news about Rep. Fattah’s indictment: In a county that...
Read MoreThis Key & Peele parody in which teachers are the subject of a SportsCenter-style show makes the obvious point that our society treats pro athletes much better than it does classroom teachers, delightfully imagining what...
Read MoreAnyone who felt horror or surprise a couple of weeks ago when it was revealed — gasp! — that the NEA was working with Republican lawmakers as well as Democrats to get a revamped version of the ESEA law that it liked...
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