Shared responsibilities III: The next ESEA
Over the summer, Charles Barone challenged me to put up or shut up on NCLB/ESEA. I immediately said that was fair; Accountability Frankenstein had a last chapter that was general, not specific to federal law. I’m stuck in an airport lounge waiting for a late flight, so I have an occasion to write this now. […]
Mostly bright spots
Miscellaneous thoughts after being on campus for about nine hours: It’s wonderful having a graduate assistant help with preparing manuscripts. I am now several weeks ahead on getting the next article to publication for Education Policy Analysis Archives, so I can focus the next few Mondays on review-work catchup. I think I’m recovering from the […]
Cold permutations
First, to provide a minor update on this morning’s news items: Semi-success on the reserving-time front. I had a lunch meeting and then a 3 pm meeting, and the time in between was too short to do much, so I exchanged one parking sticker for another. Whee. At least my wonderful grad student assisting with […]
Monday bits
I didn’t have time this weekend to write a lengthy, thoughtful post, or even a lengthy and thoughtless piece, so you get bits this morning. Reserving Mondays: I’ve shut off my e-mail for now to get some editing tasks done, and I’ll see if I can reserve Mondays for selfish purposes for the entire semester. […]
Shared responsibilities for children II: The loving hardass manifesto
Back in June, I briefly noted the potential political dynamics of the dueling manifestoes associated with the Broader, Bolder Approach to Education and the Education Equality Project, apologized for overplaying that analysis, and wrote an entry to talk broadly about shared responsibilities and education as part of the state. I’ve promised but have not followed […]