December 28, 2015 (Happy New Year, ALEC and education, Best and worst news, Privatization, Drug use, Charter schools, Professional development, Teaching creationism, Charter proponents, After the court ruling, Ten trends, Crushing kids, VAM and teacher education, Praying in school, Creativity and testing, School choice, and Parenting in America.)

December 21, 2015 (Merry Christmas, Annual meeting, Policy fiasco, Supposed experts, Graduation rates, Charters and Court, Vulnerable kids, Real relationships, School boards, Twitter chats, Engaging students, Teacher evaluation, 80/20 rule, and AASA finalist.)

December 14, 2015 (Gentrification neighborhoods, Lasting gains, Restore kindergarten, Fisher v. U. of Texas, Affirmative action, Rhino in the classroom, 5 year-olds coding, Priorities for success, Leaders on Twitter, Privatization and profiteering, Charter schools, American superintendent, HML Notes, Why it matters, Mass shootings, Education paradigm, Kids and football, Student testing myth, Wrong about testing, HML Annual Meeting, Sponsor a member, and the Weekly cartoon)

December 7, 2015 ( Math education, Long Shadow, Teacher shortages, Debunking myths, Great speakers, Teacher prep., Academic standards, Principals’ survey, Online schools, Students’ eyes, Flipping classroom, Teacher evaluation, Leaders to learn, Finnish lessons, Our profession, Privatizing education, and HML Annual Meeting.)

November 30, 2015 (Future economy, Conversations with supts, Strengths exposed, Equity issues, Funding charters, Charter exchange, Best TED talks, Rural education, Downside of choices, February film, Fully funding, ESSA information, Supts fo the year, and Never say this.)

November 23, 2015 (Teacher education, Redundant testing, Effective teaching, Farewell NCLB, Charters unconstitutional, Anti-bullying policy, Charters recall, Testing time, Football’s future, Education reformers, Reformers Darkside, Boycotting penalty, Hedge funders, Retaining students, Build and support, Speaking skills, Supts of the Year, and Ohio University award

November 16, 2015 (HML Annual Mtg., Better schools, Charter chains, VAM/AERA, Charter schools, Teacher evaluation, Protest spreads, Technology evangelists, Child poverty, Peer influence, Corporate attacks, Institutional culture, Educational leadership, Reformers’ language, Germs kill, and Bad presentations )

November 9, 2015 (Early learning, Teachers, 21st Century, Meritocracy, Resignation letter, Argue your point, Race to top, Differentiation, Football, School vs. society, Iceberg effect, Financial woes, Gates foundation, Private schools, Chronic absences, Behavior change, Teacher wants, Diversity, Common core, Becoming a teacher, Corporate reform, and Model policy)

November 2, 2015 (Parents’ dilemma, Teachers or technology, PISA rankings, State comparisons, Workaholic rules, Pre K gains, Homeschooling, Charter spending, Charters got-to-go, Too many tests, Teacher Collaboration, Teacher shortage, New standards, Ed-tech usage, School choice, Trail blazing, Acceptance, Teacher training, Praying coach, 2020 vision, Charter schools, and Bullying)

October 26, 2015  (Illusionary charters, WSU-COE Advocate award, Science standards, Test scores, 12th graders, Compassionate schools, Bullying prevention, Transforming education, Suspension academy, Organizational leadership, Industrial complex, Prayer in school, and Progressive education)

October 19, 2015 (Teachers deserve, Principals matter, Test score priority, Myths, and Lies, Motivational takeaways, School leaders, Insanity in education, Common core effectiveness, Small vocabulary, Word gap, Corporate reformers, Kindergarten testing, Must read books, and Older college faculty.)

October 12, 2015 (Standardized testing, Professional Capital, Innovative schools, Iowa’s superintendent, Corporatization of higher ed., Pandora’s box, Charter scandal, Charter nonsense, Ugly war, Data-driven teaching, Lessons on leaving, Early childhood, Kindergarteners truant, Private actors, Socially engages, Perfect teacher, and Visual content.)

October 5, 2015  (Duncan’s resignation, New secretary, Principals quit, Charter schools, Start a speech, Unethical businessmen, Common core, Teacher quality, Social entrepreneurs, College athletics, Becoming a teacher, Cutting football, Effective schools, Teaching special needs, Accountability, Spending matters, Great leaders, and Pre-kindergarten)

September 28, 2015 (Tom Sobol, Opt-out, Opt-out forward, Standing ovations, ALEC Privatization, School principal, Refresh standards, Powerful infographics, Charter funding, Charter ruling, Gates partnership, Philanthropy, Facets of PISA, Principal effectiveness, Structural racism, Failing schools, Reject funding, Force accountability, Least stressed cities and Inspiring teachers)

September 21, 2015 (Bunkum awards, Bad students, Generation Z, Raising funds, Teacher evaluation, Learning communities, Amicus brief, Neighborhood schools, Teacher evaluation, Disenfranchisement, Funding lawsuit, and Good leaders)

