“We know of course there's really no such thing as the 'voiceless.' There are only the deliberately silenced, or the preferably unheard.”—Arundhati Roy
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Sunday, December 27, 2009
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Key Studies to Consider
• A new study reveals the growing achievement gap related to tracking.
• 2009 Bracey Report (which sadly comes to us after the recent passing of a great contributor to education, Gerald Bracey. . .RIP)
• We must remain vigilant when pro-choice forces remain intent on using the plight of the poor to promote their agenda; see this unmasking of the Harlem Zone claims.
• See also Ravitch on Harlem Zone.
• 2009 Bracey Report (which sadly comes to us after the recent passing of a great contributor to education, Gerald Bracey. . .RIP)
• We must remain vigilant when pro-choice forces remain intent on using the plight of the poor to promote their agenda; see this unmasking of the Harlem Zone claims.
• See also Ravitch on Harlem Zone.
Sunday, December 6, 2009
My Op-Ed in The State
I argue against more accountability and continue to plea for some acknowledgment that social conditions are failing our children:
New president, same failed education policy
New president, same failed education policy