The idea for this blog came out of a conversation with a friend about how easy it is for teachers to feel disconnected from the larger world of education, including advocacy groups and policy makers. I originally planned to blog about education news happening right here in New York; after all, New York is so often a testing ground for education policies and practices.
On second thought, I realized that it is easy for those of us here to become insular. It is easy to get stuck. What is happening in education in New York? A lot of talk, a lot of change, and not a lot of large-scale progress. Despite the mayor's claims about narrowing the achievement gap, the data don't bear out that narrative. To solve the seemingly intractable problems of education here in New York, we cannot limit our focus to local pockets of success, thriving against the odds. Analyzing those pockets can be useful, but if we want to achieve success on a larger scale, we are going to have to look outside our own city for examples of how to go about it.
This blog will feature exciting and inspiring education news from around the world, with commentary about how to apply the lessons learned from others to our own education system here at home.
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