I have been an avid follower of Jay Mathews' work since starting here at Fordham, but his recent argument with a Fairfax County parent over Fairfax's decision to get rid of honors courses across the district caused me to panic.
South Carolina is in hot water with the Education Department over the state's failure to meet federal maintenance of effort requirements for special education spending. ED is threatening to dock South Carolina $111 million in federal aid after rejecting a waiver request.
As if the teachers unions need another reason to hate charter s
Washington City Paper has published a lengthy article about Diane Ravitch.
If you are a physics professor who has trouble finding a date, you should not resort to flirting or crude jokes.
Mike sits down with guest host Richard (Lee) Colvin of Ed Sector to hash out what Michigan's new reform efforts may mean for Detroit, what the CCSSO accountability blueprint may mean for the feds, and what NAEP history scores may mean for the country. Amber puts a magnifying glass on teacher pensions in charter schools and Chris crosses the pond to play Cowboys and Indians.
?What difference does it make how the parents feel about school performance when by almost all objective measures they are not good?'' ?Anonymous Washington Post Reader
