I dallied yesterday in announcing the BIG NEWS: Gadfly is (and has been for almost 24 hours) out. (I hope I have not caused you undue pain and suffering in my tardiness.) In the top spot, find??Mike and Checker's advice for Arne. Want to know how to avoid accusations of cronyism? How to answer the haggling questions of state education officials wondering what's up? Look no further! Next, take a gander at the continued disturbing trend of educational elitism. No, not the Ivy League, but schools shutting out students that happen to live outside district boundaries (and charging their parents as felons, no less).
Further in, read about Catholic schools going charter in New York (on which we got an update this morning), an LA charter school reaching out to the union, how much money teachers really make (the answer: tons), and how students in Ontario are planning on saving the planet... one Valentine's day card at a time. You'll also get the scoop on the data-heavy report of the American Legislative Exchange Council and a shocking new study trying to link (though unsuccessfully, in our opinion) blood lead levels in children to SAT scores and chances of mental retardation. Then, don't forget to RSVP for Fordham's upcoming event to introduce a new publication:??The Accountability Illusion (pub date: February 19; event date: February 23) and a neat new event exposing the truth on 21st century skills hosted by our downstairs neighbor, Common Core. And last, but certainly not least, hear Rick advocate on the podcast for the addition of Jewish History Month to Black, Hispanic, Women's etc. History Months. We were discriminated against, too, he says! All that and more, right here.
