Those who can’t teach, pass laws about how to evaluate teachers.

Those who can’t teach, pass laws about how to evaluate teachers.

We should totally ban for-profit charters. For-profit's first obligation is to its stockholders, not to its children.

What should we think of someone who never admits error, never entertains doubt but adheres unflinchingly to the same ideas all his life, regardless of new evidence? Doubt and skepticism are signs of rationality. When we are too certain of our opinions, we run the risk of ignoring any evidence that conflicts with our views. It is doubt that shows we are still thinking, still willing to reexamine hardened beliefs when confronted with new facts and new evidence.

Research does not support any part of Race to the Top

Accountability makes no sense when it undermines the larger goals of education.

Without knowledge and understanding, one tends to become a passive spectator rather than an active participant in the great decisions of our time.