MITUL Blog

Ravitch's Book Stimulates Symposium at New Republic Online
Fri, 03/19/2010 - 10:22

Richard RothsteinRichard RothsteinIf nothing else, The Death and Life of the Great American School System has stimulated the best debate since NCLB entered our lexicon empowering its...

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Ben Wildavsky, Diane Ravitch, Richard Rothstein
The Death and Life of the Great American School System
Tue, 03/16/2010 - 14:52

Diane RavitchDiane RavitchIt seems Diane Revitch is everywhere these days. Her new book is on its fifth printing just 16 days after its release, and when I last checked, Amazon had sold out again....

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Diane Ravitch
Union Presidents Wrestle with a Generational Divide Among Their Membership
Wed, 03/10/2010 - 15:53

Jerry JordanJerry JordanIn a new Education Week...

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UTLA Steps Up To the Plate
Tue, 03/09/2010 - 14:46

AJ DuffyAJ DuffyIn action taken last month by the Los Angeles Unified Board of...

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Dennis Van Roekel Urges "Collaboration" in Lieu of Mass Teacher Firings
Sat, 03/06/2010 - 19:54

Dennis Van RoekelDennis Van RoekelIn a press release Monday in response to the debacle of mass teacher firings in Central Falls, Rhode Island, NEA president...

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Broad Acres Elementary, Central Falls High
Two Types of Superintendents -- Why the focus on the quality of teaching and learning is disappearing in so many districts
Tue, 02/09/2010 - 16:13

Diane RavitchDiane RavitchIn ...

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Randi Weingarten Proposes Union's Path to Reform
Tue, 01/12/2010 - 16:14

Randi WeingartenRandi WeingartenIn a comprehensive speech at the National Press Club today entitled "A New Path...

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"Carrots and Sticks Are So Last Century" -- An Interview with Dan Pink by Claus von Zastrow
Tue, 01/05/2010 - 19:27

Dan PinkDan PinkPublic SchooL Insights editor Claus von Zastrow scooped the rest of the bloggesphere with his...

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Improving the Context for Teachers' Work Is the Key to Teaching Quality
Mon, 12/07/2009 - 21:08

NAEDNAEDA New Report from the National Academy of Education "Good Teaching Matters," released October 30, 2009 argues that the quality...

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National Academy of Education, Susan Wilson, teacher quality
Good Education Requires More Than Good Teachers
Sat, 10/24/2009 - 12:10

Susan Moore JohnsonSusan Moore JohnsonIn a new EPI Briefing Paper released October 26th, Harvard Professor Susan Moore Johnson...

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