The Horace Mann League of the USA
 
Greetings! 
Welcome to the November 26, 2012, edition of the Horace Mann League Blog. 

Your comments and suggestions are always appreciated. 
Jack McKay, Executive Director, The Horace Mann League of the USA.
Some of the recent postings on the HML Blog for November 26, 2012.
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This week's postings:
Why Superintendents Turn Over by Jason A. Grissom and Stephanie Andersen 
Superintendent turnover can hurt reform efforts and district improvement, but little research has examined what factors predict superintendent exits in a large sample. 

  

When 'Grading' Is Degrading  by Michael Brick 
So far, such competition has achieved little more than re-segregation, long charter school waiting lists and the same anemic international rankings in science, math and literacy we've had for years.  And yet now, policy makers in both parties propose ratcheting it up further - this time, by "grading" teachers as well.
 
Rather than follow blindly in the path of privatization and unleashed free-market competition that led to the collapse of our economy, it's time for Obama to start listening to parents and teachers. 
They're also speaking candidly about the downsides of charter schools and openly questioning the reach of a charter-centric reform strategy. 

  

Requiem for a Failed Education Policy: The Long Slow Death of No Child Left Behind  by Kevin Care  

Support for NCLB in Congress has collapsed; a vote today would probably yield as many "No" votes as there were "Yeas" in 2001.  

  

In government, if I help myself to taxpayer dollars, we call that embezzlement and I go to jail. In the private sector, if I help myself to taxpayer dollars, we call that innovation and I get hailed as a visionary exponent of public-private partnership.  

  

Fostering curiosity here, there and everywhere  byJohn Barell

When I speak with students, I often ask, "Who wants to become successful?" All hands shoot up.  

  

Why Inner City Kids Have A Natural Learning Advantage  by Robert Sun

Whenever the U.S. talks about its long-term strategy for global competitiveness, it rarely puts inner city kids atop its list of assets.   

  

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About Us
The Horace Mann League of the USA is an honorary society that promotes the ideals of Horace Mann by advocating for public education as the cornerstone of our democracy.

 

Officers:
President: Mark Edwards, Supt., Mooresville Graded Schools, NC
President-elect: Joe Hairston, (ret.) Supt., Baltimore County Public Schools, MD
Vice President: Gary Marx, President, Center for Public Outreach, VA
Past President: Julie Underwood, Dean, Sch. of Ed. U. of WI, Madison
2nd Past Pres: George Garcia, (ret.) Supt., Boulder Valley Schools, CO
3rd Past Pres: Steve Rasmussen, Supt., Issaquah School District, WA

 

Directors:
Martha Bruckner, Supt., Council Bluffs Community Schools, IA
Evelyn Blose-Holman, (ret.) Superintendent, Bay Shore Schools, NY
Carol Choye, Instructor, Bank Street College, NY
Brent Clark, Exec. Dir., Illinois Assoc. of School Admin. IL
Linda Darling Hammond, Professor of Education, Stanford U. CA
Nancy DeFord, Supt. (Ret.) Park City Schools, UT
Charles Fowler, Exec. Dir., Suburban School Superintendents, NH
James Harvey, Exec. Dir., Superintendents Roundtable, WA
William Hite, Supt., Philadelphia City Schools, PA
Dwight Jones, Supt., Clark County Schools, NV
Eric King, Supt., (Ret.) Muncie Public Schools, IN
Barry Lynn, Exec. Dir., Americans United, Washington, DC
Stan Olson, Supt. (Ret.) Boise Public Schools, ID
Douglas Otto, Assoc.Prof.,Ed. Ad., University of North Texas, TX

 

Executive Director:
Jack McKay, Professor, (Ret.) University of Nebraska at Omaha, 
560 Rainier Lane, Port Ludlow, WA 98365 (360) 821 9877
 
To become a member of the HML, click here to download an application. 
 HML Blog Posts through August 5, 2012
The 304 postings are listed in alphabetical order by author.