Fake education year in preview: 2012 highlights, Part II
As promised in my previous entry, here’s the second half of the year-in-preview for 2012: July 2: An alternative weekly newspaper uncovers a scandal at a charter-school educational management organization (EMO), documenting fraud that cost that state more than $10 million in 2011-12. July 3: Friends of an executive of the accused EMO in turn […]
Fake education year in preview: 2012 highlights, Part I
I miss Howard Troxler, former columnist of the St. Pete Times who retired in June and moved out of the state. We have lost a good columnist here, which hurts us in two ways: Troxler was the last second-section public-affairs columnist for the St. Pete Times, which will be changing names to the Tampa Bay Times […]
Banned Words and Safe Predictions for 2012
A hearty New Year’s Eve congratulations to all the amazing celebrities who may or may not be publicizing a ginormous baby bump and asking for shared sacrifice at Occupy Youtube, even if someone in a man cave is conspiring blowback, irritated at the new normal in pop culture. This misanthrope (probably a pet parent for […]
Public policy can override professional judgment, but very cautiously
This afternoon I’ve been in a Twitter exchange with Benjamin Riley over the issue of when public policy can override teacher judgment and how much the current wave of reformy legislation is ignoring teacher judgment. (Or, rather, I’ve been moderately active while he’s been in a much broader Twitter exchange.) I pulled out the obvious […]
Education stories of 2011
The end of the year is the standard time for listicles. Here’s my pitch for top education stories of 2011. You will find a significant role played by reporters in several: