Has Teach for America Solved the Teacher Conundrum?
Cross-posted with MotherJones.com The Atlantic has a story in its January/February issue promisingly titled “What Makes a Great Teacher?” What indeed? As someone who follows education reform closely and occasionally writes about it, I clicked through to the article, eager to see what the writer, Amanda Ripley, had to say on one of the most puzzling, beguiling, confounding questions in all of education. What I found was far from inspiring or groundbreaking, and to be... Read More
Can merit pay boost Michigan’s ailing schools? Or, why I think Big Ten football could provide a clue to teacher merit pay
That’s the question asked in an article in today’s Detroit Free Press. Let the age-old teacher merit pay commence. After the jump, I break down the fors and againsts of the merit pay debate and put it into context of the Obama administration and Ed. Secretary Arne Duncan. I also offer a few fresh new ideas regarding merit pay. (Think bowl games and Big Ten football.) Join the conversation—let me know what you think. Read More Read More
