by Jack Jennings | Sep 4, 2018 | academic standards, accountability, education research, federal education policy, federal funding, No Child Left Behind, politics, Race to the Top, school funding, teacher evaluations, teachers, testing
In December 2015, when President Barack Obama signed into law the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) — replacing the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 — congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle breathed a deep sigh of relief. Not only had NCLB grown...
by Jack Jennings | Sep 4, 2018 | civics education, democratic values, Uncategorized
If dentistry was considered a “dirty” profession, would we be surprised that people who became dentists were not of the highest quality? Think for a moment about your opinion of politics and of politicians. https://t.co/W5xhxmBRr8 https://t.co/aeiCCBSmCy...
by Jack Jennings | Sep 4, 2018 | civics education, democratic values, Uncategorized
When I was young, my parents bought a house in a neighborhood that German and Swedish Protestants were leaving because they did not want to live with Irish, Polish, Italian and other Catholics. Despite that feeling, we all survived, prospered, and even married those...
