LA TIMES GIVES PREVIEW OF NEXT ROUND OF TEACHER RANKINGS BUT….THIS BRINGS UP A QUESTION On...
Education
LAUSD’s Broken System Pink Slips Another Gifted Teacher
In the past month, the story has become crushingly familiar. Pink slips arrive at LAUSD schools...
Budget Talks Collapse Causing Terrible Cuts to Community Colleges
The California budget situation is anything but easy. Yet, at least we finally have a clear-eyed...
Michelle Rhee, DC’s Miracle Schools—and Cheating on Test Scores
D.C. SCHOOLS AND THE ERASURE PROBLEM This week the chatter among education wonks and watchers has...
Steve Barr & Green Dot Divorce, Cali School Sups Apply Pressure, & More on Value Added
GREEN DOT CHARTER SCHOOLS’ FOUNDER, STEVE BARR, GOES A NEW DIRECTION I’m not sure why...
Susan Straight & The Sad Spring Blooms of Teacher Pink Slips
The gifted novelist Susan Straight (who teaches at UC Riverside) writes in the Huffington Post...