Five Miles Away, a World Apart
Stafford PalmieriUrban and suburban students must learn together to close the achievement gap
Adding value to value-added: Getting more out of the data we have
Since our special Ohio Education Gadfly last month about changes to Ohio’s value-added analysis methodology, we’ve received
Education News Nuggets
How to study effectively? Maybe we could pick up a tip or two from the Russians. But careful ?
Quotable and Notable
?Will making the teachers better and giving them more support do the trick? Or should we focus on improving the students' attitudes and habits before they ever get to school, by giving their families more support?'' ?Jay Mathews, Columnist at the Washington Post
Debating the Common Core standards
That's right. As more states across the country adopt the Common Core education standards (it's up to about 37 now), the conversation continues.
Instructional radio
They were talking education (Race to the Top, evaluating teachers) this morning on the Diane Rehm Show. The U.S.
Universal preschool by stealth
Chester E. Finn, Jr.In the name of boosting academic performance and giving struggling kids a better shot at succeeding in first grade, California appears to be headed down the slippery slope to universal preschool, never mind that state voters rejected such a plan when Rob Reiner got it onto the ballot in 2006.