HML Posts through May 2012

Author	Date	The Horace Mann League Blog  (http://www.horacemannleague.blogspot.com)
Abrams, Samuel	12-Feb	What the United States could learn from Finland about education reform.
ALEC Exposed.org	12-May	“ALEC Exposed in Wisconsin: The Hijacking of a State”
Ayers, John	12-Jan	A Discussion on Charter Schools
Bagin, Richard	11-Jun	Disabling the Education-Bashing Bandwagon ...
Baker & Weiner	11-Dec	Productivity Research, U.S. Dept. of Ed., and High Quality Evidence
Barkan, JoAnne	11-Jul	The Grand Coalition Against Teachers,
Beaumonte, Phyllis	12-Feb	Reject emphasis on charter schools unless safeguards in place
Beckford, Joe	12-Jan	Chinese Students Wanting to Attend US Schools
Berliner, David	10-Dec	Words of Wisdom: Research, Public Education, and Public Policy,
Bessie, Adam	11-Jan	Let's Not "Reform" Public Education,
Bill Ferriter, Bill	11-Nov	Innovation Interview Questions,
Bracey, Gerald	11-Apr	The Truth and Consequences of NCLB,
Brady, Marion	11-Jan	Has Public Education Peaked,
Bruckner, Martha	11-Mar	Privatization of the Public Schools: Pending Legislation,
Burbank, John		Here's what education reform ought to look like
Chaltain, Sam	11-Aug	How Many Sacred Cows Does It Take to Sustain A Movement?
Chomsky, Noam	12-Apr	The Assault on Public Education
Chrispeels, Janet	11-Jul	Collective Trust: Why Schools Can't Improve Without It,
Cole, Kaitlyn	12-Feb	10 Telling Studies Done on Longer School Days
Collins, Gail	11-May	Reading, ’Riting and Revenues,
Connie Goddard	12-Mar	Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland?
Cowen and others	12-Apr	Going Public: Who Leaves a Large, Longstanding, and Widely Available Urban Voucher Program?
Cuban, Larry	11-Sep	Serviceable Myths about the Dilemma-Laden Superintendency,
Darling-Hammond, Linda	11-May	The Service of Democratic Education,
Darling-Hammond, Linda	11-Jan	What High-Achieving Nations are Doing to Prepare Students,
Darling-Hammond, Linda	11-Apr	Test or invest? How NCLB Treats Schools Serving Nation’s Neediest,
Darling-Hammond, Linda		Value-Added Evaluation Hurts Teaching
Denvir, Daniel	12-May	How "No Child Left Behind" Unleashed a Nationwide Epidemic of Cheating
Derringer, Nancy	12-Mar	In Michigan charter schools, results no better than other public schools
Derringer, Nancy	12-Mar	In Michigan charter schools, results no better than other public schools
DeWitt, Peter	12-Mar	Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing: The Issue of Retention
Doctorow, E.L.	12-May	Unexceptionalism: A Primer
Easton, Billy	11-Sep	Cuomo Fails Public Schools,
Edgoose, Julian	11-Oct	Hope in the Unexpected: How Can Teachers Still Make a Difference?
Education Week	12-Jan	Report Awards Grades for Education Performance, Policy; Nation Earns a C
Egan, Kieran	10-Dec	Conflicting Goals of Education: An Interview with
Ewards, Mark	12-Feb	Our Digital Conversion
Fang, Lee	11-Nov	How Online Learning Companies Bought America's Schools,
Farhi, Paul	11-May	Five myths about America’s schools,
Farhi, Paul	11-Apr	Five Myths About the Common Core State Standards,
Farhi, Paul	12-Jan	Five myths about America’s schools
Farhi, Paul	12-Apr	Flunking the Test
Fast Company Staff	11-Jan	How would you spend $100 million on Education?
Fiske, Edward	12-Mar	Are International Comparisons Useful?
Florence	11-Jun	Another Look at the Mooresville Story – Connecting the Millennials,
Fredricks, Jennifer	11-Jul	Extracurricular Activities: An Essential Aspect of Education,
Gardner, Walt	12-Feb	Evaluate Teachers and Doctors the Same Way
Gelberg, Denise	11-Jun	Our Ailing Economy and the Education Cure,
Gillard, Golleen	12-May	Bully, the Documentary
Giroux, Henry A.	12-Mar	The Scorched-Earth Politics of America's Four Fundamentalisms
Glass, Gene	11-Nov	Fertilizer, Pills & Magnetic Strips Charter Schools: Making Public Schools Private
Granowsky, Alvin	11-Sep	No Child Left Behind—A Tale of Unintended Consequences,
Gregg & Gregg	11-Aug	The Paradox of Education Reform,
Groski, Paul	12-May	The Myth of the Culture of Poverty
Hankins. Lamar	11-Sep	Football for Jesus has Begun Again,
Hardison, Cathleen	11-Feb	No Child Left Behind: The Football Version,
Hardy, Lawrence	11-Nov	The Voucher Revival,
Hardy, Lawrence	11-May	Connected to the Future: Mooresville graded Schools, by
Harvey, James	11-Nov	Privatization: A Drain on Public Schools,
Harvey, James	11-Mar	Should Public Schools Do More to Protect Themselves from Privatization?
