Are you against violence toward animals? Well you have an advocate in Hartford, Connecticut, where that state’s legislature is contemplating a bill that would allow students to complete science-class animal dissections virtually. Should students be forced to cut open that lifeless piglet or innocent frog to learn about their anatomy? The battle lines are drawn.
Mike's post from this afternoon makes an excellent point: because teachers are the main drivers of student achievement, teacher quality reforms (like eliminating tenure and linking teacher evaluation to student achievement results) are central to improving education.
Mike's post from this afternoon makes an excellent point: because teachers are the main drivers of student achievement, teacher quality reforms (like eliminating tenure and linking teacher evaluation to student achievement results) are central to improving education.
Yesterday, Colorado State Senator Mike Johnston unveiled his much-anticipated teacher reform legislation.
Kansas out of RTT, ?sends a signal to Washington that we don't want to play their game.? Duncan wants more money to bail out cash-strapped districts
Yesterday, Colorado State Senator Mike Johnston unveiled his much-anticipated teacher reform legislation.
This is a little wonky, but bear with me. The great part about section D2 of the Race to the Top application is that it gets progressively more reform-oriented as you move through it. Each subsection asks a bit more of the state than the previous one.
Kansas out of RTT, "sends a signal to Washington that we don't want to play their game." Duncan wants more money to bail out cash-strapped districts
Ohio and the other states competing for Race to the Top dollars have until June 1 to submit second-round applications. The Buckeye State has little time (exactly a month) to chart a new direction and improve its proposal before districts and charter schools must agree to it. We all want Ohio to win, but win because we are a state committed to significant reform and educational improvement.
Many of us who support school choice do so because of our hope that competition will force recalcitrant districts and unions to reform. The theory of action goes something like this: Offer poor parents and their kids real options outside the (unionized) public schools. Attach public dollars to the kids so that the money leaves the system.
Many of us who support school choice do so because of our hope that competition will force recalcitrant districts and unions to reform. The theory of action goes something like this: Offer poor parents and their kids real options outside the (unionized) public schools. Attach public dollars to the kids so that the money leaves the system.
Things are heating up in Florida, with game-changing and protest sickouts on the merit pay bill, and now Florida's
Things are heating up in Florida, with game-changing and protest sickouts on the merit pay bill, and now Florida's
Maryland released its draft RTT application today, giving the world its first peek into the state's plans (it didn't apply in round one).
Maryland released its draft RTT application today, giving the world its first peek into the state's plans (it didn't apply in round one).
???Experience matters, but it cannot be the sole or even principal factor considered in layoff decisions.?? We must be able to take into account each individual's track record of success.??? ???Joel Klein, Chancellor of New York City Schools
?Experience matters, but it cannot be the sole or even principal factor considered in layoff decisions.? We must be able to take into account each individual's track record of success.? ?Joel Klein, Chancellor of New York City Schools
How do you feel about the government of China paying for American public schools to teach our kids Mandarin? And sending teachers from China to the U.S.
Very good interview with RI's state chief Deborah Gist (in the very good journal CommonWealth). ?Andy Smarick
This stakeholder support issue gets more interesting by the day (see previous posts on CA, OH,
This stakeholder support issue gets more interesting by the day (see previous posts on CA, OH, CT
Very good interview with RI's state chief Deborah Gist (in the very good journal CommonWealth). --Andy Smarick
I've been on jury duty for the last week. It was a federal criminal trial???and judging from the number of individuals involved, it cost the taxpayers a heavy chunk of change. A couple hours ago, we rendered our verdict and now I'm free to talk about it. In a nutshell, it was one of the most frustrating experiences of my life.
I've long shared the core principles of the Education Equality Project, above all the conviction that great schools and teachers??can and should be expected to do a lot to equalize educational opportunity and results in the United States--this in contrast to the defeatist??"Broader Bolder" a
I've long shared the core principles of the Education Equality Project, above all the conviction that great schools and teachers?can and should be expected to do a lot to equalize educational opportunity and results in the United States?this in contrast to the defeatist??
"We will be vigilant in continuing to force the district to be more efficient and to drive resources to local school sites." ??? A.J. Duffy, president, United Teachers of Los Angeles
?We will be vigilant in continuing to force the district to be more efficient and to drive resources to local school sites.? ? A.J. Duffy, president, United Teachers of Los Angeles
Mark this as a milestone. According to the Associated Press, the Florida House of Representatives passed a bill yesterday to abolish tenure for new teachers and introduce merit pay on a "largely party line vote" of 64-55.
