Published Articles & Media
The WSJ Steps Up on Race to the Top: Scrutinizing the “Selectivity” Standard
For awhile now, there has been some cause for concern that the famously tough-minded Wall Street Journal editorial page seemed to be drinking the Kool-Aid when it came to the much-discussed Race to the Top (RTT) grant program. So, it gives much satisfaction to note that this week’s WSJ featured perhaps the savviest editorial yet penned by any major newspaper on RTT.
Few States Set World-Class Standards
In fact, most render the notion of proficiency meaningless
Book Alert: Unlearned Lessons
Testing impresario W. James Popham has penned a volume that mixes anecdote, personal experience, and scholarly analysis to ask why American schooling has had such a terrible time designing, adopting, or employing good assessment.
How to Get the Teachers We Want
Specialization would lead to better teaching and higher salaries
The Accreditation Game
The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (known broadly as NCATE, pronounced "en...
Break the Link
The fact that schools of education could no longer rely on a captive body of aspiring teachers would expose them to teh cleansing winds of competition
