John Ewing writing at Education Week seems to think so. Or was it? After two decades of standards, we still wring our hands about student declines, unfocused curricula, and dreadful textbooks. There is little evidence that previous standards substantially improved education, and the fact that we continually replace old standards with new does not suggest […]
Arne Duncan: We’re “Lucky” to have NCLB Waivers
I wanted to share this video that was posted on Tuesday on the U.S. Department of Education blog. In it Education Secretary Arne Duncan answers some questions that he received recently: Again, I am no lover of No Child Left Behind. However, just because “Congress is broken” (gridlock is a natural occurrence when you have […]
Time, Time, Do They Really Need More Time?
In preparation of a new school year which is fast approaching, and along with that comes new legislative sessions with gubernatorial education agendas I thought I’d address the issue of time. Do public schools really need more time with our kids? Should the state mandate that for local school districts (and by default public school […]