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Calling All Pro-Reform Louisiana Democrats Consider Running for the Democratic State Central Committee

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by Peter Cook 2 December 2015, 00:49

If you follow this blog, you know I’ve repeatedly called for the Louisiana Democratic Party to once again wholeheartedly embrace common sense education reform policies. Instead, over the past four years, LaDemos have said things like this: .@DavidVitter has fought for mandatory testing, paving the way for Common Core. #lagov — Louisiana Democrats (@LaDemos) November […] More
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Evaluating Hillary on Teacher Evaluations Clarifying How We Assess Teacher Performance

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by Peter Cook 18 November 2015, 10:40

I’ll admit, I had a bit of an emotional rollercoaster ride on Twitter on Monday. It all started when I saw this tweet, which made me angry: Hillary Clinton is planning a huge break with Obama on education: https://t.co/95vi3UPyqW pic.twitter.com/9DZAgdhWCN — Vox (@voxdotcom) November 17, 2015 However, when I saw this tweet, I was hopeful […] More
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Is It Time For Pro-Reform Democrats To Panic? No, But Reformers Need To Keep The Pressure On

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by Peter Cook 12 October 2015, 13:59

It’s been a nerve-rattling couple weeks for those of us who identify as pro-reform Democrats. It all started with Arne Duncan’s surprise announcement that he was stepping down as Secretary of Education at the end of the year. As President Obama noted, “Arne’s done more to bring our educational system — sometimes kicking and screaming […] More
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Election 2015: BESE District 2 – Orange Jones vs. Washington Who Should Come First: Children or Adults?

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by Peter Cook 7 October 2015, 08:30

Two Democrats are facing off in BESE’s District 2 race: incumbent Kira Orange Jones versus political newcomer Kara Washington. Orange Jones, who lives in New Orleans, leads Teach For America’s work in the region. Since unseating Louella Givens in 2011, Orange Jones has emerged as a champion of common sense education reform policies on BESE, […] More
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Election 2015: BESE District 1 – Garvey vs. Barrios A Look At The Choice Facing Voters in Jefferson, Orleans & St. Tammany

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by Peter Cook 7 October 2015, 08:00

BESE’s District 1 race is a no-brainer. The contest is a rematch of the 2011 election, once again pitting incumbent Jim Garvey, an attorney from Metairie first elected to the board in 2007, against Lee Barrios, a former St. Tammany Parish middle school teacher. Four years ago, Garvey easily won reelection in the first round with […] More
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Quick Take: Beebe Gets An “F” On Her Campaign Finance Report [Updated] BESE Member Filed Report On Time, But Didn't Disclose Anything

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by Peter Cook 15 September 2015, 17:15

Update – 9/15/15: Lottie Beebe sent the following tweet in response to this piece: @petercook The date error has been corrected (human error) and no campaign funds were raised/spent in that time. — Lottie P. Beebe (@beebeforbese) September 15, 2015 Lottie Beebe, who is running for reelection as the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education’s […] More
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These are our schools. These are our kids. Vote yes. Support the Millage for Public Schools on December 6th

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by Peter Cook 19 November 2014, 08:37