by Christopher Paslay
When it comes to education reform in America, we know what’s in fashion: The need for a comprehensive data system to track student achievement; the need to adopt international benchmark standards to improve assessments; the need to implement performance pay for teachers to raise their overall quality.
We’ve also heard about the importance of [...]
Entries from July 2009
July 24, 2009
Improving education starts with improving classroom management
July 15, 2009
Daily News publishes ‘myth of racial inequality’ commentary
Today, the Philadelphia Daily News published my commentary on the myth of racial inequality in the Philadelphia School District, which originally appeared on this blog on July 10th.
If you missed this one (or want to give it another read in the pages of the Daily News), click here. Feel free to leave comments below.
Thanks,
Christopher [...]
July 10, 2009
The myth of racial inequality in Philadelphia public schools
Despite accusations of segregation, academic achievement and failure in district schools transcend neighborhoods and racial boundaries.
by Christopher Paslay
There’s a line in the movie JFK where Kevin Costner explains to the jury that theoretical physics can prove that an elephant can hang from a cliff with his tail tied to a daisy.
“But use your eyes, your common sense,” [...]
July 3, 2009
The Arne Duncan reform train: when ‘all’ really means ‘some’
The Secretary of Education calls on teachers and their unions to reform their ways. He asks others to commit to education only superficially.
by Christopher Paslay
In recent weeks, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan has outlined his plans for reforming America’s public schools in a series of high profile speeches.
Although many of the proposals contained [...]
