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Link: “The Rubber Room”
If you hear me use the phrase “rubber room,” I’m referring to this New Yorker article, an oldie but goodie (August 31, 2009) about teachers being paid not to teach: More than that, publicly educated...
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Link: What does it take to get fired?
A recent New York Times article, “Found to Have Misbehaved With Pupils, but Still Teaching”, gives examples of teachers who did wildly inappropriate things in the classroom, but because of arbitration...
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Video: Teachers’ union image problem?
As part of its coverage of the Wisconsin recall election, the opinion page of the Wall Street Journal published the results of a survey showing that people (including teachers) have a lower opinion of...
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“Parent trigger” laws endorsed by mayors
In June, the U.S. Conference of Mayors passed a resolution in support of “parent trigger” laws, which allow parents to band together and force change–including, in some instances, conversion of their...
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A Romney education advisor fills in some details at the convention
At this week’s Republican National Convention, the Hechinger Report interviewed Jim Peyser, a partner at NewSchools Venture Fund and a Romney education advisor. Peyser talked about shrinking the...
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Chicago charter schools are open, despite teacher’s union strike
The Chicago teachers’ strike continues, and thousands of students who attend public schools have nowhere to go. At Chicago’s charter schools, however, it’s business as usual. “Charter school leaders:...
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“Won’t Back Down” movie review: A road map for parent activism
“Wait” means, “It’ll never happen.” So says Principal Thompson (played by Ving Rhames), the leader of the fictional Rosa Parks Charter School, a high-performing charter with a long waiting list, in the...
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[Opinion] Charter school students succeed
As I mention on my About page (archive), I’ve been a school choice supporter for a long time, but my long-time friend Victoria Rico inspired me to do something about it—namely, start this blog....
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