“We know that when students with disabilities are held to high expectations and have access to a robust curriculum, they excel,” Duncan said. That quote above has had me walking around jaw dropped for about two days. Many other people, much… Read More ›
Last year when I started reading educational missives from the Chiefs for Change, for a minute or two I wondered what it takes to be a member of Chiefs for Change. In case you didn’t know, Chiefs for Change is… Read More ›
One area of education reform that everybody seems to agree on is the need for quality pre-k. There is a growing body of evidence that links the growing achievement gap to the lack of quality pre-k. This gap begins before children… Read More ›
I often speak about public schools as democratic institutions. Now this sounds great but what exactly does that mean and why is it so important. Since here in Tennessee we’ve got a bunch of school board elections coming up, this seems like… Read More ›
“Growing results while closing achievement gaps is incredibly hard work,” said Tennessee Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman. “The goal of Tennessee’s accountability model is that all students grow. Accountability data help us sharpen our focus on the students who need added… Read More ›
It seems like I spend an inordinate amount of time talking about education policy. As a parent and the spouse of a teacher, it always seems to come up. Still with all that time spent talking I find my self… Read More ›
Dad Gone Wild 