How charter schools sort students
An excerpt from “The Politics of Education K-12,” available on Amazon. by Lonnie Palmer Charter schools sort students, often by quietly excluding those with special education needs and struggling learners, creating a false picture of success in education. Most charter schools select their students by what appears to be an open and fair lottery. However, […]
If Sinn Féin and South Africa can do it, so must Israel
by Lonnie Palmer While it is understandable Israel would want retribution for the brutal attacks by Hamas on October 7th, using retribution as a primary goal is counterproductive, to say the least. Just ask Ireland, South Africa and the United States. Israel’s stated goal with Hamas is to never allow Hamas to have any leadership […]
What happened with the eighth-grade teacher?
by Lonnie Palmer In 2005, I was hired as an interim school superintendent for a 5,000-student school district living in the aftermath of a financial apocalypse prompted by two things: the school board’s refusal to raise property taxes for five years in a row and a misguided effort to improve student performance. I say misguided […]