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Interview with a blogger

Very recently I had the chance to interview profgrrrrl when we discovered we’d be in the same town for different purposes.  Watch the video!

Texas Governor to Faculty at UT-Pan American: You Suck

Well, that’s probably not the explicit intention of Governor Rick Perry when he released his plan to link multiple-choice exams to higher-ed funding increases, but I think the analysis described in the article is dead on: Other critics said that the system was set up in a way that would reward places like the University of Texas […]

In B’ham

Back from dinner with a bunch of folks at the conference (which starts in earnest tomorrow). Met someone I’d corresponded with for some months. Will blog more about that shortly. Need to see if I can get one bit of short writing thought out tonight before bed, make sure I know what I’m talking about […]

Much Ado about the AFT

So I’m not the first off the mark in responding to the Ed Week story,  AFT No Longer a Major Player in Reform Arena. See the blogging responses by AFT policy staffers, Alexander Russo, and Andy Rotherham, and I’m sure there are others. I’m at the Tampa airport, waiting for my flight to Birmingham and much […]

Off to Birmingham!

I’m off to Birmingham today for the Southeast Philosophy of Education Society meeting, where I’m talking about expertise and testing. This is a more laid-back academic meeting, and it’s a trip where I get to meet one person corresponded with for a while but have never seen face-to-face. Should be interesting, and I’ll report on […]