America, The Last Best Hope
Volume II, From a World at War to the Triumph of Freedom William J. BennettThomas Nelson Publishers2007
Volume II, From a World at War to the Triumph of Freedom William J. BennettThomas Nelson Publishers2007
Council of the Great City SchoolsApril 2007
Diane Ravitch uses selective data to tarnish the achievement of New York City students under the Bloomberg administration ("Progress report on mayoral control in NYC," March 22). At the heart of Ms. Ravitch's argument is a claim that Mr.
David Cantor's response only goes to show how bad things are in New York City these days, and demonstrates the need for an independent assessment agency to evaluate test scores and graduation data.
Education reformers have long argued that school choice is already widespread--among the well-to-do. Foes counter that choice programs are nothing but a "life raft" to save a few while letting the ship sink. Here's a new twist: St. Louis firefighters--union members all--are steamed that state law requires them to reside in the city of their employ.
Noam Scheiber, senior editor at The New Republic, is none too pleased about what he calls the "cleverness problem" bedeviling top economic graduate schools.
A couple months ago, it looked like the Boston Archdiocese was actively cooperating with charter schools. No more. With enrollment in Catholic schools flagging (in part because charters are tuition free), Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley decided to take off the gloves.
Tomorrow, the House Education and Labor Committee will hold a hearing to consider the future of the much-discussed Reading First program, a key component of NCLB.
Manhattan's Upper West Side may be the most liberal neighborhood in the United States. So who's surprised that a public school there wanted to show kids real Communism, up close and in-person? In 2004 and 2005, students from the area's Beacon School took school-led field trips to Cuba, in violation of federal law.