At Substack: Canceled (Again): How Is My Work a Threat to the Interest of the State of Maine?
Canceled (Again): How Is My Work a Threat to the Interest of the State of Maine?
dr. p.l. (paul) thomas
educator, public scholar, poet&writer - academic freedom isn't free
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At Substack: The “Science of Reading”: Another Titanic Reform Failure in Progress
The “Science of Reading”: Another Titanic Reform Failure in Progress
Understanding Education: Teach for America (TFA)
Teach for America (TFA) was founded in 1989 by Wendy Kopp, spurred by an undergraduate thesis from Princeton. TFA garnered a great deal of political and media support, notably during the Obama administration and concurrent with the popularity of charter schools (notably the Knowledge is Power Program [KIPP] charter school network). However, in recent years … Continue reading Understanding…
Understanding Education: National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ)
The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) was established in 2001 by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a conservative think tank dedicated to free market ideology. NCTQ has an anti-teacher education agenda that all of their reports confirm, regardless of the data or the methodology (this parallels decades of school choice and charter school research … Continue reading Understanding Education:…
At Substack: Understanding State Testing: South Carolina Edition
Understanding State Testing: South Carolina Edition
At Substack: How We Talk, Who We Are: Confessions of a Southern Academic
How We Talk, Who We Are: Confessions of a Southern Academic
At Substack: Poetry (and Reading): “Ruined in School”
Poetry (and Reading): “Ruined in School”
At Substack: “Science of” Advocacy Fails “Science” and Teaching/Learning
“Science of” Advocacy Fails “Science” and Teaching/Learning
At Substack: Poem: Everyone (salad days)
Poem: Everyone (salad days)
At Substack: Recommended: Koji Suzuki
Recommended: Koji Suzuki