The annual Met Life Survey of the American Teacher is out. There are hardly any surprises. Principals (who are also surveyed) and teachers are feeling the effects of declining budgets, and being asked to do more with less creates a great deal of stress for our educators. Some noteworthy findings: More than half of principals […]
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Special Report: Class Struggle – How Charter Schools Get Students They Wa...
A new report from Reuters describes how getting into a charter school can be “grueling” — or downright unfair, or even in violation of the law. “Students may be asked to submit a 15-page typed research paper, an original short story, or a handwritten essay on the historical figure they would most like to meet. […]
The Secret to Fixing Bad Schoo...
In an op-ed in the New York Times, Professor of Public Policy David Kirp provides a strong example that demonstrates that public schools aren’t failing students, as groups like ALEC claim. Kirp demonstrates how Union City, N.J. — bringing poor, mostly immigrant kids into the educational mainstream — argues for reinventing the public schools we have. […]
Charter Schools That Start Bad Stay Bad, Study Fin...
From Valerie Strauss, Washington Post: Charter schools that start out doing poorly aren’t likely to improve, and charters that are successful from the beginning most often stay that way, according to a new study by researchers at Stanford University. The report, done by Stanford’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) and funded by the Robertson Foundation, […]