Open

Spent part of Wednesday at a gathering of folks who are into open content and open source.   You could even say it’s the folks who have a monopoly on open right now…Anyway, really interesting conversations and learned a lot more than I new about the issue.  I’m left with a couple of questions though.   First, in …

Ted Preston

Very sad to report that the education world lost Ted Preston over the weekend to cancer. Ted’s been featured here on the blog and his work has as well. He was a genuinely good person and terrific colleague. With his background Ted could have done a variety of things, and he decided to turn his attention …

Richard Whitmire: Why I Put Myself On A Success Academy Writing Diet

By Richard Whitmire I totally get the outsized coverage we’re seeing of Eva Moskowitz and Success Academy charter schools in New York. In years past, I’ve been guilty of the same. But there’s a reason I pulled back. First, let’s discuss Eva’s appeal, which is hard to resist. Moskowitz is one of those rare, swashbuckling …

Eduwonk, 100 Percent Comey Free Today! Skandera Leaving NM, Pension Problems In PA, Choice In OH, DeVos On The Hill, NCTQ On ESSA & Teachers, Tidal Wave For Teachers Unions, Summit, Fast Kids, More!

Publishing snafu had tomorrow’s fish pictures up today, sorry about that. They’ll be up for good tomorrow.  Today: Bonnie O’Keefe on student teacher interactions in ECE and policy. Hanna Skandera did a good job in New Mexico. It’s too bad the Trump team was too dysfunctional to figure out how to get her aboard. She’s …