Quotable & notable
? We've got to go where we can get the most quality in one swoop, and that happens to be Teach For America, both for teachers and future school leaders.?* ? Aylon Samouha, chief schools officer for Rocketship Education
PODCAST: Real-life Breaking Bad
Mike and Rick get down to brass tacks on Duncan's waivers and Wisconsin's recall elections before making wagers on Education Reform Idol 2011. Amber maps state proficiency cut scores (again) and Chris calls out a principal who wishes he was on ?Breaking Bad.?[powerpress]
Ed Reform Idol 2011 Replay
On Thursday, August 11, Five states, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin, battled for the title of "Reformiest" in the 2011 legislative year at the Education Reform Idol!
Andrew Porter has a point (its just not clear what it is)
Kathleen Porter-MageeAdding fuel to a small but growing anti-Common Core fire, Andrew Porter penned an op-ed in Education Week this week that questioned the value and rigor of the Common Core ELA and math standards. He explains:
To Whitney Tilson on Damon: Civility urgently needed
I wrote a blog post here on Flypaper this week in response to what I'd seen as some unnecessary and unproductive personal jabs at actor Matt Damon, after he gave a brief speech at the Save Our Schools rally in D.
Putting Dayton's back-to-school season in context
Terry RyanEducation is and always has been profoundly shaped by demographics and economics. Ever since James Coleman's celebrated 1966 study showed that student achievement is strongly affected by nonschool factors, Americans have understood the manifold tribulations facing anyone bent on improving student achievement among our poorest children.