A lot has been said recently about narratives. If you are at all interested in how humans understand reality, the term seems to show up…
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I was named one of America’s top teachers. Our career paths since that day tell a story about the state of education in America. By…
The Tapestry of American Public Education: How Can We Create a System of Schools Worth Choosing for All? Learning Policy Institute – In recent years,…
by Dan Walters | The Mercury News LA school officials said rising pension costs made the teachers union strike settlement “unsustainable,” but the state budget…
by Robert Reich | Newsweek – Donald Trump says his State of the Union address on Tuesday evening will be about “unification.” But Trump discussing the…
Policy makers need to question their assumptions about what makes a good school. During my first campaign to be Chicago’s mayor, in 2011, I promised…
By Charla Austin Harris | Speak Up As an educator and parent, I stood with my kids’ teachers during the UTLA strike. I did not…
This Tuesday night (1/29) the RVSD board will vote on their consent agenda to approve $38,000 (confusedly presented, sort of, as $28,000 in board docs…
Students, parents upset over loss of North Bay Innovation An uber-personalized, advanced and experimental program at Novato High School was “abruptly”canceled this week for the…