In 2013, I shared a post written by a New York City elementary teacher, entitled “Data Shows Not Enough Teaching.” She is back today with an update, and although there has been a change in administration in New York City, testing at her school is excessive as ever. By Katie Lapham. While the public in New York …
By Anthony Cody. In the wake of the unindicted killing of Michael Brown, the roots and ramifications of racism in America have been brought to the surface once again. One of the constructive ways that educators can respond to this challenge is through Ethnic Studies courses. On November 19, the Los Angeles Unified …
By Paul Horton. In the mid 1990s the debate over the National History Standards produced by the Center for History in the Schools at UCLA and funded by the National Endowment of the Humanities created a big stir. The “History wars” raged on for years and sensitized many Americans to history curriculum …
By Paul Horton. Because the history wars of the mid nineties have been reignited in Jefferson County, Colorado, the College Board’s rewrite of the United States American History Advanced Placement course is being defended by many as the best history curriculum available. While I applaud the efforts of the of the …
By Paula Noonan. The Rebels — students from Columbine High School — headed to adjacent Clement Park at 10:30am yesterday to protest the Jefferson County (Jeffco), Colorado, school board’s anti-Advanced Placement/US History resolution. The Rebels, the George Washington kind from the American …
