Category Archives: Opinion

Dayton Daily News Should Do In-Depth Reporting About Congressman Mike Turner

I sent the e-mail below to Dayton Daily News reporter, Jessica Wehrman, urging her to write a more in-depth article about Congressman Mike Turner’s recent mass mailing to citizens in the 3rd District, and about Turner’s surprising “Yes” votes supporting … Continue reading

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Strickland In His Educational Forums Shows Bold Thinking, But Bold Action Is Needed

In his “Education Forum,” Governor Strickland challenges his audience to think of school reform creatively. (See my post here.) “We are not an artist looking at an almost finished painting and wondering where to put that last brush stroke in … Continue reading

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In Education, Let’s Stop Trying To Improve a Horse and Buggy System

This post started as a long reply to comments that Stan Hirtle made in response to Thinking Through Purposes and Principles Needed To Guide the Re-Design of Public Education Stan, you write about finding adequate funding for schools: “Only if … Continue reading

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