By Anthony Cody. Last week as I was tweeting in support of the Newark Students Union occupation of their state-appointed administrator’s office, I was surprised to see a familiar name joining the chorus of support for these young activists. Montel Williams was right in there, tweeting his own support, and …
With New Jersey in the news this year, the mayoral race in Newark has emerged as a crucial showdown between local citizens and Governor Chris Christie. A few months ago I shared news of four Newark principals, who spoke out about school closures at a rally organized by city councilman Ras Baraka. The four were …
Two weeks ago I posted an entry that pointed to the “investment” wealthy reformers were making in the Los Angeles school board race, and suggested this was evidence that there was, indeed, a “billionaire boys club” funding the advance of market-driven education reform. One commenter took me …
University of Oregon professor Yong Zhao’s 2009 book Catching Up or Leading the Way sent a jolt through our educational system. He questioned the use of tests and “accountability” from the unique perspective of someone educated in China, now living – and raising children – in the USA. …
Research consistently shows that teacher effectiveness and satisfaction with our work increases when we are able to engage in deep and meaningful collaboration. Earlier this month I wrote about one model for this sort of work, Teacher Action Research. Today I am sharing an interview focused on another model, …
