Philly inches toward weighted student funding
Eric OsbergNew Philadelphia schools CEO Arlene Ackerman is making an impression right away; the Philadelphia Inquirer reports:
In my backyard
The NEA is gathering in Washington--some "10,000 delegates and a few thousand other union members and guests," according to the Washington Post. The union is going to decide whether to offer its presidential endorsement to Barack Obama or to John McCain.
Furthermore...
Nice, Christina. And then there are these problems. First, none of the arguments he points out is reductio ad absurdum (one must never forget the ad). Second,??if one was, what the heck??would be??so wrong??with that? Third, who's Leo Casey?
Changes to FL accountability
Florida Governor Charlie Crist signed this week a bill that lessens the emphasis of the state's high-stakes test, the FCAT.
A label by any other name is not as sweet...
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.The USDOE announced a couple days ago the six states approved for "differentiated accountability" plans (Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, and Ohio).
From classroom to cubicle
Christina HentgesIn today's Wall Street Journal, we hear from college graduates who recognized a crummy job market and decided to channel their energies into service programs, like Teach for America. Great idea, right?
It's reductio ad absurdum
Christina HentgesI'll ignore the rest of Leo Casey's EdWize post this morning in favor of this one comment:
Abortive argument
Stafford PalmieriYou may remember that both Amber and Liam first alerted us to, and then wrote on, what's now being called the Gloucester pregnancy pact--that a group of sophomore girls in Gloucester, MA decided to get pregn
Bias is out, numbers are in
Stafford PalmieriThe baby boomers are on the way out of the nation's colleges and universities. The New York Times reports that liberal professors birthed into academia in the 1960s and 70s are retiring--and being replaced by younger and more politically moderate academics.