Education Hell: Rhetoric vs. Reality

According to The 41st Annual Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll of the Public’s Attitudes Toward the Public Schools, 75% of parents gave their local school an A or a B.  But when it came to the nation’s schools as a whole, less than 20% gave a similar high grade. 
 
Why is there such a difference in [...]

‘Obama Effect’ erasing racial achievement gap

Obama’s mere presence is raising African American test scores, according to study.
 
by Christopher Paslay
 
According to a recent story in The New York Times, Barack Obmaba’s whirlwind rise to power is so inspiring that black students have become better test-takers.  Researchers call it the Obama Effect, a psychological phenomenon that helps blacks overcome anxieties about racial [...]

How do you differentiate grammar?

by Christopher Paslay
 
Once a report card period, students in the Philadelphia School District are required to take a benchmark test in every core subject to see if they are meeting the state standards set forth in the District’s Core Curriculum. 
 
After the students complete these benchmark examinations (and after they are collected and graded), teachers [...]

American Students Just “Mediocre”? I Don’t Think So

by Christopher Paslay
 
Americans—the American media and politicians in particular—have a fetish for griping about how lousy public education is in the United States.  Ever since President Regan’s National Commission on Excellence in Education published the infamous report, A Nation At Risk, our whole country’s just been beside itself when it comes to America’s schools. 
 
Woe [...]