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What are you thankful for in education?

by John Merrow on 21. Dec, 2011 in 2012 Presidential race, Arne Duncan, Current Events, Diane Ravitch, Early Childhood Education, Education Nation, Education Philosophies, Education Wars, Educational Language, Last In First Out, Michelle Rhee, Pre-K Education, Preschool, President Obama, Standardized tests, Teacher Training, Testing, The Influence of Teachers, pbs newshour, teachers unions, technology

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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Do you want your kids on THAT bus?

by John Merrow on 19. Oct, 2011 in Arne Duncan, Cheating, Diane Ravitch, Early Childhood Education, Education Wars, Educational Language, Last In First Out, Michelle Rhee, Politics, President Obama, Standardized tests, Talking the talk, Testing, The Influence of Teachers, innovation, pbs newshour, teachers unions, teaching

John Merrow rails against one element of the current education system.

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Some thoughts on Education Nation

by John Merrow on 28. Sep, 2011 in 2012 Presidential race, Arne Duncan, David Brooks, Diane Ravitch, Early Childhood Education, Education Nation, Education Wars, Educational Language, Last In First Out, Politics, Pre-K Education, Preschool, President Obama, Standardized tests, Teacher Training, Testing, The Influence of Teachers, innovation, joel klein, media, new york city, teachers unions, teaching, technology

John Merrow offers his thoughts on NBC’s Education Nation 2011.

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Get out the blender, kids

by John Merrow on 22. Sep, 2011 in Arne Duncan, Cheating, Diane Ravitch, Early Childhood Education, Education Wars, Educational Language, Last In First Out, Politics, Standardized tests, Talking the talk, Teacher Training, Testing, The Influence of Teachers, innovation, parenting, teachers unions, teaching, technology

Is blended learning the new future of education? John Merrow’s hopeful.

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Two Town Halls, and a peek into the future

by John Merrow on 30. Aug, 2011 in 2012 Presidential race, Arne Duncan, Cheating, Diane Ravitch, Early Childhood Education, Education Wars, Educational Language, Last In First Out, Michelle Rhee, Politics, Pre-K Education, Preschool, President Obama, Standardized tests, Testing, innovation, media, paul vallas, race, reading, teachers unions, teaching, technology

John Merrow on the two “Town Hall” events he attended at the end of August 2011 — and what it tells us about the future of education journalism.

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Steven Brill and the berated dog

by John Merrow on 24. Aug, 2011 in Arne Duncan, Diane Ravitch, Early Childhood Education, Education Wars, Educational Language, Fred Rogers, Last In First Out, Op-ed, Politics, Pre-K Education, Preschool, President Obama, Standardized tests, Testing, The Influence of Teachers, innovation, joel klein, media, race, reading, teachers unions, teaching, technology

John Merrow looks at Steven Brill’s new book.

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An ‘act of war?’

by John Merrow on 09. Aug, 2011 in Arne Duncan, Cheating, Diane Ravitch, Early Childhood Education, Education Wars, Educational Language, Last In First Out, Politics, Pre-K Education, Preschool, President Obama, Standardized tests, Testing, The Influence of Teachers, innovation, parenting, pbs newshour, race, reading, teachers unions, teaching, technology

John Merrow looks at the recent change in NCLB standards.

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