Chicago Public Schools Best Charters
Ra Rmanuel has not disguised his dislike for public education or his love for charter schools. After all, he closed more public schools at one...
Month : August 2014
Susan Ochshorn: Play Is Necessary for Children’s Healthy Mental Development
Susan Ochshorn, a specialist in early childhood education, demonstrates in this post (as she has before, and will again) that play is crucial for the...
Ohio: When Is Public Money Not Public Money?
Bill Phillis of the Ohio Equity and Adequacy Coalition asks, where is the outrage? He writes: “Charter school operators argue that public tax money becomes...
Ohio: When Does Public Money Turn into Private Assets?
Bill Phillis, a veteran warrior for public schools and equitable financing of them, wrote the following in response to a court case that will be...
Ohio: Will the Court Allow White Hat Management to Privatize Its Public Assets?
Another post by the tireless public school advocate Bill Phillis of the Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy: Unconscionable, far-reaching consequences intrinsic in the White...
Schneider: The New Sales Technique for Common Core
Mercedes Schneider has discovered a new public relations campaign to sell the Common Core, especially in California, where the state has not jumped head first...
Stephen Sawchuck Asks: Do Evaluations Punish Teachers of Needy Students?
Stephen Sawchuck notes in his blog at Education Week that a pattern is emerging from teacher evaluation programs: The highest ratings go disproportionately to teachers...
Breaking News: Durham Public Schools Votes to End TFA Contract
The Durham public school board voted 6-1 to finish its current contract with Teach for America and then sever the relationship. “The Durham school district...
Pittsburgh was the First District to End Its Contract with TFA
Shortly after posting that the school board of Durham, North Carolina, voted not to renew its contract with Teach for America, I recalled that another...
Breaking News: Governor Jerry Brown Appeals Vergara Decision
In a much-awaited decision, Governor Jerry Brown has appealed the Vergara decision. LOS ANGELES (CBS / AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown appealed a court ruling...