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Local Educators Seek New Takes on Governance

That is a sub-title in one of the 2014 Education Week “Quality Counts” editions (p. 3, 1/9/14). “Extreme Makeover” is part of the article title on the next page. The edition’s subsequent stories are...

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District School Principals: Unsurprising Recruiting Difficulties

Who would want to do a job with mediocre pay, high expectations, and little authority in many of the areas quite likely to significantly impact their effectiveness? For example, the vast majority of...

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THE OVER-EXTENDED ELECTORATE

One of the key reasons why school systems need to be less dependent on political processes is because, at best, the political process is a “sausage factory”. Expecting too much from the political...

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PA Union Puts Kibosh On Teachers’ Charitable Giving

Pennsylvania wants their teachers to be kind, charitable souls — but only if they’re kind and charitable in a union-approved manner. The Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) is coming under...

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Another Great Superintendent ― Passing Through

As I read about Terry Grier’s ongoing “impressive” career, I gave “thanks” that there are still people with his determination and talent willing to do their best under the very difficult ―...

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A Lesson in Propaganda: Reporting of Nation’s Report Card Results

Despite important, but rarely noted criticisms like test-takers’ weak incentives to give maximum effort, the periodic National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is widely referred to as the...

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