Why APPR is the WRONG way to evaluate teachers

Brooklyn principal, Liz Phillips, and I take on APPR in this piece published in the New York State ASCD  journal. Read it by clicking :BurrisPhillips

Who Is Unprepared? US Students? Or Arne Duncan?

All worth a read!

What role does college quality play in student success?

Reformers are quick to blame public schools for student difficulty in college.  This policy brief, however, contends that college quality plays a big role in whether…

Burris and Aja: The Myth of “Equity” and Common Core

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
Carol Burris, principal of South Side High School in Rockville Center, New York, and Alan A. Aja, assistant professor…