Homegrown Textbooks
“The problem with mass-produced textbooks…was that they can cost $65 each and aren’t aligned with Minnesota’s math tests so the district would be paying for whole chapters that are never…
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School Reform’s Shortcomings
Diane Ravitch walks us through the history of school issues and the failed reform policies in the American educational system. The black-white achievement gap, test scores that diverge along socioeconomic…
Jobs and Education
Technology and higher education have been enjoying a symbiotic relationship in recent years. Apple’s creative visions have been coming to life and flourishing on academic platforms, but now that Steve…
Finland’s Got Education Down
This article is a gem from a recent Longreads selection, on the subject of education. Finland’s got an optimally functioning educational system, one that America can learn a thing or…
The Latest in Censorship
Haruki Murakami was removed from a summer reading list for middle schooler and high school students in one New Jersey school district. Apparently, some of the language in Norwegian Wood…
New School
Wired’s got an article on technologically-informed education—Khan Academy, an educational website in which, “Students, or anyone interested enough to surf by, can watch some 2,400 videos in which the site’s…
Erase to the Top
Another miraculous educational turnaround, another example of rampant cheating. I think we’ve seen enough of a pattern now of school districts doing a quick turnaround only for the numbers to…
Grading Teachers
Mother Jones published an article about the latest battle on the education front—evaluating teachers, which is re-raising issues about what public school model works best. The implementation of the new…
Undergrads Beware
An article in the Atlantic discusses the Washington Post’s graph that charts undergraduate degrees and their expected income levels. The Post’s graph seems pretty deterministic (or maybe it just reflects…
Undervalued Teachers
“People talk about accountability, measurements, tenure, test scores and pay for performance. These questions are worthy of debate, but are secondary to recruiting and training teachers and treating them fairly.…
Rosie the Riveter High School
There’s so much to love about this story–the use of a feminist icon as an educational motivator for women in non-traditional trades; the acknowledgment that jobs dominated by women aren’t…
BAD MOMMY: How to Get Your Child into School Without Showing Your Underwear
My first preschool tour was not a good experience. It was going okay until I realized I had dirty underwear balled into the leg of my pants. At first I…