For teachers to develop professionally, they must be led by a master. During my first nine years in public school, I taught under seven directors in the sa
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Are Black Parents Sheep? How to Gin Up Charter School Fears With Subprime Mortgage Analogies
Like millions of Americans who took the deep dive into subprime mortgages with a viewing of “The Big Short,” I emerged from the theater seething at the unc
Not Feeling the Bern: Why Bernie Got It Wrong on Charter Schools
Bernie Sanders, white knight of social justice-loving liberals (like myself), has gone ahead and disappointed me one week into 2016. Lovely. Sanders was re
A Disappointing Alliance on Friedrichs: E4E and AFT
Educators 4 Excellence (E4E) is an organization I admire. Since its inception both the mission and vision have been clear: To ensure that the voices of cla
Teacher Voices: 3 E4E members Share Their Perspectives on Friedrichs v. CTA
Evan Stone and Sydney Morris have authored a short blog explaining how their organization, Educators 4 Excellence, took a position on Friedrichs v. CTA, an
A Practical Approach to Closing For-Profit Charter Schools
National for-profit charter school operators have increasingly been in the press lately, and not for good reasons. Based on how often for-profit operators
