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Deborah Meier and Diane Ravitch have found themselves at odds on policy over the years, but they share a passion for improving schools. Bridging Differences will offer their insights on what matters most in education.

A School Survival Guide for Parents (And Everyone Else)
Valerie Strauss at The Washington Post

School Board News Today provides timely and relevant stories and analysis from NSBA and other news outlets.

The starting point for conversation and advocacy about public education in Pennsylvania.  A project of the Education Law Center.

An Independent Voice for Parents, Educators, Students and Friends of Philadelphia Public Schools



InTheTrenchesWithSchoolReform
A place for all those who care about education to dialogue about school reform . . . and, together, take action!

PoliticsPA
This space explores issues in public education policy, and it advocates for a commitment to and a re-examination of the democratic purposes of schools. If there is some urgency in the message, it is due to the current reform efforts that are based on a radical re-invention of education, now spearheaded by a psychometric blitzkrieg of "metastasizing testing" aimed at dismantling a public education system that took almost 200 years to build.”

After 18 years as a science teacher in inner-city Oakland, Calif., Anthony Cody now works with a team of experienced science teacher-coaches who support the many novice teachers in his school district. He is a National Board-certified teacher and an active member of the Teacher Leaders Network. With education at a crossroads, he invites you to join him in a dialogue on education reform and teaching for change and deep learning.
“a one-stop shop for political junkies in every part of Pennsylvania

Rock The Capital is a political platform designed to engage objective and non-ideological dialogue, promote political commentary while capturing timely issues and themes with a focus on honesty, transparency and efficiency.

Latest PA state news, with links to Pennsylvania news sources, political reports, and columnists.

The Commonwealth Foundation is an independent, non-profit research and educational institute that develops and advances public policies based on the nation’s founding principles of limited government, economic freedom, and personal responsibility.