This article is about the characteristics of podcasts and their growing use. Jack Jennings was the author of this article which was published by The Clarion, Chicago, on November 15, 2023. Read more . . .
This link connects to the EdFix site of George Washington University, which contains podcasts on education produced and maintained by GW’s Graduate School of Education. The following is a transcript of Edfix Episode 37: Political Perspectives and Possibilities, which was an interview on September 14th, 2023, with Jack Jennings by
To see two conservative think tanks releasing a study disparaging public education is about as surprising as hearing the weatherman announce that the sun is setting tonight. The conservative movement has long used “studies” faulting public education as a way to move the country to private schools and business-run schools.
“The 100 Best Education Reform Books of All Time,” includes Presidents, Congress, and the Public Schools written by Jack Jennings. On July 10, 2020. the BookAuthority, which had developed this listing of the best books, displayed on its web site their titles and summaries of their contents. Published in 2015,
Politics of American Education Reform: 50-Year Struggle in Search of Equity is the title of the Japanese translation of Presidents, Congress, and the Public Schools with additional content to bring the book up to date for the time of its publishing. In November 2018, this expanded translation was released in
No other federal law has generated more hostility from teachers and other educators than the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). That statute has been denounced for causing too much testing of school children, making teachers “teach to the test” to avoid penalties, and mandating the use of unproven improvement
Today, attention is on the Congress as it addresses changes to the No Child Left Behind Act. That action is overdue since the law expired eight years ago. But, it must be understood that congressional amendments are merely removing unpopular requirements, not creating a new agenda to improve the nation’s