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Alexander (Sasha) Sidorkin is the Director of the School of Teacher Education, University of Northern Colorado. He holds two doctorate degrees in Education, one from his native Russia, and another from the University of Washington. His career in teacher education spans 20 years and two continents. He published four books and many papers, and has a site “The Russian Bear's diaries”.

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Charter schools’ benefits are in the eye of the beholder

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

The proponents and opponents of charter schools should both read a very good review of studies on charter...
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Obama’s end of the year grades on education

To mark his first year in the office, Obama gave a speech on education. The choice of the topic is remarkable...
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Bill Gates and other venture philanthropists

Bill Gates was recently called “The real Secretary of Education.” The rising influence of the new breed...
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The Education Cartel

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Craft Guilds of the Middle Ages regulated how many hours per day can their members work, and what technologies they...
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NEA goes after Obama

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National Education Association issues a critical public comment on the Race to the Top program. It basically...
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Homeschooling is an economic issue

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The debate about homeschooling is often misguided. The question is not whether it is a good thing or a bad thing. It is here to stay, but it will...
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School choice does not equal education reform

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Denver Post has published a piece Are Democrats of two minds on education reform by Peter Huidekoper Jr. Of course,...
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Tough choices for teacher unions

More and more interesting things are happening in education reform. As I predicted, the economic crisis may be...
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Health care and education: A tale of two reforms

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The United States spends the most in the world on health care ($4,631 or 15.4% of GDP per capita), but...
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Obama's speech on Education

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President Obama delivered his major speech on education today. See the talking points (I could not yet find the...
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