There’s lots of talk about getting more teacher voices into public discussions about education. As there should be. What we don’t talk about as often, however, is this: Just because someone puts a microphone in front of you doesn’t mean you’re ready to represent your profession – or even yourself Read more
Paul Farhi, senior contributing writer for The Washington Post, recently wrote a commentary piece for The American Journalism Review (a publication from the University of Maryland Foundation, which examines how the media cover specific stories and broader coverage trends). Farhi’s article reflected on the way the American education system has Read more
American Teacher is a new full-length documentary based on the New York Times bestselling book Teachers Have It Easy, produced by co-authors Dave Eggers and Ninive Calegari and directed by Academy Award winning filmmaker Vanessa Roth. The film seeks to shed light on the startling statistics of the teaching profession—such Read more
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan sat down with Michel Martin, host of NPR’s Tell Me More on July 7 to talk about current issues in education. Duncan addressed several issues, how the current economic conditions are unduly affecting education, the cheating scandal in Atlanta Public Schools, No Child Left Behind, Read more
After a fantastic conference in Washington, DC with the National Center for Education Information and a nice holiday, I’m back. To ease back into things, I thought I’d have a little fun with educational jargon. Yesterday, John Merrow blogged about “The Joys of Jargon.” He listed the most annoying buzzwords Read more
The Center for Education Reform announces the launch of the Media Bullpen. This new virtual newsroom brings accountability to education news. Each day CER’s “umps” analyze the media on education and score who’s got it right — and who struck out. The Media Bullpen is a fun way to Read more
Last week, a joint letter from the chancellors of The California State University, the University System of Maryland, and the State University of New York was delivered to Brian Kelly, Editor of U.S. News and World Report. The letter was among many that have been submitted by colleges and universities Read more
U.S. News & World Report and the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) today announce the launch of a landmark survey of more than 1,000 schools of education across the country. Unprecedented in its scope and comprehensiveness, the project will rate the quality of teacher training programs currently producing over Read more