A modest proposal to save test prep

John analyzes Jerry Brown’s new reduction-of-test-prep plan in California.

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The values behind ‘value-added’

John investigates the new turn towards “value-added” measures in education.

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Back to basics

What are the basic tenets of education? John takes a stab at four of them — and how a focus in that direction could be good for American education.

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Education predictions for 2012

Is the year — with a Presidential election on tap — that we finally have broad discussions on the new role of public education?

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What are you thankful for in education?

John Merrow’s last blog post of 2011 looks at what we should be thankful for — and what we still have to worry about.

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Where do teachers come from?

A blog post inspired, in part, by John’s breakfast with Marshall “Mike” Smith of the Clinton administration.

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My ‘brilliant’ idea

Can a camcorder, a piece of poetry or prose, some basic editing software, and ingenuity transform public education? Let’s work on it.

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