The Republican convention in Cleveland has -- no surprise -- brought forth its platform today. The sections referring to K-12 education also...

When asked recently how the poor can lift themselves out of poverty, Bill Gates answered that they should raise chickens. And then preceded...

Education Week, the erstwhile serious outlet for news about public education, has taken a turn. Today, Ed Week published a puff piece exto...

Occasionally, authors receive feedback from a reader that says in effect, "I believe what you wrote; you're on course." And ...

The great irony is that the charter school movement was launched decades ago as a solution to the "problem" that special needs stu...

Arizona is a leader in the charter school movement. They lead in % of students in charter schools, and they lead the world in "Lack of ...

I have kept no secret at this Blog that I consider the BASIS charter school chain to be a disaster. If you wonder why, read here , and he...

On February 4, 2016, I was honored to have the opportunity to address the Ohio Deans Compact in Dublin, Ohio. The title of my talk was sugge...

Earlier, I reported the experiences of a teacher in a charter school who was fired by the school's managers/owners. Two things make the...

The year 2015 was one of exciting developments in the area of K-12 public education in America. Unfortunately, most of the excitement was...