Data Driven Pedagogy
In a belated quest to find a single document from a few years ago, I uncovered some notes that I had made while teaching high school. I started looking through … Read More
Category: Academia
Why I Left Education
Today, I taught my last class. After a decade of teaching, I am hanging up my teaching boots. I am leaving for three reasons. First, I am in a comfort zone, and … Read More
Foot voting and the quality of public education
Hundreds (if not thousands) of commentators highlight the growing achievement gap in education between wealthy and less-wealthy schools. Most of these arguments point to the unequal resources provided to the … Read More
Presenting the Good and the Not-So Good
When a colleague asked me to discuss my Chicago Public Schools experience with her undergraduate class, I received a valuable opportunity to reevaluate my understanding of public education. I have … Read More
The Impending Suburban Crisis
Much of the recent hullabaloo over municipal finance has focused on large cities. Detroit’s bankruptcy largest peer is Birmingham-Jefferson County, Alabama’s financial failure last year. These large-scale crises often have many … Read More
Detroit Autopsy
Detroit Autopsy August 1, 2013 On July 18, 2013, the City of Detroit, Michigan filed for bankruptcy protection, citing billions in bonds and the lack of viable options to service … Read More