Stories by Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D.

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Obama Won, But Did Educators Lose In the Process?

Posted on: Nov 12, 2012, Source: AlterNet

As long as accountability remains the educational law of the land, students are bound to lose out, says a professor of education.

What is the SAT Good For? Absolutely Nothing

Posted on: Sep 28, 2012, Source: Daily Kos

The SAT is a metric that confirms privilege -- not academic achievement or academic readiness for college. So why do we insist on using it?

Teachers and the Death of the American Worker

Posted on: Sep 12, 2012, Source: Daily Kos

Is the pushback we're seeing against Chicago's striking teachers just another symptom of the demise of the American worker?

"No Excuses" and the Culture of Shame: The Miseducation of Our Nation's Children

Posted on: Sep 1, 2012, Source: Daily Kos

Does our constant focus on educational "data" mask a raft of racist and classist policies designed to shortchange poor and minority children? You bet, says one education expert.

Six Degrees of Insanity: "Reforming" Education

Posted on: Aug 20, 2012, Source: Schools Matter

The push for "accountability" in education reform is eroding public education. It's time to try something different.

What’s Really Wrong with Teacher Quality and Teacher Education?

Posted on: Aug 1, 2012, Source: Daily Kos

It's time to get rid of our wrongheaded approach to evaluating teacher quality and educating professionals for the classroom.

Are Parent Trigger Laws Our New 'Superman' – Or Union Kryptonite?

Posted on: Jul 9, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Though they're being pushed by the biggest names in corporate education reform, and politicians of every stripe, there's little proof that parent trigger laws actually work.

Test-Based Teacher Evaluation Earns F, Again

Posted on: Jun 21, 2012, Source: Daily Kos

South Carolina is poised to link 40% of teacher evaluations to student test scores. Is that a colossal mistake?

Misreading the Achievement Gap: A Tale of Bi-Partisan Failure

Posted on: May 2, 2012, Source: Daily Kos

It's not student achievement, but student equity that should concern us, says this Professor of Education.