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My Favorite Posts

December 20, 2007

• Spears prompts national sex talk

November 3, 2007

• Latest front in the voucher war: Utah

October 6, 2007

• Milwaukee is to vouchers as Dayton is to charters

September 7, 2007

• The saddest story of the week

August 6, 2007

• When silence speaks volumes

July 16, 2007

• Survivor: Real life edition

July 15, 2007

• Seeking diversity and academic succcess

June 18, 2007

• Badge of shame: The cheese sandwich

June 15, 2007

• Hope Taft: Report cards can prevent violence

May 20, 2007

• The origins of our racial divide

May 19, 2007

• No, really, it's not racism

May 3, 2007

• Jon Husted: Vote yes for Dayton schools

April 20, 2007

• Scenes from an American childhood: Fun free zones

April 15, 2007

• The pitfalls of school construction

March 25, 2007

• School trouble? Let's go to the MRI

March 23, 2007

• Here's what teen sex really looks like

March 18, 2007

• When more might actually be cheaper

March 16, 2007

• Who gets more (the question is why?)

March 8, 2007

• Confessions of a smarty pants

March 7, 2007

• Are charters worth the money?

March 3, 2007

• Fired in Trotwood, next to lead Detroit?

February 24, 2007

• Not all rules are bad

February 21, 2007

• The power of words

February 15, 2007

• Video games: A boy's curse?

February 13, 2007

• Does the kid in the middle count?

February 8, 2007

• Jon Husted: Terry Ryan's evil twin?

February 4, 2007

• Lessons in test security

January 30, 2007

• Profile of a sex offending teacher

January 16, 2007

• Safety expert: Small details save lives

January 15, 2007

• Kids, safety and traffic

January 13, 2007

• Meet Yvonne Isaacs

January 11, 2007

• Parents: We are afraid

December 29, 2006

• The power of encouragement

December 9, 2006

• Lucas: Reynolds deal paying off

November 29, 2006

• Sports math: From radical to mainstream?

November 27, 2006

• Education's future: Will we do what works?

November 20, 2006

• Why do teachers really leave the profession?

November 13, 2006

• The Stivers dilemma

November 8, 2006

• Election 2006: What's it mean for education?

October 31, 2006

• Shoot for the moon (or Mars)

October 29, 2006

• The natives are restless

October 19, 2006

• Define lazy

October 10, 2006

• What does black student data tell us?

September 30, 2006

• A little whack on the butt

September 28, 2006

• Google as teacher

September 26, 2006

• Football and the magical GPA: An academic disgrace

September 11, 2006

• This man is a genius

September 1, 2006

• Walk this way?

August 29, 2006

• What not to wear (to school)

August 23, 2006

• Time for some perspective?

August 21, 2006

• Charters and the district — Siamese twins?

August 19, 2006

• Charter sponsors play "not it!"

August 9, 2006

• Eight years of upheaval

August 7, 2006

• Sesame Street owes me a merchandising cut

July 31, 2006

• Charter school exceptions .. or loopholes?

July 24, 2006

• The "School of Rock" approach to education

July 23, 2006

• The hard way to save a school

July 20, 2006

• NY Times Tierney picks the wrong study

June 22, 2006

• Reasons to love (and fear) Bible school

June 17, 2006

• Charters: Only on the chain gang?

June 13, 2006

• Voucher spin vs. reality

June 8, 2006

• If you know math, is teaching easy?

June 5, 2006

• Myth vs. reality? High tech jobs and the future

June 1, 2006

• Getting schooled in New Orleans

May 30, 2006

• Making school change from the top

May 22, 2006

• Race, tests and intelligence

May 21, 2006

• Parents: The new school bullies

May 19, 2006

• Saving old schools

May 16, 2006

• Learning to prosper, or go broke

May 8, 2006

• The NBA and the SAT

May 7, 2006

• Silver bullet reform

May 4, 2006

• You heard it first here

April 28, 2006

• When teens have jobs, schoolwork suffers

April 14, 2006

• A final word on the Oprah shows

April 7, 2006

• It actually IS harder to get into college today!

March 28, 2006

• Does Google make you dumber?

March 10, 2006

• The real stars of this show

January 19, 2006

• Is it all about the money?

January 18, 2006

• Chat with a teachers' union leader

January 14, 2006

• Is America really stupid?

December 16, 2005

• Five things I wish I knew in high school

December 14, 2005

• Chasing inspiration

November 30, 2005

• The future of Montessori

November 12, 2005

• The charter debate
• The case for charter schools in Dayton
• The case against charter schools in Dayton

October 26, 2005

• Learning from Michael Jordan

October 13, 2005

• Good vs. evil and other great stories

October 6, 2005

• A culture of fear for our kids

October 1, 2005

• Race and young children

September 29, 2005

• Bullet points and red ink forbidden!

September 27, 2005

• How to check out preschools and childcare centers

September 16, 2005

• Let the kids sing!

September 6, 2005

• How New Orleans (and every other city) got that way

September 1, 2005

• The best teacher ever
• Mr. D and the island whisperer
• "I hate lefties!"

August 20, 2005

• Seniors going too far

August 14, 2005

• The lessons of history

August 9, 2005

• When a nine-year-old gets it

August 7, 2005

• My purple imaginary friend