As Diane Ravitch reports, educationally, Arizona is last in just about everything except when it comes to school choice. The mother in this local Arizona news report articulates why teachers and parents are so frustrated.
By M. Shannon Hernandez. Teachers, parents, and administrators are raising their voices louder, and in solidarity, as unrealistic demands for students are being handed down from education policy makers and corporate reformers. It is becoming apparent that we’ve had enough of the testing, enough of the scripted, …
By Shannon Hernandez. I am a product of public education. I was raised in central Illinois, and I had teachers who not only served as role models, coaches, and mentors, but many who have become life-long friends. My public school years gave me a stellar education—one which was rooted in creative projects, …
by Paul Horton. Part one of three. My son and I took our annual road trip last week. We listen to books on tape and blues as we travel. He is learning to drive so, for the first time, he was able to take the wheel for hours at a time while I bit my fingernails and chewed my gum. On the morning of our arrival to …