Larry Dake/Education

Larry Dake/Education

JJ Thompson photo. Unsplash.com *** What do the 2015 PISA Results Tell Us About American Schools?  An Encouraging Story…   by Larry Dake The public refrain has been familiar for some time now: “Public schools are in crisis and we have to fix them.”  This theme...
Brian Fay/Education

Brian Fay/Education

Wikipedia Martin Luther King Jr. and Civil Rights marchers.   Bravery In Education by Brian G. Fay My teaching career began long after the revolutions of the sixties and seventies. I wasn’t born until 1968 and so I never marched in the protests for Vietnam let...
Nancy Barno Reynolds/Education

Nancy Barno Reynolds/Education

Photo by Wokandapix (Pixabay) *** On Being A Teacher in Tough Political Times: Why? by Nancy Barno Reynolds So, I’ll tell you a little secret: On day one post-2016 U.S. presidential election, I considered quitting my profession – and I teach teachers how to...
Henry Giroux/Analysis

Henry Giroux/Analysis

© 2016 Gage Skidmore Donald Trump speaks to supporters at a campaign rally in Prescott Valley, Arizona, in October,  2016. *** War Culture, Militarism and Racist Violence Under Trump by Henry Giroux When history repeats itself with a vengeance, it generally signals a...