by Carol A. Josel | Sep 10, 2012 | Quotable Quotes
On the soon-to-be-released film Won’t Back Down with Viola Davis and Maggie Gyllenhall: “I cred several times despite knowing that this movie was funded by charter school privatizers seeking fistfuls of dwindling education dollars. I cried despite knowing...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 7, 2012 | Quotable Quotes
“The push for reform has emerged from a growing bipartisan consensus–joined by the Obama administration–that the old advancement model based on tenure and seniority wasn’t always working, with union-negotiated agreements viewed as sometimes...
by Carol A. Josel | Sep 3, 2012 | Quotable Quotes
“One reason for the teacher frustration is that the state’s [Virginia] math gurus have de-emphasized memorization of ‘conceptual thinking.’ The same philosophy has crept into English classes, where ‘creativity’ has been elevated...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 31, 2012 | Quotable Quotes
“The push for reform has emerged from a growing bipartisan consensus–joined by the Obama administration–that the old advancement model based on tenure and seniority wasn’t always working, with union-negotiated agreements viewed as sometimes...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 27, 2012 | Quotable Quotes
“NCLB concentrated on achievement gaps and increased accountability for high-need students, but it also encouraged states to lower standards and narrow their curricula, focusing on absolute test scores instead of student growth and gains. The problem was that a...
by Carol A. Josel | Aug 24, 2012 | Quotable Quotes
Kids are not test scores.” ~ Stephanie Simon, Reuters “There are numerous characters in education: students, teachers, administrators, school boards, parents, and communities, as well as a Greek chorus of educational experts, consultants, and bureaucrats....
