Posted by Chip on January 31, 2012
Parts One and Two of this blog theme—“Speaking Truth to Power”—spotlight respected voices in our profession speaking out about what Jonathan Kozol called “savage inequalities” in our country.
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Posted by Chip on January 20, 2012
This excellent article by Linda-Darling Hammond on the devastating impact revisions to No Child Left Behind will have on children living in poverty is from Valerie Strauss’s Washington Post blog “The Answer Sheet” and was originally published in The Nation, January 30, 2012. It is a courageous indictment of the flawed and failing policies of [...]
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Posted by Chip on January 12, 2012
Sixty-five years ago, at the age of eighteen, Martin Luther King, Jr., wrote a short paper for his college newspaper on “the purpose of education.” (The Maroon Tiger, Morehouse College, January–February 1947). As we honor his contributions and sacrifice and teach our children about what he taught us, let us reflect on these words:
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Posted by Chip on December 22, 2011
On December 9th, 2011, at the National Opportunity to Learn Summit, Diane Ravitch delivered a clarion wake up call to all of us. To read what she had to say in full, click here. You’ll be glad you did. In fact everyone concerned about children and schools—teachers, principals, parents, policymakers—should read and discuss why this [...]
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Posted by Chip on October 3, 2011
We need many villages …
Yes, it will take many “villages” to move us beyond the constraints and narrow definitions of achievement and success currently assigned to American educational policies and mandated practices in our classrooms and schools.
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Posted by Chip on August 15, 2011
I want to thank guest blogger Peter Dewitt for graciously agreeing to provide a post on his experience attending the Save Our Schools March on Washington on July 30th. As a practicing principal, Peter spoke courageously and honestly about the issues being faced in public education today.
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Posted by Chip on August 1, 2011
Peter DeWitt, EdD, is an elementary school principal in upstate New York and an education writer. His articles have appeared in state, national, and international publications. He writes a blog for Education Week entitled Finding Common Ground. Here Peter gives us firsthand reporting on the Save Our Schools March on Washington this past weekend.
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Posted by Chip on July 27, 2011
In a July 19th education article in the New York Times, Alan Schwarz detailed a chilling report showing extraordinarily high numbers of student suspensions and expulsions in Texas. The report was recently released by the nonpartisan Justice Center at the Council of State Governments.
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