Originally written January 12th, 2014. As true now as it was then, with one small update. I wrote a few days ago about my concerns with the likely school voucher systemproposal in Tennessee this legislative session. Vouchers are meant to…
Both my wife Teresa and I teach at The Soulsville Charter School. It is a special place for many reasons, but none more so than because of the way that our leadership has strategically made individual and collective teacher voices in indispensable part…
State TCAP Data is out! James Aycock breaks down middle school performance to identify who’s doing well and who isn’t for the purpose of learning from the best and improving the rest.
Charter schools continue to expand both nationally and here in Tennessee. Detractors claim they are fools gold, while proponents tout their effectiveness. Who’s right? Check out this piece detailing the impact charter schools are making here in Tennessee.
I wrote last week about the importance of considering the future of public education in Memphis as we expand school choice options. To give you an idea of the rate of expansion, in 2003, Memphis contained 3 charters with no…
