tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80227278795463001682024-03-13T01:16:01.647-07:00Palmetto Educators NetworkPEN is a nonpartisan advocacy network dedicated to universal public education and to bridging the discourse among the public, the political, and the scholarly in South Carolina and throughout the U. S.P. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.comBlogger295125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022727879546300168.post-57384408445197442902013-11-30T05:07:00.001-08:002013-11-30T05:07:15.516-08:00Should SC Increase Charter School Investment? | the becoming radical<a href="http://radicalscholarship.wordpress.com/2013/11/30/should-sc-increase-charter-school-investment/">Should SC Increase Charter School Investment? | the becoming radical</a>P. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022727879546300168.post-47801998125918854052013-09-02T04:50:00.001-07:002013-09-02T04:50:50.254-07:00The P&C, Here We Go Again; Or, Let’s Link Journos’ Pay to Doing the Research – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE<a href="http://atthechalkface.com/2013/09/02/the-pc-here-we-go-again-or-lets-link-journos-pay-to-doing-the-research/">The P&C, Here We Go Again; Or, Let’s Link Journos’ Pay to Doing the Research – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE</a>P. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022727879546300168.post-3318308671247636612013-08-29T07:11:00.001-07:002013-08-29T07:11:23.200-07:00First, Do No Harm: That Includes the Media | the becoming radical<a href="http://radicalscholarship.wordpress.com/2013/08/29/first-do-no-harm-that-includes-the-media/">First, Do No Harm: That Includes the Media | the becoming radical</a>P. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022727879546300168.post-37523897268262500232013-08-26T06:44:00.001-07:002013-08-26T06:44:26.530-07:00Misleading the State of Education: Zais Plays Partisan with School Praise – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE<a href="http://atthechalkface.com/2013/08/26/misleading-the-state-of-education-zais-plays-partisan-with-school-praise/">Misleading the State of Education: Zais Plays Partisan with School Praise – SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE</a>P. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022727879546300168.post-12230387092849906672013-06-23T06:13:00.001-07:002013-06-23T06:13:25.810-07:00Guest column: Invest money in learning, not high-stakes tests | The Greenville News | greenvilleonline.com<a href="http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20130623/OPINION/306230010/Guest-column-Invest-money-learning-not-high-stakes-tests?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7COpinion%7Cs">Guest column: Invest money in learning, not high-stakes tests | The Greenville News | greenvilleonline.com</a>P. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022727879546300168.post-34041953423974963552013-06-02T06:06:00.001-07:002013-06-02T06:06:09.203-07:00Moving Beyond “A Great Majority Support…” – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER<a href="http://atthechalkface.com/2013/06/02/moving-beyond-a-great-majority-support/">Moving Beyond “A Great Majority Support…” – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER</a>P. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022727879546300168.post-82600580054609587112013-06-01T04:42:00.001-07:002013-06-01T04:42:54.486-07:00Do the Best Professors Get the Worst Ratings? | Psychology Today<a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/everybody-is-stupid-except-you/201305/do-the-best-professors-get-the-worst-ratings">Do the Best Professors Get the Worst Ratings? | Psychology Today</a>P. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022727879546300168.post-57019519087296391092013-05-29T08:51:00.001-07:002013-05-29T08:51:58.086-07:00Thoughts on Graduation Requirements | Charleston Area Community Voice for EducationCharleston Area Community Voice for Education<a href="http://www.cvedu2020.org/thoughts-on-graduation-requirements/">Thoughts on Graduation Requirements | Charleston Area Community Voice for EducationCharleston Area Community Voice for Education</a>P. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022727879546300168.post-2606506207257499752013-05-28T05:30:00.001-07:002013-05-28T05:30:14.294-07:00Why schools should stop using exit exams<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/05/28/why-schools-should-stop-using-exit-exams/">Why schools should stop using exit exams</a>P. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022727879546300168.post-52887011119015654292013-05-27T05:51:00.001-07:002013-05-27T05:51:15.940-07:00Ending Exit Exams a Start, But Not Enough | the becoming radical<a href="http://radicalscholarship.wordpress.com/2013/05/27/ending-exit-exams-a-start-but-not-enough/">Ending Exit Exams a Start, But Not Enough | the becoming radical</a>P. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022727879546300168.post-49086588144989392202013-05-21T09:03:00.001-07:002013-05-21T09:03:05.727-07:00Carnegie Knowledge Network » What Do We Know About the Tradeoffs Associated with Teacher Misclassification in High Stakes Personnel Decisions?<a href="http://www.carnegieknowledgenetwork.org/briefs/value-added/teacher-misclassifications/">Carnegie Knowledge Network » What Do We Know About the Tradeoffs Associated with Teacher Misclassification in High Stakes Personnel Decisions?</a>P. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022727879546300168.post-63789327666666385712013-05-16T07:52:00.001-07:002013-05-16T07:52:26.826-07:00COLUMBIA, SC: SC high school graduation exit exam could be history | Politics | The State<a href="http://www.thestate.com/2013/05/15/2773149/sc-high-school-graduation-exit.html">COLUMBIA, SC: SC high school graduation exit exam could be history | Politics | The State</a>P. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022727879546300168.post-59254754980809748452013-05-05T10:46:00.001-07:002013-05-05T10:46:06.791-07:00Beneath the Surface: More Public School Dismantling in SC – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER<a href="http://atthechalkface.com/2013/05/05/beneath-the-surface-more-public-school-dismantling-in-sc/">Beneath the Surface: More Public School Dismantling in SC – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER</a>P. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022727879546300168.post-59099485958788692102013-05-03T05:52:00.001-07:002013-05-03T05:52:27.635-07:00NC. won’t find any school miracles to copy in Florida | Other Views | NewsObserver.com<a href="http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/05/02/2866233/nc-wont-find-any-school-miracles.html">NC. won’t find any school miracles to copy in Florida | Other Views | NewsObserver.com</a>P. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022727879546300168.post-47094442391194380492013-05-02T05:04:00.001-07:002013-05-02T05:04:55.160-07:00Columbia, SC: Scoppe: The ‘choice’ charade continues | Cindi Scoppe | The State<a href="http://www.thestate.com/2013/05/02/2751459/scoppe-the-choice-charade-continues.html">Columbia, SC: Scoppe: The ‘choice’ charade continues | Cindi Scoppe | The State</a>P. L. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11104914800533779546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022727879546300168.post-8809734014552996792013-04-18T12:09:00.001-07:002013-04-18T12:09:00.318-07:00Market-oriented education reforms’ rhetoric trumps realityMarket-oriented education reforms’ rhetoric trumps reality<br />
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