September 15, 2015 (Andy Hargreaves, Gene Glass, Bunkum awards, History, Reformers, Privatization, Failed strategy, Census data, Testing bombardment,  Homeschooling, Corporate taxes, Accountability, Unconstitutional, Pennsylvania, Uncommon schools, Charter ruling, Indoctrination, Life explained, Wayne Dyer, Kindergarten, and The Prize )

September 7, 2015 (Defies measurement, Educational politics, Charters unconstitutional, Focus on learning, Motivation tough times, Thomas Sobol, Leadership types, Lose of Leaders, Teach for America, ALEC private schools, Common core, Finland model, VAM map, Patrons’ Tour, Football siege, Coaching quotes, and Standardized testing)

August 31, 2015 (Gallup poll, Year-round, Teacher prep, Test-taking, Reforming again, 10 Reasons, Opt-out dues, Teacher shortage, Smarter balanced, Prevent bullying, Truancy costs, Disliked policies, Opt-out, School takeovers, Testing standards, Rewrite history, Opt-out movement, waiver politics, Urban teachers, Testing changes, and School choice)

August 24, 2015 (School starts, The Prize, Mindset traps, Unethical Opt-out, Perfect storm, Teacher shortage, Charter schools, Measurement, Teacher as talent, Tipping point, GOP K-12, Professional development, Improving communities, Racial mismatch, Big ideas, VAM flaw, Buying behavior, Share ideas, Education problems, and On the Art of Teaching)

August 17, 2015 (Art of teaching, Education under the bus, Money and politics, Teacher evaluations, Health barriers, Teacher shortages, Kindergarten testing, Thinking critically, Indiana problems, Complicated politics, Legislature fined, Old chestnut, Starting time, Accountability costs, Students opt-out, Parents’ perspective, and North Carolina charters.)

August 10, 2015 (Art of teaching, Common core, Public school, VAM effectiveness, Evaluation apprehensions, Principal involvement, Elitist parents, 10 lists, Urban superintendents, Privatization, Assault on schools, Teachers teach, Teacher shortage, and Student performance)

August 3, 2015 (Brain development, Education reform, Privatizing education, Bullying, and self, Extended vacations, Virtual schools, Heal our schools, Highest bidder, Superintendent shortage, Annual testing, Test moratorium, Deadbeat corporations, Teachers as pro athletes, NY testing, Assault on education, Early childhood education, and habits )

July 27, 2015 (White people, High turnover, 4-day week, Kindergarten study, Golf accountability, Charter unions, Accountability coalitions, Path least taken, Court and vouchers, Long-term success, New reforms, Social skills, Tech industry, Student drop-outs, Later start time and Political system.)

July 20, 2015 (Senate floor, Senate approval, Inequity and poverty, Instructional time, Education quotes, Value added, Social competence, Kindergarten sharing, Exceptional leaders, Child’s statements, Monumental flop, Race to the top, Run a meeting, and Highly successful leaders.)

July 13, 2015 (Charter failings, Duncan‘s tenure, Charters and fraud, Textbook swindle, Reduce your stress, Students and SBAC, Testing, Kindergarten teachers, Revitalize America, Strategic communications, High court rulings, Cases for educators, Graduate schools, Career patterns, Screen addiction, Workaholism, and Educational leadership.)

July 6, 2015 (Colorado’s charters, Educating for future, Politics of Fear, Losing talent, Teacher unions, Infographics, Privatization primer, Survive and prevail, Truths about VAM, Charter schools, Fixing schools and Mocking teachers.)

June 29, 2015 (Leaving on vacation, Teacher protests, Digital youth, Inspirational quotes, National moratorium, Beyond the bubble, Five questions, Anti testing, Common core, Public vs Private, Prayer break, Voucher expansion, Conservative solutions, Power of MOOCs, College quality, Standardized testing, and Corporatization.)

June 22, 2015 (Money Corrupting, Opposes right, About learning, Art of enthusiasm, Technology won’t, Five-minute habits, Differences between, War against the union, and Mocking teachers.)

June 15, 2015 (2nd Generation segregation, Sleeper civil rights, Fast-cheap-good, Value added, Cyberbullying, Nationwide reforms, Hype-harm-hope, Shoe button complex, Charter movement, Ethical challenge, private schoolers, Intellectual dishonesty, Retain teachers, and Some mocks a teacher.)

June 8, 2015 (Psychological findings, Success-oriented, Extreme claims, Bible as science, High tech devices, Stark inequities, Crony capitalism, Vergara backers, Graduation gap, Stop-look-listen, War of attrition, Misspend millions, 5 myth of testing, Teen pregnancy, Mocking teachers.)

June 1, 2015 (School reform, Education Assassins, Defending the USED, China fantasyland, School turnaround, Annual testing, Teaching profession, Competition, Re-imaging accountability, Common core, Gates funding, and Myths of failing schools.)

