Jonathan Kozol

"The Great Expectations School" Paperback Gets AFT President Randi Weingarten's Endorsement

Dan Brown | Posted 10.20.2008 | Living

Read More: American Federation of Teachers, Leo Casey, Randi Weingarten, Jonathan Kozol, Teach for America, New York City Teaching Fellows, Teacher Quality, Barack Obama 2008, Eduwonk, Education, Eduwonkette, United Federation of Teachers, Anya Kamenetz, Generation Debt, Uft, National Book Award, Aft, Standardized Testing, Education Reform, Teachers, Living News
Dan Brown

Classrooms are ready-made for great stories. Comprised of twenty-some children and one adult, bound by a common mission, they are intersections of you...

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On Reform and Mayoral Control of New York City's Public Schools

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 03.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Community Service Society of New York (CSS), Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Brown v. Board of Education, Charter Schools, Pay for Performance, Mayoral Control, The Leadership Academy, Center for New York City Affairs, Jonathan Kozol, Savage Inequalities, Independent Commission on Public Education (iCOPE), Politics News
Arlene M. Roberts

In any discussion about education reform in New York City public schools, the recurring question is whether or to what extent mayoral control should be extended.

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The School Accountability Trap

Dan Brown | Posted 09.20.2007 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Testing, Education, No Child Left Behind, Standardized Testing, Jonathan Kozol, High Stakes Testing, No Child Left Behind Reauthorization, Politics News
Dan Brown

The definition of the word "accountability" is under attack by interests with an eye for pumping up statistics rather than students' actual learning.

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