Tag: schools

I’ve written before about what a big fan I am of WBUR’s On Point, hosted by Meghna Chakrabarti. Today’s show focused on educational technology, specifically why classroom technology has had such a difficult time establishing itself as a learning tool in our traditional schools. During the conversation, Chakrabarti made the point that even Silicon Valley…

If we are ever going to invent a new system of learning for our kids, we need to change the role of teaching. Teachers will need to disappear so that new positions – some call them learning coaches – can be introduced. But, until that time, we are morally and ethically responsible for trying to…

Late last year my friend Lawrence Kohn, a co-leader at Houston Education Leadership Partners, shared a post titled “Why Public Schools Need Authentic Family Engagement Now More Than Ever.” Kohn writes: “My colleague, Dr. Vikas Mittal from Rice University, recently made a great post about Houston ISD and customer satisfaction, pointing out that the academic…

Most of us think disengagement in school only impacts those who are struggling with learning. But that’s not the case. When I was a school principal, I witnessed many students demonstrating what might be called “compliant learning behaviors.” “Compliant learners” will follow classroom rules, complete homework, and do well on tests, but when you ask…

Higher education is not a primary focus of ABPTL, but an article posted by The Atlantic this morning caught my eye. The article, “Grad School Is in Trouble,” begins: “Jennie Bromberg was somehow still exuberant last weekend about her future career in public health. In January, she interviewed for a competitive Ph.D. program in epidemiology…

I’ve never been a big Jeb Bush fan – either as a governor, a presidential candidate, or an educational reformer. But portions of his opinion piece in today’s EducationWeek online made sense to me, especially his advice on national accountability and family choice. Bush writes: “The federal government often falls short of solving our most…

It was bound to happen. With all of the cuts Elon Musk and his DOGE folks made in areas like public education, they were bound to eliminate funding for a project that was actually working and working extremely well. The 74 reported the following this week in two separate articles: “When Mississippi lawmakers in 2013…

Donald Trump doesn’t impress me as someone who is interested in the value of research. This was evident last week when his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) minions, led my Elon Musk, shut down grants and contracts for various research activities at the institute of Education Sciences (IES). Today, in an article published in The…