Tag Archives: education

Is It Really All About the Benjamins?

Friday, June 4th, 2010 at 1:19 pm

As both a former teacher and a MBA, I’m struck these days by two things: first, the ubiquity of “business thinking” in today’s education reform strategies; and second, the complete absence of the sort of business thinking we actually need to be heeding. Keep reading here . . .

Categories: Assessment, Equity, Learning, Teacher Quality

Tags: business, cognitive thinking, dan pink, education, education reform, forum for education & democracy, jim collins, Learning, learning environment, policies, stephen covey, teacher evaluation

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Education and… National Security

Friday, May 28th, 2010 at 11:40 am

I see that President Obama listed education as a core aspect of his overall National Security Strategy. It reminds me of a great piece my former boss and mentor Charles Haynes wrote less than three weeks after the September 11 attacks. As Charles wrote: “Over the course of this long struggle, the most effective answer [...]

Categories: Democracy, First Amendment, Learning, Voice

Tags: barack obama, charles haynes, Democracy, education, human rights, rights

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Privatization or Public-ization?

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 at 8:37 am

There’s a lot of talk these days about the growing support for a privatization of America’s public school system, and what it augurs over the long haul. Typically, that’s as far as the conversation gets before breaking down into myopic talking points that force people to pledge allegiance to one of two camps: these days [...]

Categories: Equity, Learning

Tags: Arne Duncan, australia, barack obama, education, education reform, innovation, privatization, public schools, public-ization, school choice

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What Would Theo Do?

Friday, July 31st, 2009 at 8:47 am

I’m a lifelong Red Sox fan, so as this year’s trading deadline approaches, I’m wondering once again what Theo Epstein, the GM of my beloved Boston Red Sox, will do to improve his team’s chances of winning their third championship in six years — after not winning one for eighty-six. I’m also a lifelong public [...]

Categories: Assessment, Learning

Tags: Arne Duncan, Boston Red Sox, education, education reform, Learning, NCLB, OPS, Race to the Top, school reform, Theo Epstein

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