This administration is planting its policies in the ground in the form of a parade of irresponsible waivers and an abandonment of accountability. Once these policies take root, the scoreboard starts measuring disabled kids, Hispanic kids, and all kids on their watch.
No Child Left Behind Act architect Sandy Kress criticizing the Obama administration for ditching Adequate Yearly Progress — the most-effective element of the law — as part of its reauthorization effort.
The NEA: 1. Poor black kids in DC: Zero.
Mike Petrilli of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute in response to President Barack Obama’s letter to congressional Republicans opposing the revival of the D.C. Opportunity voucher program.
Data is king and it can show why we need to change and where we have not done well.
Boston principal Mark Ziebarth explaining what should be obvious to everyone, but often ignored by defenders of traditional public education.
Suggestion to Mr. Winerip: get past the artificial dichotomy of public vs. charter. That’s not the “quiet but fierce battle” (more on that in a bit). Public schools are public schools, though some are autonomous and some are tied more closely to the gaping maw of NYC’s bureaucracy.
NJ Left Behind’s Laura Waters, chastising the New York Times reporter for his latest bit of tired, status quo-bound and often obtuse coverage of school reform efforts.
Take some time and listen to the Dropout Nation Podcast on why integration (and the underlying poverty myth in education) is no substitute for systemic school reform. And enjoy the commentary on the promise of DIY schools in fostering reform.