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Seven education majors joined professors George Lipscomb and Shirley Ritter for a presentation titled “What’s Happening in Elementary Schools in New Zealand” September 29 at the South Carolina Council for the Social Studies conference in...
Continue ReadingMore of the same in education?
South Carolina has devoted a tremendous amount of time and public funding in the past three decades to the accountability movement in education. Now the state has declared education still lacking and thus proposes a...
Continue ReadingCharter schools needs a thorough examination
There is a new report calling for South Carolina to increase the state’s investment in charter schools. But Furman education professor Paul Thomas says the state needs to consider such a move carefully. In an op-ed for The...
Continue ReadingProfessor Thomas weighs in on education
Education professor Paul Thomas was featured in two different discussions on The New York Times “Room for Debate” website—“Testing Students to Grade Teachers: What Do We Know about Using Student Achievement Tests to Judge Teacher...
Continue ReadingProfessor Thomas op-ed featured in Washington Post blog
An opinion piece by education professor Paul Thomas, "Are top students being shortchanged?," appeared in the "The Answer Sheet," a Washington Post blog by Valerie Strauss.
Continue ReadingProfessor Thomas publishes op-ed on education
Education professor Paul Thomas published an op-ed in The State newspaper in Columbia. He writes that while South Carolina appears poised to opt out of the controversial and punitive No Child Left Behind law, the...
Continue ReadingProfessor Thomas joins New York Times debate
Do social media, interactive whiteboards and other recent innovations benefit students? The New York Times asked education professor Paul Thomas to join its Room for Debate discussion on “The Frontier of Classroom Technology.” That ultimately led...
Continue ReadingProfessor Thomas’ joins New York Times debate, provides interview for South Korean radio station
Do social media, interactive whiteboards and other recent innovations benefit students? The New York Times asked education professor Paul Thomas to join its Room for Debate discussion on “The Frontier of Classroom Technology.” That ultimately led...
Continue ReadingThe verdict is in: “Portrait of Lady Impey” is authentic Thomas Gainsborough painting
After careful inspection by the foremost authority on English painter Thomas Gainsborough, it was determined that a painting that hangs in the home of the Furman president is indeed an original by the master himself....
Continue ReadingProfessor Thomas writes about charter schools
In an op-ed for The State newspaper in Columbia, Furman education professor Paul Thomas asks this question: “What are we to make of proposals to increase resources allocated to charter schools, and in effect, divert resources...
Continue ReadingProfessor 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...
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