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N.Y. Post: Escaping the Union 6 May 2009 | 12:55 am
In today’s Post, I write about charter-school teachers at two KIPP schools trying to get rid of the UFT: Teachers at two of the most successful charter schools in New York City made a simple request o...
N.Y. Post: Teacher-Tenure Trap 27 Apr 2009 | 11:58 pm
In this morning’s Post, I beat on about one of my favorite topics: the absurdity of running a school system based on seniority and tenure: WHAT does it take to lose your job as a public- school teache...
N.Y. Post: Dr. Tom’s Dirty Tricks 16 Apr 2009 | 02:06 am
In this morning’s Post, I look at the crusade for a soda tax in New York: WANT a lesson in political cynicism, dressed up as concern for public health? Then grab the latest issue of the New England Jo...
Welcome to Neuroworld 12 Apr 2009 | 03:16 am
Folks, I’ve started a new blog on the new True/Slant network. It’s called Neuroworld. I like to think of it as a newswire of human stupidity. Basically, it follows advances in neuroscience and humanit...
N.Y. Post: Obama’s Charter-School Challenge 25 Mar 2009 | 12:18 am
In today’s Post, I look at what Obama’s been saying about charter schools … and how he can make his commitment to them real: FRESH evidence of charter schools’ success should put President Obama on th...
Oregon Trail for the iPhone 12 Mar 2009 | 02:50 am
It’s $6. It looks awesome. That is all.
AFF Tonight: The Road Back to Capitalism 6 Mar 2009 | 06:04 am
I’ve been remiss in not promoting this AFF panel tonight, on which I’m speaking: On March 5th, the Obama Administration will have been in office for over a month. Since the loss of the election in Nov...
Fixing the Teaching Trade 4 Mar 2009 | 09:51 am
Matt Yglesias has a good post on the teaching trade — making the case, essentially, that teacher turnover isn’t such a bad thing. So long as we get some good, productive years out of those turning-ove...
N.Y. Post: Prez’s Challenge to NYC Teachers 3 Mar 2009 | 01:48 am
In today’s Post, I take a look at Obama’s commitment to merit pay: In his speech before Congress, in his stimulus bill and in his new budget, President Obama has sent a clear message to the educrats w...
Some Cultural Federalism From O 28 Feb 2009 | 01:11 am
The Era of Big Government may be back, budget-wise. But at least we’re starting to see some dividends on cultural federalism: Obama’s attorney general finally makes some noises that the federal govern...
