“This should be a moment of renaissance in education in America.” – President Bill Clinton, keynote speaker, KIPP School Summit 2012 Advocating for students isn’t easy. Reform opponents regularly engage in ad hominem and anonymous attacks, tactics they condemn in others. The vitriol and anger they express are unworthy of the[Read More…]
Author: Catherine Durkin Robinson
Former teacher: Progressives need to better convince progressives about need for education reform
Editor’s note: The set-in-stone narrative about education reform is progressives vs. conservatives, Republicans vs. Democrats, teachers unions vs. the “corporate agenda.” The truth is more complex – and more colorful. One of the more dynamic angles is the degree to which progressives are divided. In this guest post, former teacher Catherine Durkin Robinson[Read More…]