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Professor Thomas writes for The Atlantic
In a piece for The Atlantic magazine, Furman education professor Paul Thomas writes that “governors and presidents are no better suited to run schools than they are to run construction sites, and it's time our education...
Continue ReadingDr. Thomas publishes op-ed in Greenville News
In an op-ed for The Greenville News on May 20, education professor Paul Thomas writes that South Carolina should avoid investing time in and allocating tax dollars to charter schools, particularly when those commitments detract from...
Continue ReadingIgnoring poverty in America: Professor Thomas writes book on public education
MAY 31, 2012 By Erikah Haavie, Contributing Writer Furman education professor Paul Thomas has published his 13th book, Ignoring Poverty in the U.S. — The Corporate Takeover of Public Education. In the book, Thomas challenges cultural myths...
Continue ReadingProfessor Thomas writes op-ed on teacher accountability
Starting in the early 1980s, education reform focused on increasing expectations for students by establishing state standards and graduation requirements that included high-stakes exit exams. More recently, it has shifted from student accountability to teacher...
Continue ReadingProfessor Thomas piece on education featured in Washington Post blog
At the center of the school reform debate is the role that poverty plays in student achievement. Furman education professor wrote about the issue for the DailyKos.com website, which was then reprinted on The Washington...
Continue ReadingProfessor Thomas charts reform ‘insanity’
Insanity is sometimes defined as doing the same thing over and over while expecting different results. Furman education professor Paul Thomas has created an “insanity chart” that shows the problems facing public schools and the...
Continue ReadingProfessor Thomas writes about education reform
In an op-ed for the Charlotte Observer, Furman education professor Paul Thomas writes that accountability-based education reformers persist in calling for new standards, more tests, and misguided assaults on teachers, although public school failures have...
Continue ReadingDr. Thomas writes about education reform
In an op-ed for the Charlotte Observer, Furman education professor Paul Thomas writes that accountability-based education reformers persist in calling for new standards, more tests, and misguided assaults on teachers, although public school failures have nothing...
Continue ReadingProfessor Thomas publishes new book
GREENVILLE, S.C.—Furman University education professor Paul Thomas has published his 15th book, De-Testing and De-Grading Schools. The book, a collection of essays co-edited by Thomas and Canadian educator Joe Bower and published by Peter Lang USA,...
Continue ReadingThomas publishes book about SF genre
Furman University education professor Paul Thomas has published another book in the series titled Critical Literacy Teaching Series: Challenging Authors and Genres (P.L. Thomas, Ed.). The third book in the series, Science Fiction and Speculative...
Continue ReadingDr. Thomas receives national writing award
Furman University education professor Paul Thomas has been named the winner of the 2013 George Orwell Award for Distinguished Contribution to Honesty and Clarity in Public Language by the National Council of Teachers of English...
Continue ReadingProfessor Paul Thomas quoted in New York Times
Education professor Paul Thomas was quoted in a New York Times article about a Silicon Valley school that downplays the role of computers and technology in the classroom. Thomas, a former teacher who has written...
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