Here Come the Adequacies!
Sam Dillon's New York Times story from last Friday seems to have flown under the EduRadar.? And it shouldn't have.
Sam Dillon's New York Times story from last Friday seems to have flown under the EduRadar.? And it shouldn't have.
The New York Times' Week in Review on Sunday followed up on its Science Times story from last Tuesday, ?Forget What You Know About Studying,?
?How can we steer a course back toward our founding principles in education? The first step is to send dollars and decision-making authority out of Washington and back to states, localities, and ultimately, parents.'' -Jennifer Marshall, Director, Domestic Policy Studies, Heritage Foundation
The forthcoming documentary Waiting for Superman is ?inaccurate, inconsistent, and incomplete,? according to American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten. She makes several fair points . . . and, of course, several trite ones.
Whitney Tilson, a hedge fund manager who writes a widely read education blog, and Kevin Carey, the policy director at Education Sector, have both eviscerated Washington Post columnist Colbert King for his recent piece, ?Time for Rhee to go.?