John analyzes Jerry Brown’s new reduction-of-test-prep plan in California.
The values behind ‘value-added’
John investigates the new turn towards “value-added” measures in education.
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.
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?
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.
Where do teachers come from?
A blog post inspired, in part, by John’s breakfast with Marshall “Mike” Smith of the Clinton administration.
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.
