Today I’m off to the conference of the Urban Sites of the National Writing Project — where I’ll urge teachers to speak out about their work, and I’ll emphasize that this is about social justice — that is, support for the public education that can make a difference in the lives of poor and minority children.

Meanwhile, here’s a critique of the Common Core standards from a teacher who uses technology in highly innovative ways. It’s published in Education Week Teacher. These are thoughtful ideas from a teacher that need a wider audience. But how do we get his message out beyond an education journal to that audience? We can’t continue talking only to ourselves.