by Jeff Bryant | Jan 8, 2015 | Blog, Education
So far, most predictions for education policy in 2015 are pretty dreary. NPR's Claudio Sanchez sees a series of bad to worse situations: "standardized testing under fire … more troubles for the Common Core … Vergara fallout … Ferguson effect." Ugh. According to Alyson...
by Jeff Bryant | Dec 19, 2014 | Blog, Education
Since it’s the time of the year when newspapers, websites, and television talk shows scan their archives to pick the person, place, or thing that sums up the year in entertainment, business, sports, or every other venue, why not do that for education, too? In 2014...
by Jeff Bryant | Dec 11, 2014 | Blog
"Failure is not an option," has been a popular slogan in public education for years. Although, flight engineers and astronauts in the Apollo 13 program originally coined the phrase as a motivator for competing against the Russians in the space race, some well-meaning...
by Jeff Bryant | Dec 4, 2014 | Blog
The following article authored by Education Opportunity Network Director Jeff Bryant has been awarded one of the "top 25 most censored or underreported news stories of 2014." The award came from Project Censored, "a media research, literacy, and education organization...
by Jeff Bryant | Nov 20, 2014 | Blog, Education
Every school day in the Lincoln Park community on the North Side of Chicago greets students with well-appointed institutions that include some of the best facilities that American public schools have to offer. Click over to the Yelp ratings for the elementary schools...
