Education News Nuggets
Have a new idea for a school project you'd like to discuss with your parents? Don't even think about it.
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.
Deborah Meier's latest blog is all about Rick Hess' new book,
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
The death of the literary work?
A behind-the-scenes of the portfolio management model
Principals lack hiring-power they need
Wrong conclusions from the right information
Uncle Sam: chef, school chief, and contractor?
It's no surprise the Michelle Rhee is stepping down as Chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools. Advocates of ?mayoral control? in education have always argued that the arrangement provides a clear line of accountability, straight through the mayor's office. Adrian Fenty lost; his schools chief is out. Simple as that.
?The ?Bad Teacher' is an effective myth, a convenient scapegoat for ignoring these greater systemic problems that would require real substantial reform.'' Adam Bessie, Assistant Professor of English at Diablo Valley College