Recent Posts from EdSpeak
What Do Our Teachers Need?
There are many policy issues involving our education system and its needs for improvement. One way to gauge this need is to look at teachers and their opinions. A recent survey by Adopt... READ MORE
What is the Difference Between July 4th and Juneteenth?
We honor both days of celebration because one is about the freedom of the country and one is about the freedom of people who were still not free in our country. And a... READ MORE
Four Foundations for Schools
For more than a hundred years, K-12 public schools have struggled to make schools worthy of educating all children well. Learning in schools works for many students who love to come to school,... READ MORE
Can We Accomplish This Educational Mission: To Teach Everyone to Read?
I seem to be asking myself large questions about how our country will teach everyone these days. We educators cannot do it in the way we have been doing it, so this is... READ MORE
Can We Please Protect Our Teachers and Students?
There is only one question to ask today, and that is can we as a nation, protect our teachers and students? I don’t think the answer to this has been given. All of... READ MORE
Do We Know How To Teach Everyone To Read?
Yesterday the reporter Dana Goldstein of the New York Times published a piece called, “She Helped Transform Reading Lessons, Now She’s Backtracking.” Ms. Goldstein reports about how Lucy Caulkins has, “backtracked, retreated, and... READ MORE