What if there were a way to replace old, non-excellent teachers with fresh new ones—and best of all, make sure that the new teachers remain freshly excellent? Great news reader! The problem that has long stifled our public schools, causing … [Read more...]
Scot Lehigh vs. Professor Menino
From Scot Lehigh's column in the Boston Globe today comes this intriguing snippet: Over the years, as he’s been thwarted on various aspects of his education agenda, I’ve prodded Mayor Menino to support more Commonwealth charters. After the … [Read more...]
Charter School Attrition
Well, with Scot Lehigh once again burnishing the charter school myth in today's Globe, it's time once again to go to the numbers. Charter schools like to tout their test scores and long waiting lists, especially when advocating for more … [Read more...]
The Future of Unions?
Scot Lehigh is up to his usual in this column about Rep. Dan Winslow. Scratch the surface of a complex issue. Take at face value the pronouncements of a glib and ambitious politician. That's great journalism. Lehigh just loves Dan Winslow's … [Read more...]
“ROUNDING THE GLOBE’-16: Sabbath in the bunker with a Globe columnist
'ROUNDING THE GLOBE'-16: Critical analysis of Globe education coverage Spending Sabbath in the bunker with a Globe columnist Nu, so now the Globe has me working on the Sabbath. But what choice do I have? We are now three days into the … [Read more...]