Heckman & Montera	11-Jan	School Reform: The Flatworm in a Flat World,
Hollingworth, Liz	11-Aug	Unintended Educational and Social Consequences of the NCLB,
Holman, Evelyn	11-Mar	Privatization of Public Schools: Charters and Vouchers,
Jennings, Jack	11-Nov	Higher Wages Would Attract, Keep Better Teachers,
Jennings, Jack	11-Jul	School Districts at Funding Cliff,
Jennings, Jack	12-Feb	Reflections on a Half-Century of School Reform
Jennings, Jack	12-May	A Civil Right to a Good Education
Jessen & DiMartino	11-Dec	Corporate Style Schooling: Marketing for Private Gain,
Jilani, Zaid	11-Jul	Meet the Billionaires Attempting to Takeover Public Educations,
Johnson, Steven	11-Mar	Where Good Ideas Come From,
Jukes, Ian	10-Dec	Digital Kids,
Knefel, Molly	12-May	Want to Appreciate Teachers? Stop Treating Their Students Like Dirt
Kohn, Alfie	11-May	“Well, Duh!” -- Ten Obvious Truths That We Shouldn’t Be Ignoring
Kohn, Alfie	10-Dec	The Deadly Effects of Tougher Standards in Education.
Kristof, Nicholas	11-Oct	Occupy the Classroom,
Krugman, Paul	12-Mar	Ignorance Is Strength
Laitsch, Dan	11-Jun	Taking Stock of Private School Vouchers,
Lakoff, George	11-Feb	What Conservatives Really Want,
Lemann, Nicholas	11-Sep	Schoolwork,
Levin, Ben	11-Oct	Research, Knowledge and the Teaching Profession,
Lezotte & Snyder	11-Oct	The Correlates of Effective Schools,
Lynch, Matthew	12-Jan	Understanding Parental Involvement
Mack, Julie	11-Jun	Is it fair to compare test scores between public and private schools?
Maddow, Racheal	11-Apr	Comparing Authoritarian or Libertarian Conservatism,
Marchant, Gregory	11-Apr	Myth-Based Education Policy,
Marder, Michael	11-May	Poverty/Schools/Charters/and American Technical Dominance,
Marx, Gary	11-Mar	Privatization of Public Schools: Intentions and Consequences,
Mathis, William	11-May	Beware of Economists Bearing Education Reforms,
Matt Damon	12-Feb	The American Teacher (a documentary)
McDiarmid, Bill	11-Jun	Are we creating dual school systems with charters, vouchers?
McKay, Jack	11-Apr	Playing Golf under Educational Accountability Rules,
McKay, Jack	12-Jan	"Ten Reasons Why Charter Schools Could Improve Education, but…."
McKay, Jack	12-May	Charter School Initiative - Letter to the Editor
Meier, Deborah	11-Dec	Schooling for Ruling
Merrow, John	11-May	The International Divide: School Reform,
Merrow, John	12-Jan	Education predictions for 2012
Michie, Gregory	11-Apr	The Trouble with 'Innovation' in Schools,
Miller, Lisa	11-Nov	Facts and Beliefs are Processed in Exactly the Same Way.
Morrell & Noguera	11-Aug	A Framework for Change: An Approach to School Reform,
Moyers, Bill	11-Feb	Facts Still Matter ...
Murray, John	12-May	Supporting Effective Teacher Learning in American Schools
Myatt, Mike	12-May	5 steps to becoming more interesting — and a better leader
NCEE	11-May	Ten Myths About Education in the U.S. - What It Will Take to Fix Schools,
Nelson and Greenough	12-Apr	MYTH: American employers cannot find a sufficiently educated American workforce.
NYC Educator	11-Mar	Next Season on Survivor,
Payzant, Thomas	12-Feb	The Problem With School Accountability Systems
Perry and McConney	12-Jan	Does the SES of the School Matter?
Poole, Isaiah	11-Jan	Starve Public Education: Top Ten Ways the Right Will Wreck Recovery,
Quillen, Ian	10-Nov	Mooresville, N.C., educators strategy to link technology to achievement,
Ramey, Jessie B.	12-Apr	What I Told The White House About Public Education
Ratner, Gary	12-May	In Defense of Our Children: When Politics, Profit and Education Collide
Ravitch Diane	11-Dec	The Death and Life of the Great American School System,
Ravitch, Diane	11-May	How Much Influence Should Corporations Have on Education Policy?
Ravitch, Diane	11-Sep	American Schools in Crisis,
Ravitch, Diane	11-Jun	Waiting for a School Miracle,
Ravitch, Diane	11-Jan	On Charter Schools, Diane Ravitch Debates James Merrimam,
Ravitch, Diane	11-Feb	Charters, Vouchers, and Policy Makers, ) (HML Annual Meeting)
Ravitch, Diane	11-Feb	Why America's teachers are Enraged,  (CNN Interview)
Ravitch, Diane	11-Dec	Whose children have been left behind?
