Why School?: Reclaiming Education for All of Us. The New Press, September 2009.
Possible Lives: The Promise of Public Education in America
has a new preface in which Mike reflects on the current state of public education."Writing for the Public," College English, January 2010.
"On Using History," Historically Speaking, January 2010.
"When the Light Goes On," The American Scholar, Spring 2010.
"Learning from Anthony," In Character, March, 21 2010.
"Reform: To What End?," Educational Leadership, April 2010.
"Working with Working-Class Students," Diversity and Democracy, v. 13, n. 3 2010. Click here
"Education-for-All: Unpacking the College-for-All Versus Occupational Training Debate," Teachers College Record online, September 20, 2010. Click here
"The Mismeasure of Teaching and Learning in Contemporary School Reform," Dissent Spring, 2011. Click here
"Making Sparks Fly," The American Scholar Summer, 2011. Click here
Commentary and Opinion Pieces
"Race to the Top of What? Education Is About More Than Jobs," Truthdig, Febuary 18, 2010. Click here
"The Questions Education Reformers Aren’t Asking," Truthdig, March 19, 2010. Click here
"Soldiers in the Classroom," Inside Higher Ed, March 19, 2010. Click here
"Graduating Into the Classroom," The Los Angeles Times, June 4, 2010. Click here
"More Than a Paycheck," Inside Higher Ed, August 6, 2010. Click here
"Why America Needs a Smithsonian of Basic Skills," The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 13, 2010. Click here
"Threats to School Reform…Are Within School Reform," The Answer Sheet, a part of The Washington Post, October 20, 2010. Click here
"Resolutions Someone Should Make for 2011," The Answer Sheet, a part of The Washington Post, January 5, 2010. Click here
"The Meaning of Michelle Rhee," The Answer Sheet, a part of The Washington Post, Febuary 22, 2011. Click here
"Déjà vu All Over Again: A Lesson from the History of School Reform," The Answer Sheet, a part of The Washington Post, March 27, 2011. Click here
"Remediation at a Crossroads," Inside Higher Ed, April 21, 2011. Click here
"Untangling the Post-Secondary Education Debate," Education Week, June 8, 2011. Click here
"Where Is Barack Obama the Teacher?," The Answer Sheet, a part of The Washington Post, August 9, 2011. Click here
"What College Can Mean to the Other America," The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 11, 2011. Click here
"Gingrich on School and Work: More than a Bad Idea," The Answer Sheet, a part of The Washington Post, November 29, 2011. Click here
Radio and Television Appearances
"Speaking of Faith" American Public Media on The Meaning of Intelligence, January 7 to January 13, 2010. Rebroadcast, August 26, 2010. Listen here.
"Radio Times" WHYY Radio on Possible Lives and Why School?, Febuary 25, 2010. Listen here.
"Humankind" Sirius XM satellite radio on The Good Classroom, March 27, 2010. Listen here.
"Value of College Extends Beyond Paycheck" National Public Radio Weekend Edition Saturday, June 11, 2011. Listen here.
Podcasts
National Writing Project, "Mike Rose Finds Hope and Possibility in Public Education." Listen here. July 14, 2009.
Penguin Group, A conversation between Mike and Matthew Crawford, author of Shop Class as Soulcraft. Listen here.
Guest Blogs
“Penguin Blog,” US Penguin Group, posted August 19, 2009.
Blog Talk Radio, A discussion of Why School? on the National Writing Project Book Group Network. Listen here.
