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A teacher’s union is suing the school district for the right to send their newsletter home with students: The complaint comes after the district denied a request from the union, the Park Ridge Education Association (PREA), to include its newsletter, "Teacher Talk," along with the "take-home" packet given to students every other Thursday. District representatives […] Read more »

So School Me takes a wild guess breaks out the crystal ball examines "high tech, precisely calibrated, success-predicting instrumentation" to determine whether Villaraigosa’s LAUSD takeover proposal will succeed.  You know, if these guys decide to play along, it could really get interesting.  (Hey, don’t laugh–they’re already trying to decide who the next American Idol will […] Read more »

So I’m a complete Eduwonk nerd. I admit it. Visit the site several times per day. My therapist says it is good to talk about it. Read more »

Can’t get enough of Los Angeles Unified School District takeover talk?  This is the article for you.  Read more »

Very interesting op-ed point/counterpoint in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution over that paper’s recent exposé on superintendent compensation.  From the editorial board: In other words, before taxpayers can decide for themselves whether Hall and other school superintendents deserve the money they’re being paid, taxpayers first have to know what that compensation actually is. They have to know […] Read more »

Interesting arguments against smaller class sizes from a TFA teacher.  (Hat tip to this week’s Carnival of Education.)  Read more »

Cheating is bad.  Very bad.  And it’s also very foolish–especially when you’re up against a highly-equipped chemistry teacher.  Read more »

Christine Maddox Ellerbee of Camden, New Jersey writes: As a parent, I have done all I can do. Many of us find ourselves in the same boat. We have agitated for change, made phone calls and visited anyone who would listen. We have formed organizations, started scholarship funds, even taken to the streets. All this […] Read more »

Matt Johnston has descended from the mountain with the Ten Commandments.  Lemme hear an amen!  Read more »

A 17-year-old family friend is graduating from high school a year early.  She will attend college this fall.  And if you think that is going to college too fast, try this on for size: Like other 16-year-olds, Joycelyn Nguyen of Simi Valley is jazzed about getting her driver’s license. She likes to hang out with […] Read more »