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Marchant, Gregory J. – Teacher Educator, 2014
Since becoming an educational researcher in the late 1980s, Gregory Marchant has struggled with the disconnect between what is known from educational research and what is practiced in educational policy. In fact, his dissertation looked at support for practices identified through the process-product effective teaching research from elementary and…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Researchers, Policy Formation
Ravitch, Diane; Marchant, Gregory J.; David, Kristine A. – Teacher Educator, 2014
Diane Ravitch has emerged as one of the most powerful forces for real education reform. She is a tireless crusader against the baseless claims that drive current educational policy and a clear-eyed visionary of what needs to be done. While at one time she left the educational community and then returned (both of which she addresses in this…
Descriptors: Interviews, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Change Agents
Ravitch, Diane – Teacher Educator, 2014
This article address the falsehoods regarding No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top legislation, the educational reformers' stance that schools are failing, the privatization movement in education, and the issues of technology in the schools. The importance of poverty is emphasized, although policymakers ignore it and advocate school choice as…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Misconceptions, Federal Legislation, Public Education
Teacher Educator, 2012
Although education is not the highest priority in this year's presidential election, the fact that education is an issue at all highlights the role of politics in education. More than for most professions, from the district to the national level, elections and political agendas shape the policies that govern classrooms. Although the teacher unions…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Unions, Educational Change, Politics of Education
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D'Alonzo, Bruno J.; And Others – Teacher Educator, 1995
Reviews provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and recent court decisions related to inclusion of children with disabilities in typical classrooms; considers various definitions of inclusion; outlines the positions of various proponents and opponents; identifies some problematic issues; proposes criteria for inclusion plans;…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Court Litigation, Disabilities, Educational Cooperation