Groundhog Day Event ? Are Bad Schools Immortal?
When it comes to low-performing schools, we seem to be witnessing the same thing over and over?not unlike the classic movie, Groundhog Day.
Quotable & notable
?Even controlling for demographic factors, there was no clear relationship between spending and results.? * ?John Podesta, Former Chief of Staff for President Bill Clinton
Geoffrey Canada speaks to Dayton community
Jamie Davies O'LearyCanada lights up a room. His voice is booming and distinctive (and not just because you remember it from a Waiting for Superman or The Lottery interview), but mostly because when he talks about the children of Harlem, you sense how much he loves his life's work.
School boards: Our indicator species
Peter MeyerA few months ago, chatting with my brother-in-law, a former executive at the National School Boards Association, I suggested we collaborate on a book called Saving School Boards. There was a pause. ?Do they need saving?? he asked. Head spin.
Test givers and takers unite: Tests ARE good
Peter MeyerFor all of you test faithful, so long cowering in the shadows of ?critical thinking skills? and free range blah-blah, ?you can come out now.
Who invented RTTT the phrase?
Peter MeyerI've just finished up a report for Education Next on New York's successful bid for Race to the Top funds. And though I interviewed dozens of people and learned a great deal, one question I was unable to answer with any certainty was who had actually coined the term.