Like most education-focused news outlets, the Hechinger Report claims that it “provides in-depth, fact-based, unbiased reporting.” Yet, somehow, it usually ends up dishing the same old formulaic propaganda supportive of […]
Like most education-focused news outlets, the Hechinger Report claims that it “provides in-depth, fact-based, unbiased reporting.” Yet, somehow, it usually ends up dishing the same old formulaic propaganda supportive of […]
It’s pretty shocking that MVP, a k-12 math provider, would sue a parent for being critical of its Common Core math curriculum. But before we get into the MVP lawsuit, […]
It’s that time of year again. As millions of youngsters return to school, thousands of journalists cast about for a once-a-year education-themed story. As one might expect with such sporadic […]
In years of observing the behavior of staff at the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation and Institute I haven’t noticed much of the “open-mindedness [and] humility” claimed on its website.[1] More […]
Some years ago, during the heat of a presidential campaign I assembled some policy-relevant and time-sensitive research on the top education policy topic of the day. I could have published […]
With the passage of the OPEN Government Data Act in January 2019, data interoperability of federal governmental agencies to/from each other can occur. This was seen as good bipartisan legislation […]
Students are often presented with distracting, sometimes very inappropriate online ads while using school issued computers and software. These ads pop up or appear as side-bar recommendations to click here, […]
The Alliance Defending Freedom has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights regarding the sexual assault of a 5 year old little girl in […]
In December 2017 The Huffington Post published this piece, Risks Of Fraud In Competency-Based Education, written by David Halperin, where he reviews the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Inspector […]
Sign the petition — this bill is being heard this Friday, March 2, 2018, 1pm EST. Maryland has an important bill asking to keep school children safe by setting age […]
There have been calls for more gun legislation and the banning of certain types of firearms and accessories in the wake of the Parkland, FL school shooting. There can […]
Education is global and 21st Century skills are pursued in many countries based on theories from education reformers and non-governmental organizations. Newly trained teachers have been taught children […]
As hard cover history books and documents are replaced digitally, it is imperative to retain ‘first’ versions of documents. Publishing research on blogs or digital platforms are invaluable as they […]