How many times have you heard of athletes who signed mega-million dollar contracts and who went broke? They include baseball players Tony Gwynn, Bill
Category: Education
Rita Pierson: “Every kid needs a champion”
Is there any profession more important or demanding than teaching? Think about it. How many jobs require mastery of the multiplicity of skills that
Don’t just blame the teachers
When it comes to cheating in our schools, don’t just blame the teachers. While we’re at it, let’s give the students a break as
What we should (but won’t) learn from the latest test-cheating scandal
Georgia state prosecutors have indicted 34 teachers, administrators and principals for altering students’ answers on standardized tests in the Atlanta public school system. Is
Minnesota and Colorado: Where the progressive agenda is alive and…progressing
Progressive ideas are alive in 2013—and not just as talking points. They reflect what Americans actually value and want, and nowhere is that more
The student loan bubble is about to burst
The ever-insightful and knowledgeable Yves Smith, writing at Naked Capitalism, points to a potential trigger for the next economic crisis—the bursting of the massive
Corporate advertising on the school bus and in your kid’s backpack
Here’s a riddle: What’s big, bright, and yellow, rides on four wheels, and markets junk food to kids five days a week? If you
Go do your homework while I watch the game
“Do as I say, not as I do.” Do you remember that expression? It’s stuck in my memory from childhood days. Lately it has been
What evaluation of NFL referees and teachers have in common
The “real” NFL officials are back, but that doesn’t mean that all will be well. One of the key areas of contention in the
Nate Silver: 2012 (Data)person of the year
It’s official. Time magazine recently anointed Barack Obama as the 2012 Person of the Year. With all due respect to the editors of Time—and