Policy changes necessary for Cleveland to see Baltimore-like success
The Cleveland Plain Dealer recently lifted up Baltimore City Schools as a possible model for Cleveland.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer recently lifted up Baltimore City Schools as a possible model for Cleveland.
Ohio remains firmly in the throes of the economic recession and analysts predict that recovery is a long way off. The state was able to postpone much of the financial pain in the current biennial budget but faces an estimated $8 billion deficit in the next two-year budget. Work to address this shortfall has been slow to start in the Statehouse.
In the national Gadfly, Checker Finn and Stafford Palmieri highlight and commend teach union leaders across the country who are reform-minded visionaries and pragmatists that don’t always let the short-term self-interest of adults blind them to the long-term interests of children.
Saba BiredaCenter for American ProgressJune 2010 Momentum is building to reform teacher dismissal policies. Federal and state policymakers alike are calling for changes to K-12 education’s highly complex and costly dismissal procedures, especially as school districts face looming budget cuts.
Lori Drummer and Don SoiferLexington InstituteJune, 2010
Digital-game-inspired instruction isn’t the only thing that makes one New York City charter school unique. At Quest to Learn, professional development is focused on helping teachers infuse technology with instruction, and it isn’t just a one-off session.
The National Association of Charter School Authorizers recently issued its latest annual report on the policies and practices of the nation’s charter authorizers.
While it's no surprise that gifted students have the know-how to game the system, some are still questioning the certainly gifted and talented Bill Gates and his School of the
Mike and Checker write in today's National Review Online that part of the reason the Common Core education standards have fared well politically (adopted by 29 states at last count) is because they avoid the vagueness and politica
?That would be robbing Peter to pay Peter.? ?Joel Packer, Executive Director of the Committee for Education Funding
The good folks at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools are hosting a free screening of The Lottery, the much-buzzed new ed reform movie, this Friday in the nation's capital. ?Sign up here.
No city has done more to redefine the delivery of urban public education than New Orleans. And no city-based organization in the nation is doing more to advance the most important education reforms than New Schools for New Orleans.
Good article from Ed Week's Aarons on MN's attempt to improve charter authorizing. Takeaway: Because of a new law, many districts may get out of the business of authorizing.