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Anthony Cody

Anthony Cody worked for 24 years in the high poverty schools of Oakland, California. He taught middle school math and science for 18 years, and was among the district's first National Board certified teachers. He created the district-wide TeamScience mentoring program in 2008. He retired from the district in 2011, and now hosts the widely read Living in Dialogue blog at Education Week. 

Posts By Anthony Cody

Dialogue with the Gates Foundation: What Happens When Profits Drive Reform?

Today we are taking on a big question: What is the role of the marketplace in pushing forward education improvement and innovation?

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Response from Anthony Cody: What is the Purpose of K-12 Education?

This week, our exchange is focused on these questions: What is the purpose of K-12 education?

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Can Schools Defeat Poverty By Ignoring It?

What is the role of education reform in relation to the problem of family poverty? What is the best way to achieve greater equity in educational and life prospects for children of poverty?

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Responding to the Gates Foundation: How Do We Consider Evidence of Learning in Teacher Evaluations?

This handwringing is hard to take seriously, because, as I wrote about two years ago, there has indeed been a war on the teaching profession, and the Gates Foundation continues to arm one side very heavily.

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A Dialogue with the Gates Foundation: How Do We Build the Teaching Profession?

The education reform debate has deteriorated at times—our goal is to engage in a constructive conversation, to turn down the heat, and to seek a bit more light.

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