Change of Heart on Choice, Reform, Funding, and Unions: Time for Ed Is Playing!!

by Eddie | 12:18 pm, April 1, 2013

It’s been several days since I’ve had a chance to write here. The end of my spring break provided a lot of time for reflection on some issues that really have been bothering me. Now that I’ve had time to re-evaluate my well-known positions on some key education issues, I feel it is my obligation [...]

National School Choice Week Simply Means More Reasons to Celebrate

by Eddie | 11:17 am, February 1, 2013

I’m sad to see a successful School Choice Week winding down. There are almost too many different options of what to blog about. Rather than exercise a choice and just do one of the items, I’ve decided instead to blitz you with a bunch of neat items to bring to your attention:

Of course, don’t forget [...]

Climb (Dance & Tweet) Aboard the National School Choice Week Train with Me

by Eddie | 12:21 pm, January 25, 2013

It’s fun to be part of something big that promotes a great cause. And this year that something has grown bigger than ever before: National School Choice Week! This year I’m excited to see the national celebration spotlighted by a national cross-country Whistle Stop Tour. It kicks off today in Los Angeles, California, and ends [...]

Ed Reform Super Bowl Would Have Been Nice, But Florida Gets Tony Bennett

by Eddie | 5:27 pm, December 14, 2012

Really quick for a Friday, the good news for the education reform movement this week is that “Indiana’s loss turned out to be Florida’s gain.” What am I talking about? The sad news that the Hoosier State’s commissioner of education Tony Bennett lost his re-election bid is quelled by the fact he agreed to take [...]

Believe It! NPR Shows How K-12 Policy Can Lead to Sugary-Sweet Goodness

by Eddie | 3:28 pm, December 7, 2012

Stop nagging me! Yes, it’s true I haven’t added much to the blog this week. Too much time making my Christmas list for Santa… up to 30 pages so far. Now it’s Friday and I’m tired. But I couldn’t retire into the weekend without at least a nod to something education-related here.
National Public Radio did [...]

“Won’t Back Down” Sept. 27 Colorado Screening Highlights Parent Power

by Eddie | 9:47 am, September 17, 2012

About a month ago, I pointed out to you the somewhat disturbing views about parents held by certain figures within the education establishment. Well, here’s going way out on a limb to guess the same crowd won’t be lining up in excitement to watch the new movie Won’t Back Down:

The feature-length film starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, [...]

Let’s Treat Irreplaceables (Teachers, Not Cartoon Superheroes) Accordingly

by Eddie | 2:13 pm, July 31, 2012

One of the themes my Education Policy Center friends and I like to harp on is how poorly most of our K-12 system does in distinguishing high-quality educators from their low-performing counterparts. And the problem is especially pronounced in low-income urban communities, where tremendous need exists for great instruction to compensate for the challenges more [...]

NEA Delegates Fight Their Own Power; Pres. Obama Phones In from Underwater?

by Eddie | 3:36 pm, July 6, 2012

While I was gone fishing, the National Education Association had its annual representative assembly. Apparently, nothing took place there like in 2009, when the outgoing NEA general counsel proclaimed the union’s true priorities. Actually, it’s more along the spirit of last year, though, when NEA delegates took both sides in the debate over using value-added [...]

Would More States Adopt School Choice If I Took Blogging Breaks More Often?

by Eddie | 2:46 pm, July 5, 2012

I left you with a school choice summertime smile, took a couple weeks to bask in the sun, only to return to find a host of good news on which to report:

A bipartisan group of New Hampshire legislators overrode their governor’s veto to enact a brand-new tax credit scholarship program — the Cato Institute’s Adam [...]

No More Middleman: Find Your Colorado School Bargaining Agreements

by Eddie | 12:28 pm, June 19, 2012

I am young and energetic, and have pretty keen eyes. But sometimes things slip past me. I admit it (or maybe I just could cast the blame on my Education Policy Center friends… they have pretty big shoulders). In this case, it slipped through during Colorado’s recent legislative session. House Bill 1240 was advertised as [...]

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