K-12 Schools: Beyond the Rhetoric
In this blog, Jack Schneider, assistant professor at the College of the Holy Cross, hosted productive dialogues about contentious K-12 policy issues. This blog is no longer being updated.
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What Would Good Teacher Evaluation Look Like?
Jack Schneider and Mercedes Schneider talk about the current state of teacher evaluation, what reformers are pushing for, and what a high-functioning system might look like.
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Do All Reformers Know Each Other?
Jack Schneider and New Orleans educator Mercedes Schneider discuss the seeming insularity of education reform circles.
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A-F Grades for Schools
Jack Schneider and Mercedes Schneider discuss the A-F rating system used to evaluate schools in Louisiana and elsewhere.
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The 'Privatization' Agenda, New Orleans Edition
Jack Schneider and Mercedes Schneider discuss the so-called privatization agenda in public education.
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School Reform, New Orleans Style
Jack Schneider and Mercedes Schneider discuss school reform in New Orleans and the Recovery School District
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Introducing Teacher and Education Blogger Mercedes Schneider
Mercedes Schneider--no relation!--joins the conversation on K-12 Schools: Beyond the Rhetoric
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Charter Schools and the Most Disadvantaged
Jack Schneider and Travis Pillow discuss whether charter schools help or hurt the most disadvantaged students.
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The Charter School Lawsuit
Jack Schneider and Paul Reville discuss an impending lawsuit over the cap on charter schools in Massachusetts.
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Peril and Possibility for Teachers' Unions
Jack Schneider and former Massachusetts Secretary of Education Paul Reville discuss future directions for teachers unions.
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What Is Educational Technology Good for?
Why has ed tech had so little impact on the way we conduct education? And should it? Jack Schneider and Paul Reville discuss.
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Should We Provide Community College for All?
Should we provide free universal access to community college? Jack Schneider and former Massachusetts Secretary of Education, Paul Reville, discuss.
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Strengthening the Teaching Profession
Jack Schneider and former Massachusetts Secretary of Education Paul Reville discuss the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), looking at how Congress might approach ESEA reauthorization in a manner that strengthens the teaching profession.
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What's Worth Keeping in NCLB?
Jack Schneider and Paul Reville discuss the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, paying particular attention to how it might be improved from its current incarnation as "No Child Left Behind."