Ravitch, Diane	12-Jan	Changing the Poisonous Narrative
Ravitch, Diane	12-Jan	Diane Ravitch Shares Views on Education Reform Efforts
Ravitch, Diane	12-Feb	Schools We Can Envy - Finland Public Education
Ravitch, Diane	11-Jan	Cultural Shock, by Barry Lynn interviewing Diane Ravitch
Ravitch, Diane	12-May	What You Need To Know About ALEC
Ravitch, Diane	12-May	Privatizing Public Education in Philadelphia?
Ravitch, Diane	12-May	Telling Lies About US Education
Ravitch, Diane	12-May	Do Our Public Schools Threaten National Security?
Rawls, Kristen	12-Mar	Barely Literate? How Christian Fundamentalist Homeschooling Hurts Kids
Realink Films	12-Jan	Race to Nowhere video clip
Reeves, Douglas	11-Dec	Choosing Choice,
Resmovits, Joy	12-Feb	Charter School Segregation Target Of New Report
Riddle, Joe	12-May	How can we have a more constructive conversation about education?
Riddle, Mel	11-May	PISA: It's Poverty Not Stupid,
Robinson, Sara	12-May	How the Conservative Worldview Quashes Critical Thinking -- and What That Means For Our Kids' Future
Robinson, Sir Ken	11-Mar	Changing Education Paradigms,
Rothkopf, Ernst	11-Jan	Elephant Tale - The Search for Grand Magical Remedies,
Sadovnik, A.	11-Apr	Waiting for School Reform: Charter Schools as Latest Imperfect,
Sahlbery, Paul	12-Apr	Four questions about education in Finland
Sahlbery, Paul	12-Apr	What can we learn from educational change in Finland?
Salovey & Solovey	10-Jan	Does Your Personality Influence Who You Vote For?
Sawchuk and Cavanagy	12-May	New K-12 Advocacy Groups Wield State-Level Clout
Sawchuk, Stephen	12-May	Foundation Cash Boosts Education Advocacy Groups
Sawchuk, Stephen	12-May	Relationship Between Advocacy Groups, Unions Uneasy
Schiller, Paul	12-May	How to Break Free of Our 19th-Century Factory-Model Education System
Schrag, Peter	11-Jun	Vouchers: They're Baaaaaack!
Schwartz, Allen	12-Feb	Mooresville’s Shining Example (It’s Not Just About the Laptops)
Shatzty,Joel	11-Jan	If Doctors Were Treated Like Teachers,
Sirota, David	11-Dec	What Real Education Reform Looks Like
Skellon, Nick	10-Nov	Why Emotion Will Usually Outweigh Logic In The Audience's Brains.
Slavin, Robert	12-Feb	Kiss Your Textbook Goodbye
Soul, Stephanie	11-Dec	Profits and Questions at Online Charter Schools ,
Stellar, Art	11-Nov	Welcome to the Jungle: The First 100 Days of a Superintendency,
Strauss, Valerie	11-Jul	Stand for Children: A Hometown Perspective of its Evolution,
Strauss, Valerie	12-Apr	Best part of ‘schools-threaten-national-security’ report: The dissents
Strauss, Valerie	12-May	How standardized tests are affecting public schools
Strauss,Valerie	11-Nov	NAEP: A flawed benchmark producing the same old story,
Strauss,Valerie	12-Jan	A primer on corporate school reform
Sylvia, Crystal	11-Jul	The Corporate Hijacking of Public Education,
Tabachnick, Rachel	11-Jul	School Choice: Taxpayer-Funded Creationism, Bigotry, & Bias,
Tashman, Brian	12-May	New Reconstrucitonist Documentary Wants Public Schools To "Give Children An Explicitly Christian Education"
Tavernise, Sabrina	12-Feb	Education Gap Grows Between Rich and Poor, Studies Say
Thomas, Don	11-Jul	Advocacy Groups to Promote Privatization of Public Education,
Thomas, Don	11-Aug	Effective Education for Diverse Student Populations,
Turner, Randy	11-Oct	No Child Left Behind Plan Doomed to Failure,
Underwood & Mead	12-Mar	A smart ALEC threatens public education
Underwood, Julie	11-Jul	Starving Public Schools,
Vollmer, Jamie	11-Apr	The Blueberry Ice Cream Story: A Businessman Learns a Lesson,
Vollmer, Jamie	12-Feb	The Ever Increasing Burden on America’s Public Schools
Ward, Olivia	12-Jan	ALEC - America’s Secret Political Power
Watkins, William	11-Dec	The Assault on Public Education: Confronting the Politics of Corporate School Reform
Wills & Sandholtz	11-Jan	Constrained Professionalism: Dilemmas of Accountability,
Zubrzycki, Jackie	12-Mar	Studies Find Charters Vary in Quality, Creativity