Ed Next lives up to its mission statement ? ?in the stormy seas of school reform? giving voice (without fear or favor) to worthy research, sound ideas, and responsible arguments?? ? with its new ?forum? on Charter Management Organizations.
The New York State Charter School Association's Peter Murphy is reporting some good news from the Empire State, via the state's highest court:? charter schools are exempt from the onerous ?prevailing wage? laws.
Terry and Kathryn are in Arizona this week for the annual NACSA Leadership Conference where they are sharing lessons learned from Fordham's five years as a charter school authorizer in the Buckeye State.
Everyone knows that there's lots to be done in order for the Common Core standards to impact what actually happens in the classroom. Here's an ?Implementation To-Do List,?
Today, Fordham released a new paper by Checker and me: Now What? Imperatives and Options for Common Core Implementation and Governance. Everyone knows that the Common Core standards won't implement themselves, but unless they are adopted in the classroom, nothing much will change.
?We have spent a lot of time in the last two years looking at ourselves in a mirror, trying to figure out what we've done right and what we've done wrong, and we're trying to reform.'' Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers
If you think you had some rough patches in middle school, at least you're not this girl.?
Education Week's Alyson Klein supplies an informative overview of upcoming, education-related ballot measures. ?Liam Julian, Bernard Lee Schwartz Policy Fellow
Hoover Institution Fellow Eric Hanushek writes in today's Wall Street Journal that there is no war on teachers. ?Liam Julian, Bernard Lee Schwartz Policy Fellow
It was over a year in the making ? not planning, just making a date: ?A Special Board of Education Meeting devoted to ?board communication.?
Edu-gossip surrounding Michelle Rhee is rampant nowadays. The newest of the big headlines: She might be heading to New Jersey.
Have a new idea for a school project you'd like to discuss with your parents? Don't even think about it.
?Merit pay should be just one part of the picture. The point is to recognize effective teachers, to create a path where really top teachers can stay in the classroom?and they don't have to become a principal to receive higher pay.?
Education is a big issue in the Maryland gubernatorial race, according to the Baltimore Sun.
As headlines go, WaPo had a delicious one on a Jay Matthews story yesterday:? Curiosity is Banned at Westfield High
There has been so much churn in education reform circles these days?Superman!
If you're feeling lost without Michelle Rhee in your life, try reading these greatest hits or visiting this
?Some people may be afraid of being held accountable.'' Amanda Peyton, a Teacher in Baltimore, on why the proposed teachers' contract was defeated
Thomas Carroll, one of New York's leading charter school directors, has just sent out a memo to fellow charter network operators in the Empire State urging them NOT to participate in Race to the Top.
She's gone! Now what? Maybe it's time for some good ol' home-schooling for DC students.
Michelle Rhee's resignation is big news, and Checker and Mike shared their thoughts with major news outlets. Below are some of their quotes on the matter. Checker in Bloomberg News:
?Will Gray stand up to them [the teachers union]? He will need to have the people behind him. If people don't want to see reforms rolled back, people need to make sure the next mayor knows very clearly that they want these reforms to continue, that they expect them to continue.?
From the Washington Post's Answer Sheet blog we learn that Washington's mayor-to-be, Vincent Gray, ?believes a student's family life is at least as important?
If you haven't yet perused Checker's opinion piece in this week's Education Gadfly, you're missing out on one solid, sober analysis. ?Liam Julian, Bernard Lee Schwartz Policy Fellow
Nelson Smith, senior adviser to the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools, condemns Diane Ravitch's latest anti-charter-school screed: I can no longer tell whether Ravitch's?distortions are willful or whether she's just too busy Tweeting to check facts.
Hooray! It's National School Lunch Week! But is?that worth celebrating? ?Liam Julian, Bernard Lee Schwartz Policy Fellow
Bellwether Education's Andrew Rotherham writes about charter schools in his Time magazine column; and Diane Ravitch writes about charter schools on the Education Week bl
Looks like Teach for America will be heading to South Carolina. ?Liam Julian, Bernard Lee Schwartz Policy Fellow
