Every slice of humanity has its…
In principle, I’m a supporter of NBPTS’s activities as a growing process for applicants. Sometimes, though, national certification doesn’t mean that the teacher understands the principles of the discipline, in this St. Pete Times story: “I guess you could say I’m a creationist,” said Marcia DeMeza, a national board-certified science teacher at Lake Gibson High […]
Conference time!
Second public presentation of the net-flow stuff tomorrow, with a poster in the main book exhibit at the Social Science History Association, meeting this weekend in Portland. It’s rainy in Portland. I’m not quite crazy enough to laminate my papers to get them safely between hotels. Or maybe I’m crazy enough not to… In any […]
Alito and academic freedom
It looks like Samuel Alito’s opinions on academic freedom are mixed. In one case, Saxe v. State College Area Sch. Dist., 240 F.3d 200 (2001), Alito wrote an opinion striking down an overly broad anti-harassment policy. So far, so good in terms of protecting expression. Then there’s Edwards v. California Univ. of Pa., 156 F.3d […]
Praise for laggardly editors
A very nice note today from an author of an article in Education Policy Analysis Archives: It’s amazing how much faster EPAA gets articles into print compared to paper journals… I have another paper that has been “in press” for well over a year now—and I haven’t seen the galleys yet. So—thanks to you, Gene […]
Cliopatria award nominations
By Sherman Dorn on October 31, 2005
Cliopatria, the group blog at the History News Network, is giving out awards for blogs. Nominations for different categories are now open (through November 30). I suppose this blog is eligible for some categories, but not in the group blog nor newcomer categories.
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