By now, most of you have awaken to the news that Gov. John Bel Edwards’ effort to derail Louisiana’s education progress was blocked by BESE. As is usually the case, the media has shown its loyalty to the education reform movement and either failed to notice that Wednesday’s special meeting continued after the highly publicized […]
There’s an old saying that people use when they want to tell someone to do what they are tasked to do, or move on so someone else can. Maybe someone could help me remember? It might be of interest to the people of Louisiana that Superintendent of Education, John White, is now on his 14th […]
These days, it is hard to tell which political faction is pushing for the different components of education reform, but it is clear that the unified-bipartisan effort has fractured. The parting of ways is mostly due to the nomination, and subsequent confirmation, of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education. It has become increasingly more clear […]
As you know, the current accountability system has created a number of inequities in our state from the classroom to the state level. In reviewing the presentation provided on the proposed accountability system, I fear that these inequities will not only continue, but also be exacerbated. While there is still a considerable amount of disagreement […]
For many years, the quote you see on the left has been burned into my mind. Every time I participate in a conversation about our state’s accountability system, it dominates my thoughts. Today, I attended the third meeting of the Governor’s ESSA Advisory Council. The council has been working in subgroups related to Standards, Assessments, […]
Before I get to the meat and potatoes of the blog, I want to put forth a disclaimer. The purpose of this blog is not to denigrate the hard work of teachers and support staff across the state of Louisiana. My intention is illustrate how a federally mandated system of accountability that allows all of […]
Thanks to the Louisiana Division of Administration’s commitment to transparency, I discovered some interesting things. While skimming through recent expenditures of the Department of Education, I came across a payment to Bellwether Education Partners for the amount of $44,000. Knowing that Bellwether is another one of those “well-funded” non-profits in the education reform market, I […]
In his second term as governor, Bobby Jindal drove a spear through the heart of the professional educator. It is clear that what he began, and a few continue, is an attempt to privatize public education by demeaning teachers, unfairly labeling them, and their schools, as failing and creating a false hope that the salvation […]
There was a time when journalists dreamed of publishing an expose’ that would catapult them to the top of the profession. I’m not saying that they don’t exist, anymore, but I believe they are rare. There is a disturbing trend in news media that I believe is the direct result of corporate takeover. There are […]
This blog is of special interest to any person who teaches public school, or has children who attend public school. On November 8th, Louisiana citizens will have the opportunity to vote for the candidate of their choice for President, Senator, Representative, Public Service Commissioner and a few others. The people elected will be tasked with […]
