Peter Greene has been a classroom secondary English teacher for over thirty-five years. He lives and works in a small town in Northwest Pennsylvania, blogs at Curmudgucation, and is Midwest Regional Progressive Education Fellow.
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Gage Skidmore
Picking Apart Betsy DeVos’ Priority List
The Department of Education’s new proposed priorities for deciding who to gets grant money says a lot about how DeVos will wield her power. more
Takvr
The Janus Decision Is Wrong, But Teachers Know How to Organize Around It
Union supporters say Janus is a big blow, but for many educators like me, it will be nothing new. The question is, what are the practical effects? more
Governor Tom Wolf
Pro-Public Education Democrats Are Winning Big in Pennsylvania
In a recently de-gerrymandered state, Democrats standing up for public education hit on a winning strategy. more
Atomazul
Why Teachers Strike (It’s Not All About Money)
As a past union president, I know there’s nothing teachers would rather do less than strike. Getting a majority of them to do so is really, really hard. more
Gage Skidmore
DeVos Unfiltered: Education Reform Began in 380 BC and Public School Students are ‘Trapped’
The Education Secretary let it all hang out at the tenth annual National Summit on Education Reform. Her remarks to the exceptionally friendly crowd are worth a close look. more
Gage Skidmore
Picking Apart Betsy DeVos’ Priority List
The Department of Education’s new proposed priorities for deciding who to gets grant money says a lot about how DeVos will wield her power. more
U.S. Department of Education
There Is No Such Thing as an Average School—and That Matters
We talk about education generally, but your children go to school very specifically. more
woodleywonderworks
Your Guide to “Personalized Learning”
The Next Big Thing in education offers great promise, but there are many, many devils hiding in the details. more
How Online Charter Schools Hurt Small Town America
Cyber schools drain rural districts of much needed funds, do a lousy job of educating, and use taxpayer dollars to advertise. more
Why the U.S. News Best High School Rankings Are Like Basketball
If we believe that a successful school curates students to be good test takers who will do lots of AP tests, then maybe these ratings mean something. more
Nic McPhee
Why the Status Quo for Teachers May Not Change, Despite DeVos and Trump
We could be years away from knowing what the new education law will bring. That’s because education policy is like the worst game of telephone ever. Here’s how. more
schoolchoiceweek
At CPAC, Betsy DeVos Takes the Wrong Lesson from Obama's Education Reforms
DeVos's cynical assertion that spending money on public schools doesn't help students comes out of punitive policies advocated by Democrats. Thanks, Obama. more
Hasta La Vista Arne! Duncan’s Failed Education Legacy
Looking at all the targets that Duncan and the current Education Secretary King set up, shot at, and missed can help us understand what we face in the coming years. more
If You Think the Economy is Improving, You Probably Don’t Work in a Public School
Schools have spent eight years trying to budget cut their way to health. more
A Community Is More of a Community When It Has a School
A place where all people can come together to nurture one of their most precious resources. more
The Center for American Progress—Not Progressive on Education
CAP brings revolving door politics to education. more
What Went Wrong With Teach For America
Some people want poor people educated in ways that will make them more useful to corporate America. more
Straight Talk About Standardized Tests
There are fundamental differences between the tests I give my students and the tests mandated by the federal government. more
Pennsylvania: How to Create a School Financial Crisis
Rome wasn’t burnt in a day. There are several stations on the way to schoolmageddon. more
