Study: 7.5M Miss a Month of School/Year
Reprinted from USA Today On any given day, about 90% of USA students come to school — pretty good as attendance goes. But scratch beneath the surface and you may find less flattering figures. New research suggests that as many as 7.5 …
Student-Testing Backlash Grows
Reprinted from Wall Street Journal The increasing role of standardized testing in U.S. classrooms is triggering pockets of rebellion across the country from school officials, teachers and parents who say the system is stifling teaching and learning. In Texas, some …
New Rhee Profile & Ed Reform Overview
Reprinted from Yahoo News (Reuters) - During her tumultuous three years at the head of the Washington D.C. public schools, Michelle Rhee set off a lot of fireworks. She's still doing it - on a national stage. Rhee has emerged as the …
School Choice Week Photo Contest
A new school choice placard promotion sponsored by National School Choice Week
Teacher Sexual Misconduct Reports Rising
Why Rating Teachers by Tests Won’t Work
Reprinted from Washington Post I don’t spend much time debunking our most powerful educational fad:value-added assessments to rate teachers. My colleague Valerie Strauss eviscerates value-added several times a week on her Answer Sheet blog with the verve of a Samurai warrior, so who needs …
Dancing Teachers Prank Students
Reprinted from NBC End-of-school-year pranks are usually pulled by students on their school and/or teachers & fellow students. But a group of teachers at one school turned that around. While the students thought they were being interviewed, the teachers'photobomb' them by …
Overcompensating for Racial Prejudice
Reprinted from The Atlantic The performance gap between white and minority students is one of the most persisting problems in American education. Since the 1990s, the performance gap, as reported by the National Assessment of Educational Progress, has more or …
32% American Kids Proficient in Science
Reprinted from USA Today New educational science standards due out Friday give teachers hope that they can turn around U.S. students' lackluster science performance. The effort to boost science skills comes one day after the federal government released findings showing …