Education news coverage
Interesting event at??Brookings yesterday afternoon about media coverage of education. The focus was a paper by Russ Whitehurst, E.J.
Interesting event at??Brookings yesterday afternoon about media coverage of education. The focus was a paper by Russ Whitehurst, E.J.
Thomas Dee and Brian JacobNBER Working PaperNovember 2009
Gadfly’s high hopes and expectations for New York State Education Commissioner David Steiner were sustained by his first major policy move. In a presentation to the Regents, Steiner made an impassioned case for reform of teacher preparation.
What to think when a self-proclaimed Jewish-American ex-Trotskyist Muslim-convert neoconservative comments on the treatment of Islam in state history standards in a post-9/11 world?
We have schools that teach Ebonics, schools that don’t assign grades or tests, schools that promote Afro-centric or
Try this education Rorschach. Imagine a public school that’s knocking the roof off of the state test. Its classes are led by energetic, passionate, thoughtful teachers who engage their students in rigorous study. The curriculum is rich and varied, with plenty of time for history and science, art and music, along with the 3 Rs.
To the editor:It's great to have Mike back in the saddle. The old horse was moving slower and slower without his spurs.
The “helicopter parent” may be coming back to earth, or so this longish TIME piece hypothesizes. As readers may know, helicopter parents hover over their children pretty much 24/7.
On November 24, Arizona's H.B. 2011, originally passed in September, went into effect.
The Wall Street Journal editorial page has already taken the Administration to task for backing away from some of its tougher "Race to the Top" provisions around teacher evaluations and ch
Andy Rotherham's latest* U.S. News column argues that transparency is not enough in most policy spheres, including education. Accountability is needed, too.
Quotable: "Primarily the stimulus in Texas was used to just move dollars around and you didn't have the level of benefit that the stimulus was designed to create." -Rep. Jim Dunnam (D-Waco), chair of Texas's Select Committee on the Federal Economic Stabilization Funding
I’ve just finished reading the Race to the Top program executive summary released by the U.S.
William G. OuchiSimon & Schuster2009
The New Teacher ProjectNovember 2009
Yesterday representatives from The New Teacher Project (TNTP), alongside Cincinnati superintendent Mary Ronan and president of the Cincinnati Federation of Teachers (CFT), Julie Sellers, gathered for the release of TNTP’s Cincinnati-focused teacher effectiveness report.
…Shoppers across the nation will prepare for the madness known as Black Friday.
The first chart in the email version of our November 30 Special Ohio Education Gadfly had one mislabeled data point. The correct chart is available online here.
The Ohio Education Gadfly recently caught up with the Lebanon City Schools Superintendent Mark North about House Bill 1, the state's rating system for school districts, and how his district is achieving success while spending far less money per-pupil than comparable districts.Q: What’s your opinion of House Bill 1?
Senate Bill 173, sponsored by Senator Gary Cates (R-West Chester), would delay for one year a major tenet of Governor Strickland’s education reform plan and marks the legislature’s first attempt to address problems with implementing the mandates in the evidence-based school funding model.
Today is December 1st, and that means I'm back from my book leave. (Please don't tell me you didn't notice I was gone.) More on the book in the weeks and months to come.
Michele McNeil on Duncan's Ed Week interview (some very interesting stuff) Young, talented duo lead Louisiana's RTT bid
Dear Gadfly, It's certainly good to have Mike back in the saddle. The old horse was moving slower and slower without his spurs.
The Department's independent research arm, IES is going to be conducting several studies to determine the effectiveness of the various education programs under the ARRA, including the Race to the Top.
Quotable: "The issue of space really plays on that emotional level. Everything is about ???they are taking your space' even if it's not clear who ???they' are." -Spencer Robertson, founder of PAVE Academy Charter School