Commentary
Teacher eval data, part 1: the public’s right to know
It is more important to air the opinions of the many than to sequester them behind closed doors monitored by the few.
Commentary
Charter Schools
A “war” that leaves one side well outgunned
It’s almost become flippant for Democratic lawmakers to disparage a school voucher as “a war on public education,” but a look at the numbers shows the conflict is pretty one-sided.
Commentary
Measuring poverty, one chicken nugget at a time
Is the number of free and reduced-price lunch participants really an accurate proxy for the number of poor kids in America’s schools?
Commentary
NPR’s “math guy” on video gaming as the future of math education
The only issue more worrisome than the agonizingly slow improvement in the math achievement of American students is what to do about it.