Educational Colonialism in NYC
The recent hearing at Brooklyn Tech by the PEP (Panel for Educational Policy that decides on school policies) was…
The Indypendent
The recent hearing at Brooklyn Tech by the PEP (Panel for Educational Policy that decides on school policies) was…
At first glance, an item in the New York Times, “60 First Graders, 4 Teachers” by Sharon Otterman, reporting…
The State of Public Education: Predictions for 2011
This article was originally published on The Huffington Post. In reviewing the over 60 blogs I’ve posted in this…
What Cathie Black Would Say if She Were an Educator
Although she has not yet even taken her post as Chancellor of the NYC school system, Cathie Black has…
Educating for Democracy: What if Teachers Ran the Schools?
Several weeks ago I wrote a column titled: “If Doctors Were Treated Like Teachers.” The reaction was beyond my…
Educating for Democracy: Bloomberg Appoints Cathie Black (Who?) to Run New York Public Schools
At the hearing of the Board of Regents on November 9 at Medgar Evers College, the interest of the…
Educating for Democracy: If Doctors Were Treated Like Teachers
I originally posted a similar column in The Examiner almost a year ago (12/09/2009). I’m afraid, if anything, the…
Educating for Democracy: What’s Your IQ (Ignorance Quotient) America?
A recent issue of Education Week (October 18, 2010) revealed that less than half of high school students are…
Educating for Democracy: Waiting for Superman or Waiting for Godot?
Having seen both The Lottery, creditably directed by Madeleine Sackler and Waiting for ‘Superman’, Davis Guggenheim’s brilliantly produced but…