Obama Education

A Test for Our Nation

Linda Darling-Hammond | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics


Linda Darling-Hammond

Today, the U.S. is the only industrialized nation whose next generation is on pace to be more poorly educated than the last -- a shocking blow to the American Dream. We need a new strategy.

Democracy Needs Us to Speak to School Children

Daniel Frank | Posted 10.09.2009 | Chicago


Daniel Frank

Colonel Francis Wayland Parker knew what President Obama knows: That advocating for public education is a patriotic and political act.

Colbert Lets 5th Grader Andy Gellman Argue Against Longer School Hours On Economic Grounds (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 10.07.2009 | Comedy


Fifth Grader Andrew Gellman took over for Stephen Colbert last night, doing the "Word" segment with the same ironic arguments and flare for the absurd...

Teachers Criticize Obama School Reform's Reliance On Tests, Charters As "Bush III"

Washington Post | Nick Anderson | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics


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How to Think

Terrance Heath | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics


Terrance Heath

One of our political parties now embraces that what one believes is more important than what one knows, and is where critical thought has been banished and"facts" are founded in belief.

Obama School Speech Conspiracies Endorsed By Republicans

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The White House on Friday dismissed as pointless the furor over President Barack Obama's plan to deliver a televised back-to-school...

Obama's Dream: A Model NYC High School

Kesi Augustine | Posted 08.28.2009 | New York


Kesi Augustine

When I heard President Barack Obama mention my Manhattan high school, Bard High School Early College, in his speech to the NAACP last week, I was paralyzed with surprise. I was not alone.

Obama's Call for Educating Women

David Gartner | Posted 07.06.2009 | World


David Gartner

Education, especially for girls and women, is the most highly leveraged investment now available for developing countries.

On Education, the Obama Administration Veers Off Course

Gerald Bracey | Posted 06.11.2009 | Politics


Gerald Bracey

How can the Obama administration get it right in education when its data are all wrong and its assumptions about its faulty data are flawed?

A Step Towards Equal Opportunity

Beth Shulman | Posted 06.10.2009 | Politics


Beth Shulman

If we want to live up to our promise of equal opportunity, we need to increase the size and number of Pell grants and give loan priority to those who need it most, just as President Obama is proposing.

At Sea Without a Compass: Chart a New Course for Education Reform

Karen Symms Gallagher | Posted 05.23.2009 | Politics


Karen Symms Gallagher

The federal government needs to call a public advisory committee, comprised of representatives from every stakeholder group that cares about what is happening in public schools.

Part II - Why Arts Education is a Matter of Social Justice and Why it will Save the World

Lucia Brawley | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics


Lucia Brawley

Culture has always been among America's greatest exports. And, "The arts can be life-saving and life-affirming for young people who have been discarded by the culture."

Sam Stein

Bachmann: Obama Wants "Re-Education Camps For Young People" (AUDIO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.07.2009 | Politics


Rep. Michele Bachmann, who has levied the most bizarre and outlandish critiques against President Obama since before he came into office, did not disa...

Answering President Obama's Call for Education

David C. Harvey | Posted 04.26.2009 | Politics


David C. Harvey

A crisis has been silently brewing in the American workforce for more than a decade. The U.S. Department of Education estimates that 32 million adults are considered to have low literacy skills.

Obama Education Plan Speech: Stricter Standards, Charter Schools, Merit Pay

AP | LIBBY QUAID | Posted 04.10.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama called for tying teachers' pay to student performance and expanding innovative charter schools Tuesday, embr...

Taking On the Lending Industry: Obama's Grand Plans for Education

Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics


Madeleine M. Kunin

When countries have successfully lifted themselves out of recessions, their investment in education has had the greatest impact. It's not a new idea.

On Education, Obama Blows It

Gerald Bracey | Posted 03.27.2009 | Politics


Gerald Bracey

I have not the expertise to address the merits of President Obama's speech to Congress on the issues of the economy. I do claim some expertise on education. He blew it.

Transform Education? Yes, We Must

Sir Ken Robinson | Posted 02.11.2009 | Politics


Sir Ken Robinson

Economically and culturally, the future of America and of the rest of world lies now in a different direction. It will depend on the vitality, diversity and creativity of all its people.

Obama Education Pick Arne Duncan 'Poster Child For No Child Resistance'

This Week In Education | Alexander Russo | Posted 01.18.2009 | Chicago


Many educators will be happy to know that, under Arne Duncan Chicago was the poster child for districts resisting and criticizing the law. Others may...

Arne Duncan's Task: Keep Spotlight on Education

Lorraine Forte | Posted 01.17.2009 | Chicago


Lorraine Forte

Focusing on what works for kids ought to come first, no matter which end of the political spectrum the idea comes from. This should remain the cornerstone of Duncan's decision-making.

Sam Stein

Obama On Economic Recovery: We Are Running Out Of Options

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.16.2009 | Politics


Barack Obama held a news conference Tuesday to announce the nomination of Arne Duncan as his Education Secretary. But the proceedings quickly took a d...

Arne Duncan: Obama's Education Secretary

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 01.15.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO — President-elect Barack Obama announced Arne Duncan, the head of the Chicago school system, as education secretary Tuesday and declared...

Education Attacks on Darling-Hammond Don't Fit Obama's Post-Partisanship

John Affeldt | Posted 01.13.2009 | Politics


John Affeldt

Calling Darling-Hammond a defender of the status quo is like calling Lincoln a defender of slavery because he wasn't as absolute in opposition as were some on his team of rivals.

Whom Will He Choose?

Martin Carnoy | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics


Martin Carnoy

With government as the investor of last resort, Obama has broad support to implement major changes in the educational, health care, and energy systems using federal money.

Obama Education Pick Sparks Conflict

AP | LIBBY QUAID | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama has not signaled what he will do to fix the country's failing schools, but his choice of education sec...