The miniaturization of education reform
Once upon a time, education reform concerned itself with fixing "the system." Then we moved into our current fascination with fixing (and creating) individual schools.
Once upon a time, education reform concerned itself with fixing "the system." Then we moved into our current fascination with fixing (and creating) individual schools.
One of the reasons that ???data quality??? can be so elusive is that bad data can just sit there, in a drawer in someone's desk, never getting discovered. It's an old axiom: data that never see the light of day tend not to be as reliable as data that are viewed and used. With more visibility comes more accountability for data quality.
This Post article about Duncan's speech to the nation's governors focusses primarily on potential teacher layoffs (giving more reason to suspect we're about to see a second stimulus, at least for school
Dillon writes in the NYT this morning that the president, in a speech to the governors today, will announce that the administration's NCLB proposal will require states to adopt "college- and career-ready standards" in order to receive Title I funds.
The House is holding a hearing this Wednesday on the All Students Achieving through Reform (All-STAR) Act, which would create a new competitive grant program designed to help replicate and expand high-performing charters.
Two things you might want to check out. A flyer from the Los Angeles teachers union. Tomorrow, they are holding a candlelight vigil to protest district reform efforts.
"I've learned as an author over the years that I am not perfect. So, if somebody in Iowa sees something in my book that they perceive is wrong, I am absolutely willing to give them the benefit of the doubt." ??? Neil F. Comins, Author, "Discovering the Universe"