May 25, 2015 (ALEC legislation, New bullying, Unfair burden, Warring on Christianity, Homeschooling, Fraudulent civil rights, Charter flexibility, Severe Trauma, Buying social studies, Passing grades, Reject myths, Survey to tell, Wrong things measured, Rethinking ESEA, Tuition tax credits, and Servant leadership. )

May 18, 2015 (Public school teachers, Teacher retention, Charters, Strangely incurious, Teachers stressed, Education realists, Cancel the tests, No to SBAC, School ready leaders, Against abstinence-only, Audacity of hope, Below the iceberg, Body language, Power of introverts, Stellar award,and Inspirational quotes.)

May 11, 2015 (Teacher appreciation, Creativity in schools, Opt-out movement, Charter vulnerabilities, John Oliver on HBO, Parents oppose, Urban charter success, Shoddy research, Civil and human rights, Testing students, Teacher librarians, Education does not need, Urban Superintendent Academy, and Bullying by peers )

May 4, 2015 (Politics of testing, Cost of CC, Corporate profits, Liberal education, Trusting our judgment, Draw Your Future, Casualties of CC, What matters, and About bullying. )

April 20, 2015 (Child poverty, Common Core consequences, Schooling for tomorrow, White parents using charters, Opting out, Public good, Leaders failing, Emotionally intelligent, Not taking test, Testing meltdown, Cheating scandal, Appreciate common core, Heartbreaking notes, Teacher quality, Change process, Team optimizing, the HML, and Superintendent vacancies.

April 13, 2015 (Four in ten, Atlanta’s scandal, Spark learning, Metaphor reconsidered, Sex and drugs, Charters and politics, Teacher pushback, Every child achieves, NCLB overview, Obama’s opt-out, Cut at the knees, and Escape education

April 6, 2015 (Opt out push, Under siege, Technology good, Finland schools, STEM education, Truths ignored, Teachers aren’t failing, PISA scores, Lost purpose, Campbell’s law, Publishing evaluations, Education justice, Schools aren’t failing, Video: William Cala on No Longer Remaining Silent, Video: Linda Darling Hammond on Teacher Evaluation, and Resolution on Testing.

March 30, 2015 (Cell phones, Gender gap, Vouchers, Blood test, Academic priorities, Killing the profession, Reform movement, Refuse testing, Finland schools, Teacher privacy, Over testing, Watching paint dry, and Gray hair support

March 23, 2015 (Testing time, Suspending testing, Supt’s message, Test resistance, Million dollar teacher, Funding inequity, Forgotten teacher, PARCC and testing, Best foot forward, Miracles spurs cheating, Practical innovations, Music programs, Shocking exploitation, America and kids, Hug a day, and Tenure position

March 16, 2015 (Over-testing, Teacher voice, Empathy vs. Criticism, Mean people, Policymakers and teachers, 5 changes, State budgets, Schools serve, 10 images for your next meeting, and Overtaking AP classes

March 9, 2015 (Research awards, Kindergarten testing, 5 trends, Public education, Opting out, Science and learning, Sports and kids, K12 Inc. problems, Charter schools, and Deafening silence

March 2, 2015 (HML Annual Meeting, Parent advocates, Fact and fiction, Scarce resources, Student’s sleep in, New Directions, Health and Americans, Debt collectors, Test monsters, Hating history, Fear of education, and the Iceberg.

February 23, 2015 (Annual luncheon registration, Promoters laughing, Gains in education, Education movement, Revamping testing, Vision of the future, Classroom of the future, Corporate reformers, Predicting dyslexia, Changing confrontation, and Performance in the context

February 16, 2015 (Annual luncheon Paradox of choice, Theories of motivation, Adjuncts as substitutes, Barriers to change, Politics are weird, 21st Century education, Money can fix, Tiny budget, School sales pitch, and the Iceberg Effect

February 9, 2015 (Relationship matter, Education Reform, Charter Cap & Gown, Annual testing, Choice denying, Ten things to know, Uprising against testing, Charter divide, History of happiness, Teach for America, Demographic change, Letter to Secretary, Iceberg Effect, and Comparing education

The HML Update – February (HML President’s Column: Achievement, Progress, Future

February 2, 2015 (Iceberg effect, Distributive leadership, Recess, and common core, Digital textbooks, Professional conscience, Measure – pressure and punish, Charter school finance, Equity, Opposes Common core, End childhood poverty, Gates foundation, School Choice, and Evaluation backlash

January 26, 2015 (Iceberg effect, Test scores, Addiction to testing, Letter to Sen. Alexander, Charter schools, Gates Foundation, Strengths and vulnerabilities, Teacher education, Cuomo’s end game, and Safe neighborhood schools

The HML Update – January (School Performance in Context: The Iceberg Effect

January 19, 2015 (Iceberg effect, Children in poverty, Overtested kids, Myth of content, Simple nudge, Choosing a school, Bullying, Public speaking, Early childhood, NCLB testing, Annual meeting

January 5, 2015 (Webinar on indicators, Education predictions, People predictions, Rural schools, Assault on education, 7 healthy steps, Education reform, Companies in education, First grade and life, 8 myths, Exogenous variables, Over testing, Imposing VAM, Tips for fixing and the HML Annual Meeting