Topic 7: Current Issues and the Future of Education
Recommended by Larry Cuban
CCSS
See Susan Ohanian’s collection of CCSS posts
“Rotten to the (Common) Core,” James Arnold
Assorted blogs related to CCSS by P. L. Thomas
TFA
Collected research/commentaries on TFA at PEN
Assorted blog posts on TFA by P. L. Thomas
NCLB, RTTT, Opting Out of NCLB
Assorted research/commentary on accountability at PEN
Assorted blog posts on NCLB by P. L. Thomas
Blog posts on RTTT by P. L. Thomas
Charter schools
Research/commentary on charter schools (and school choice) at PEN
Numerous blog posts about charter schools by P. L. Thomas
Merit Pay
“The Folly of Merit Pay,” Education Week, September 17, 2003, Alfie Kohn
“Against ‘Competitiveness,'” Education Week, September 19, 2007, Alfie Kohn
