Education news nuggets
Three cheers for Booker T. Washington! But, that is just about the only thing to be cheering for?what is the education world coming to?
Three cheers for Booker T. Washington! But, that is just about the only thing to be cheering for?what is the education world coming to?
Smile. The magnanimous Dave DeSchryver guest hosts this week; he and Mike hash out the big takeaways from the common curriculum counter-manifesto and the Chamber of Commerce's ESEA proposal before explaining what exactly is going down in Illinois. Amber dissects the branding of Catholic schools, and Marena is no slave to poor teacher judgment. [powerpress]
?I'm all for high standards. I'm all for excellent curriculum. Kids should be pushed. But you have to recognize the population'' * ?Skip McCoy, Member of the D.C. Public Charter School Board
So apparently today was Limerick Day and we were having some fun in the office, sending our own limericks around. Mike wanted to share a few of our laughs with you all. First, Mike sent around this one: There once was a man from Ohio. Whose prose was full of much style. He said with a grin.
In a fascinating study of interest group influence on school board elections, Stanford political scientist Sarah Anzia offers new reasons for dropping special spring school district elections.
The ???counter-manifesto??? released this week in opposition to national testing and a national curriculum is full of half-truths, mischaracterizations, and straw men. But it was signed by a lot of serious people and deserves a serious response. [quote]