by David Safier You're in danger of getting injured if you stand between former D.C. Ed Supe Michelle Rhee and a microphone — unless the interviewer wants to talk about the probable cheating on standardized tests which occurred on her watch. Rhee loves data. Give her test scores to look over, and she's in heaven. … Read more
by David Safier Mark Stegeman sent a constituent letter out today, and he was good enough to send me a copy. (NOTE: Though our disagreements about MAS have been pretty extreme, Mark and I have been casual friends for a number of years. We have talked about TUSD related issues since he has been on … Read more
by David Safier It's a longstanding truism that parents say, "Schools are awful — except the school my child goes to, of course." But here's the weird thing. Parents seem to like their own child's school considerably more than they used to, despite the continual barrage of education bashing. This information comes from a recent … Read more
by David Safier There's a new book out trashing teachers' unions and singing the praises of charters — Steve Brill's "Class Warfare." I haven't read it, but it sounds like it sings the same old "education reform" tune. Sara Mosle reviewed the book in the NY Times Book Review, taking apart its premises beautifully, using … Read more
by David Safier The TUSD board will consider removing Mark Stegeman as president. Even if he's ousted, he'll still be on the board, of course. I think the ouster would be a good move, even though the replacement may not be much of an improvement, and Stegeman is scheduled to end his tour as president … Read more