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I don't know how much has changed with PowerSchool in the two-and-a-half years since I first wrote…

I will be buying.

Apr 12, 2021

Apr 12, 2021

Can PowerSchool Keep It Together?

The megalithic conglomerate is making all the right moves, but what’s happening behind the scenes might be cause for concern.

Sep 19, 2018

Can PowerSchool Keep It Together?

Sep 19, 2018

Fasting for Life

Sharing my notes on the 10-day Master Cleanser

Aug 21, 2018

Fasting for Life

Aug 21, 2018

Selling PowerSchool to Pearson was not Apple’s biggest mistake in K-12.

I have some experience with both PowerSchool and Apple, and have a few thoughts I’d like to share relating to a recent article by Bradley…

Jul 17, 2018

Selling PowerSchool to Pearson was not Apple’s biggest mistake in K-12.

Jul 17, 2018

One Nation, Under Guns…

Deconstructing the myth of “hardening” our schools.

Feb 27, 2018

One Nation, Under Guns…

Feb 27, 2018

The Asteroid No One Is Talking About

It either has a 0% or 92% chance of hitting Earth in 2062.

Feb 3, 2018

The Asteroid No One Is Talking About

Feb 3, 2018

As American As Sholeh Zard

Hardline immigration reformers have made their position clear: They seek to curtail immigration and are only interested in accepting a…

Jan 24, 2018

As American As Sholeh Zard

Jan 24, 2018

A Voucher Is A Coupon & “School Choice” Is A Lie

Examining resource allocation from one side of the tracks to the other.

Oct 26, 2017

A Voucher Is A Coupon & “School Choice” Is A Lie

Oct 26, 2017

8 Things Schools Can Do to Boost Attendance

Note — This post originally appeared back in 2014 on a corporate blog for LearnSprout. LearnSprout was acquired by Apple in 2015 and the…

Sep 12, 2017

8 Things Schools Can Do to Boost Attendance

Sep 12, 2017

Chronic Absenteeism — How could we possibly be expected to handle school on a day like this?

Note: I wrote this a couple of years ago for another blog which is no longer active, but with the new USDoE’s Civil Rights Data Collection…

Jun 8, 2016

Chronic Absenteeism — How could we possibly be expected to handle school on a day like this?

Jun 8, 2016

Paul Smith

Paul Smith

I write about EdTech and education, but mostly this is where I rant about politics. On Twitter @prsmith2009

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