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Walt Gardner's Reality Check

Walt Gardner taught for 28 years in the Los Angeles Unified School District and was a lecturer in the UCLA Graduate School of Education. This blog is no longer being updated.

Education Opinion Teachers' Union Shoots Itself in the Foot
Teachers unions are unwittingly digging their own graves by opposing reasonable changes to school rules.
Walt Gardner, January 9, 2017
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Education Opinion A Closer Look at the Education Marketplace
If competition has not improved customer satisfaction in airlines, banking, cable TV and the like, why would it do any better in education?
Walt Gardner, January 6, 2017
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Education Opinion Do Disparate Discipline Rates Confirm Racism?
Black students who want to learn are denied the opportunity because schools are fearful of being sued when there are disparate disciplinary outcomes.
Walt Gardner, January 4, 2017
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Education Opinion How to Improve the Teacher Workforce
Money alone will not improve the teacher workforce.
Walt Gardner, January 2, 2017
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Education Opinion Why Gender-Segregated Schools Persist
Gender-segregated schools have unintentional negative effects.
Walt Gardner, December 30, 2016
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Education Opinion Will More Money Improve Schools?
It's not how much money is spent on schools that matters, but how it is spent.
Walt Gardner, December 28, 2016
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Education Opinion School Vouchers Are Not New
Vouchers were once used in New Zealand but had a series of unintended consequences.
Walt Gardner, December 26, 2016
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Education Opinion 'Persistently Dangerous' Schools
Nothing worries parents more than violence on school campuses.
Walt Gardner, December 23, 2016
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Education Opinion Stress Is Inevitable for Success
If students can't stand the heat, then they should stay out of the kitchen.
Walt Gardner, December 21, 2016
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Education Opinion Are Progressive Educators the Villains?
Whether the changes in the curriculum were due exclusively to progressivism or to other factors is still not completely clear.
Walt Gardner, December 19, 2016
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Education Opinion How to Evaluate Teachers Fairly
If observations of teachers are not done by certified personnel, evaluations need to be viewed skeptically.
Walt Gardner, December 16, 2016
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Education Opinion The Private School Advantage
Traditional public schools cannot possibly compete with private schools.
Walt Gardner, December 14, 2016
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Education Opinion Dueling Editorials Over Detroit Charters
The secretary of education should not be a cheerleader for charter schools.
Walt Gardner, December 12, 2016
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Education Opinion Banning Classics Shortchanges Students
It's time to stand up to those who oppose banning classics because of offensive content.
Walt Gardner, December 9, 2016
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