NEA's Chanin has choice words for conservatives
It's got to be a good story when the sub-head reads thusly: "Editor's Note: Some of the language in the following story may be offensive."
It's got to be a good story when the sub-head reads thusly: "Editor's Note: Some of the language in the following story may be offensive."
Checker discusses national standards with John Merrow in this interview on the Taking Note blog. The conversation covers the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), No Child Left Behind and includes Checker's judgment on the direction of U.S.
If you're interested in what Judge Sotomayor's likely elevation to the land's highest court could mean for school choice, take a look at my article in AEI's journal.
MA moves to take control of failing schools NYT editorializes about failing schools (not sure what their point is though...)
Our report High-Achieving Students in the Era of No Child Left Behind continues to attract the press's attention.
Green Dot may be coming to DC to take over a failing high school or two. The full article is worth reading, but, in my opinion, this blurb just about perfectly summarizes the optimism-sans-evidence of the turnaround crowd.
I just got finished reading Education Sector's very interesting report on teachers' opinion about their unions. I found it enlightening and distressing in turns.
Secretary Duncan delivered the last of his four policy speeches today at the annual conference of the National Education Association, the nation's largest teachers union. Overall, it was a good talk.
Education Next has just released an interesting and tantalizing debate on school funds. In the wake of Flores, issues of funding equity have again risen to the fore.
Arne Duncan and his fans have been hinting that he's going to be tough on the teachers union tomorrow at??its big annual confab. But will he speak these truths?
Before excusing myself from this debate (which was great) and deferring to my forthcoming article, I'll respond point-by-point to the Hassel's last post.
Tune in to WAMU 88.5 today at noon if you're able, because our own Mike Petrilli will be a guest on the Kojo Nnamdi Show.
We've arrived at the sixth (perhaps final?) part of the??school turnaround??debate between our Andy Smarick and??Public Impact's Bryan and Emily Hassel. Just checking in now?
A month ago, I wondered what Sonia Sotomayor might think about teacher tests, as the more rigorous ones typically have a "disparate impact" on minorities; African-American and Hispanic candidates fail them at much higher rates than whites do.
As this brief explained, it's unlikely we'll get much reform out of most of the stimulus legislation's education funds. But Secretary Duncan could squeeze some more reform out of the law if he's willing to be bold.
I got deeply involved in the closure/new start vs. turnaround debate because it has a major bearing on the basic argument of my book project. So I started thinking through and researching the various angles several months ago when this was still a relatively sleepy, back-burner issue.
The Fordham Institute is unique in the school reform sector in that we have offices in both Washington, DC and Ohio
Our own Checker Finn is opining for National Journal's just-launched Education Expert Blog, which poses a question every week to a panel of education heavyweights.
Do you miss reading the work of Liam Julian, who until he left Fordham last year was one of Flypaper's most prolific and talented writers? Then get your fix with this New Atlantis piece on virtual schooling.
??????? In Baltimore, the teachers union's contract demands are forcing unwanted changes in the city's highest performing school.
Feeling blue about school reform? This riveting no-nonsense address by Howard Fuller at last week's National Charter School Conference will relieve your doldrums.
This post, written by Bryan C. Hassel and Emily Ayscue Hassel of Public Impact, is a response to Andy Smarick's June 25 post about turnarounds.