Schools scratching heads, crossing fingers over new ed. plan costs
Two years in the making, it will probably take local school officials at least two years to figure out all the changes in the state's new "evidence-based" education model.
Two years in the making, it will probably take local school officials at least two years to figure out all the changes in the state's new "evidence-based" education model.
Judging schools based on student academic performance is more art than science.
On Friday, Tom Loveless and I published an??op-ed in the New York Times that argued that our nation's highest-achieving students are only making minimal gains in the era of NCLB, while low-achieving students have made huge strides since 2000.
AEI's Hess and Squire turn in an interesting study of Hawaii's approach to school restructuring under NCLB. Though the state's strategy isn't exactly aggressive, it does make use of diverse providers, an issue in the news of late.
The terrific trio of Hall, West, and Peterson have put together a very interesting Education Next article on public opinion and education policy. ????(While you're reading this piece, take the time to go through Ed Next's new and much-improved website.)
Education Week posted a blog recently with a link to the slew of comments offered up by folks in res