Today’s Los Angeles Times editorial, Was adopting Common Core a mistake?, makes some great points. Here’s an excerpt: I’m adding it to The Best Articles Sharing Concerns About Common Core Standards.

A few days ago, I posted Questions About Sugata Mitra & His “Holes In The Wall.” Here’s a guest post Rory Gallagher wrote in response. Feel free to continue the conversation in the comments section. Rory Gallagher’s “bio”: Teacher of … Continue reading →

Sympathy for the Luddites is a column by Paul Krugman in The New York Times. It’s an insightful analysis of the economic challenges facing many of us, and a recognition that education is not the primary tool for changing economic … Continue reading →

Harvard researcher Roland Fryer seems to just not want to give up on proving the effectiveness of extrinsic motivation among students, even though all the money he’s spent has proven to be unsuccessful. His latest failure was bribing kids with … Continue reading →

Gates Foundation looking to make nice with teachers is a fascinating article in The Seattle Times about what might be a key turning point in “school reform.” Here’s an excerpt: What’s clear: the foundation wants teachers’ help more than ever … Continue reading →

The Dictatorship of Data: Robert McNamara epitomizes the hyper-rational executive led astray by numbers is an excellent article in the MIT Technology Review. Here’s an excerpt: I’m adding it to The Best Resources Showing Why We Need To Be “Data-Informed” … Continue reading →

Here are two more additions to The Best Posts & Articles On The New NCLB Reauthorization Bill: Slim chances for new version of No Child Left Behind is from The Hechinger Ed blog. Plans to replace ‘No Child’ law bring … Continue reading →

Here are two new additions to The Best Posts & Articles On The New NCLB Reauthorization Bill: House Republican Introduces Education Bill is from The New York Times. ELL Accountability Could Widen Under Harkin NCLB Bill is from Education Week.

Which road will we choose? is a post by Arthur Camins, director of the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education. It’s related to his recent article in Phi Delta Kappan, Two Roads Diverge for American Education (unfortunately, the … Continue reading →

I’ve posted in the past about my concern, and the concerns of others, about the work of many economists, especially when they base their conclusions on models and not what really happens in the world. Should We Trust Economists? is … Continue reading →