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Education Reformers Don’t Really Listen

December 18, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

Rick Hess observes and parents who have attended feedback sessions can confirm: Education reformers don’t listen, especially to criticism.

Filed Under: Education Reform Tagged With: education reform, listening, Rick Hess

Is Federalism In Education “Misguided”?

December 13, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

Henry A.J. Ramos and Eric C. Abrams write something that is truly mind-boggling. Do they really think federalism applied to K-12 education is “misguided”?

Filed Under: Education Reform Tagged With: centralization of education, Common Core State Standards, education reform, Eric C. Abrams, Henry A.J. Ramos

Homeschooling: Education’s Armageddon

December 10, 2018 By Denis Ian and Michelle Moore

Dennis Ian and Michelle Moore: The feds have captured the public schools … and now they wanna make sure you can never escape.

Filed Under: Parental Rights in Education Tagged With: education reform, homeschooling, Horace Mann, parental involvement in education

Common Core, Workforce Development, and Assigning Blame

October 29, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

Shane Vander Hart: Those who beat this drum overlook the fundamental question – is preparing students for the workforce the role of K-12 education?

Filed Under: Education Reform Tagged With: Common Core, education reform, workforce development

Yet Another Billionaire Philanthropist To The Rescue!

June 13, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

Long Island Business News reported that yet another billionaire philanthropist will be throwing more money at what ails K-12 education, this time focusing on social-emotional learning.

Filed Under: Social Emotional Learning Tagged With: education reform, education trends, Long Island Business News, Sanford Harmony, T. Denny Sanford

Would Be Governors, Please, Ignore Fordham’s Ed Policy Cheat Sheet

March 23, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

Shane Vander Hart: Mike Petrilli with the Fordham Institute gives would-be governors an education policy cheat sheet that they would do well to ignore unless they want to sound like every other candidate droning on about the latest education reform fad.

Filed Under: Education Reform Tagged With: 2018 gubernatorial elections, Career and Tech Education, education reform, Fordham Institute, Mike Petrilli, Rick Hess, Sofia Gallo, workforce development

Blockchain Technology and Education

January 12, 2018 By Jane Robbins

Jane Robbins: In education, blockchain would enable all student records from any source to be uploaded into the system and shared with authorized users as part of a life-long dossier, or “digital transcript.”

Filed Under: Education Reform Tagged With: chain block technology, education reform, education technology, personalized learning

Four Ways to Fight for Your Kids’ Education in 2018

January 4, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

Shane Vander Hart: Our education system did not get to where it is at overnight and change will not happen overnight. Even though our prospects may look bleak there are four ways we can continue the fight in 2018.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: choice in education, Common Core State Standards, education reform, homeschooling, local control of education, parental control, public education

Technological Opium Dens at Home and at School

December 18, 2017 By Denis Ian

Denis Ian: We’re outfitting kids with technological gizmos we don’t even understand. Giving them super-powerful thingamajigs we think of as toys. But they’re not toys at all.

Filed Under: Education Reform Tagged With: education reform, education tech

Education Reform Is Moving Too Slowly?

December 13, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

Shane Vander Hart responds to former Florida Governor Jeb Bush’s complaint that education reform is not keeping pace with the rapidly changing economy.

Filed Under: Education Reform Tagged With: 2017 ExcelinEd Summit, Common Core, education reform, ExcelinEd, Jeb Bush

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