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Professor 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...
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...
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