Economic Inequality
Chicago Tribune, IL, October 6, 2011
America’s urban public schools are in trouble: Student test scores are low and dropout rates are high. Recent remedies proposed include everything from reducing the power of teachers unions and opening more charter schools to ending test-based accountability. But what if education critics are focused on the wrong problem?
It’s Time To Leave School Law Behind
Portland Tribune, OR, October 6, 2011
The notion that a child, a classroom or an entire school could be judged by the results of a standardized test finally seems to be discredited. From our point of view, this era in education will pass none too soon.
FROM THE STATES
Alumni Make Difference In Charter Schools
The Tufts Daily, MA,October 6, 2011
In the period leading up to graduation, many Tufts seniors think about applying to programs like Teach for America or the Peace Corps. Last year, three recent grads chose to pursue a similar option right across the river in Boston.
As School Layoffs Loom, City Points Finger at Union Chief, Who Points Right Back
New York Times, NY, October 6, 2011
With more than 700 school aides facing their last day at work on Friday barring a last-minute deal, the Bloomberg administration is blaming the school aides’ powerful labor union, District Council 37, for not doing enough to prevent the layoffs.
Charters Are No Panacea
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA, October 6, 2011
The New Jersey Department of Education approved four new charter schools last week, one in Camden , boosting the total approved this year to 27, the most ever in a year.
Three Charter-School Firms In Philadelphia To Share $2.4 Million Grant
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA, October 6, 2011
The Philadelphia School Partnership is celebrating its first anniversary by
