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Teacher Training, Licensure, Evaluation, Pay: Fix ‘Em All (and Do It Right)0
- November 21, 2014
It’s been more than a week now since I thankfully resisted the urge to “blow up” education schools. In the meantime, my remarks about teacher preparation have been vindicated — both the tone of urgency and the “moderate” but serious approach to addressing the issue. Let’s start with the urgency. The National Council on Teacher […]
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For More Educational Freedom, I’ll Give Up (Figurative) Ed School Explosions 0
- November 11, 2014
Explosions are cool effects to watch in the world of make-believe. But blowing things up in real life is generally a bad idea with lots of potentially bad consequences. Somebody could get hurt. So it’s probably not surprising that I got a reaction from Rick Hess’s latest blog piece, “A Better Path than ‘Blowing Up’ Schools of Education.”
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Despite Satisfactory Resolution, Jeffco Curriculum Controversy Limps On 0
- November 10, 2014
If there’s one thing being a perpetual five year old has taught me, it’s that you have to know when to let something go. Continually bringing up the same thing may get you some attention, but in the long run it’s likely to do more harm than good. That’s especially true when you’ve already gotten […]
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Silly Season Returns Good News for School Choice, Bad News for Unions 0
- November 5, 2014
Rounding up the key election results for education that mark the end of the silly season, it’s time for the serious policy work to resume.
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Antonucci Reminds Us to Be Skeptical of Union Leaders’ Pleas to Change 0
- October 31, 2014
From the spooky to the smile-inducing to the skeptical, welcome to Eddie’s roller coaster world of education policy commentary. Skeptical, you say? What am I talking about? The article of the week for you to read comes from Education Next and America’s most well-informed and honest observer of all things related to the National Education […]
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Amy Oliver Show: Union Takes Another Crack at Tenure Lawsuit 0
- October 30, 2014
Luke Ragland from Colorado Succeeds talks about the ongoing implementation of Senate Bill 191 and the Colorado Education Association’s decision to appeal a pro-tenure reform court ruling.
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