Teachers, I believe, are the most responsible and important members of society because their professional efforts affect the fate of the earth. ~Helen Caldicott, Australian physician, author, and … Read More
Special Education and School Choice: Not Great Choices, If Any
Years of school reforms have stripped public schools of disability services, creating problems for parents (See Carl Peterson’s recent Exterminating Special Education). Parents may turn to charter, … Read More
Students Need Teachers NOT Tutors! Who’s Pushing Tutors and Why?
Reports of teacher shortages, or call it the Great Teacher Pushout, run rampant in states, a crisis this country has never seen before. But instead of working to improve conditions and lift the … Read More
Religion’s Destructive Effect on Public Education this July 4th
Those who would renegotiate the boundaries between church and state must therefore answer a difficult question: why would we trade a system that has served us so well for one that has served others so … Read More
The State of School Recess in America is Still Terrible!
One might assume state policymakers had improved school recess for children, considering their databases, but except for a few places, most school districts still deny children recess. They don't … Read More