Yesterday I received an email from a reporter from the New York Daily News asking for my reaction to a bootleg copy of the Pearson-made fifth-grade exam for English Language Arts. This is part of the… more →
Diane Ravitch's blogwrote 1 week ago: Public education, all things considered, has a venerable history—a history of mediocrity, that is. T … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: Is it logical to say that writing and literature will be effectively taught by all subject teachers? … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: Yesterday I received an email from a reporter from the New York Daily News asking for my reaction to … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) just released the results of its Economics te … more →
wrote 1 month ago: ME Time, Talks Education 04/16 by ArtSeesDiner | Blog Talk Radio. … more →
wrote 1 month ago: ME Time, Talks Education 04/16 by ArtSeesDiner | Blog Talk Radio. This episode takes on the topic of … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Reactions to my recent Education Week commentary on the Atlanta cheating scandal have been interesti … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Parents, you know those children that God knitted together in the womb just for you? Well, Melissa H … more →
wrote 1 month ago: From NAEP, 1996, Grade 12 Mathematics: This question requires you to show your work and explain your … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Scathing Purple Musings challenged the veracity of the recent FLDOE report which touted test data to … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Here is my revised lesson plan! Enjoy. Overview: In this lesson students will use a combination of p … more →
wrote 2 months ago: by Gretchen Logue of Missouri Education Watchdog The following written testimony by Mark Garrison, P … more →
wrote 2 months ago: by Gretchen Logue of Missouri Education Watchdog Invited Testimony for a Hearing on House Bill #616 … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Allison, B. N., & Rehm, M. L. (2011). English language learners: Effective teaching strategies, … more →
wrote 2 months ago: An oral fluency lesson plan for the early grades. Recently, I’ve been talking to educators in … more →
wrote 2 months ago: It’s often said that the zip code a child is born into is a strong predictor of their future a … more →
wrote 2 months ago: The steady drumbeat of bad “news” about America’s public schools—and in part … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Before Common Core began its disfiguration of the best in American education, Massachusetts had the … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Important Upcoming Dates February 13 – Leadership Team meeting 2:30 in Melanie’s room. F … more →