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Thank you Robert Valiant for sharing Chris Tienken: ...Don Orlich
Thank you Robert Valiant for sharing Chris Tienken: ...Don Orlich and I explain in Chapter 9 of our book, The School Reform Landscape: Fraud, Myth, a...

Meaningful participation in a democratic society depends upon
Meaningful participation in a democratic society depends upon citizens who are willing to develop and utilize these three skills: collaborative proble...

After the event, I spoke with the parent who made the comment that
After the event, I spoke with the parent who made the comment that the letter grades were “a mirage.” I commented that it seems that the parents o...

Thank you James Patterson!!!! In addition to the bookstore
Thank you James Patterson!!!! In addition to the bookstore grants, Patterson has also launched the #SaveOurBooks campaign “to encourage our natio...

...A Nation At Risk suggested that schools were failing in this
...A Nation At Risk suggested that schools were failing in this regard. Of course, that was nonsense. But a funny thing has happened in the process. W...

This is an excellent letter to the U.S. Department of Education,
This is an excellent letter to the U.S. Department of Education, which patiently explains the harm caused by value-added modeling (VAM). It was submit...

As a book lover and library advocate, I first noticed The Strange
As a book lover and library advocate, I first noticed The Strange Library is a physical argument for the power of hard-copy books (not ebooks). The cl...

I think that once many of the people who have already been fooled
I think that once many of the people who have already been fooled by Bill Gates discover the facts—then the house of cards that Bill Gates has spent...

Thank you Paul Thomas: Education reform built on changing
Thank you Paul Thomas: Education reform built on changing standards and high-stakes tests, weeding out “bad” teachers, funding the expansion of c...