What an honor in Cambodia!

Was honored to visit a ”floating village” public school in the Cambodian countryside yesterday. The photos say more than I could possibly blog.
Read moreWas honored to visit a ”floating village” public school in the Cambodian countryside yesterday. The photos say more than I could possibly blog.
Read moreDid you know that Teach For America is being exported worldwide? Truth For America is a podcast about Teach For America (TFA) that provides voice to educators, parents, students, and other key stakeholders. Truth For America is co-hosted by Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig and Dr. T. Jameson Brewer. They are joined in Episode 12 by Dr. Rolf Straubhaar, a University
Read moreWhen you think of China, what comes to mind? Is it the Great Wall? Thousands of years of high-stakes testing? Tofu? Pollution? I experienced all of these recently when had an opportunity to give an invited talk at a think tank symposium sponsored by the Chinese Ministry of Education and organized by other several other organizations. This post will use a
Read moreThe international media is reporting (mainstream US news media??) Mexican police attacked teachers striking against neoliberal education reforms in the southern state of Oaxaca, killing at least eight people and leaving dozens more injured. Así los disparos de los policías federales en Nochixtlán @julioastillero @lhan55 pic.twitter.com/cOc6DvIYIt — Jorge A. Pérez (@Tte_ARto) June 19, 2016 Here is a statement from the
Read moreThe world is experiencing the spread of privatizing GERMs (Global Education Reform Movements). School “reformers” are pressing a variety of “school choice” and “market-based” policies that move the control of schools from democratic control to private control. Market-based approaches such as vouchers, charters, and parent trigger take the control of schools out of the hands of democratically elected governmental officials
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