Who's the greenest of them all?
Michael J. PetrilliThe New York Times "Education Life" supplement asks that question of America's colleges and
Right again
Over here, over there, those "right-wing thinktank[s]" are always so spot on. How do they do it? From The Guardian:
Where extra-curriculars are "extras"
Michael J. PetrilliWhen I wrote in the Education Gadfly a few weeks ago that "in times of budget crunch, school boards are tempted to consider extra-curriculars as, well, extras, frills even,
Must... create... knowledge
Does the??penchant of universities??for outsized emphasis??on production of new research create professors who shirk??one of their primary duties, namely??to teach undergraduates? I think so.
Does Education Trust hate high-achieving children?
Michael J. PetrilliThat's the impression I get from reading Karin Chenoweth's post about
Death by browser
If any district is thinking about setting up a career and technical education program for aspiring bike messengers, it should think again. The internet is apparently killing that occupation.
How to be the best
Want to be the best public school in the nation? Banish all those??who do not hold??at least a B average.