Remainders: NAEP reading scores an “epitaph” for NCLB | GothamSchools
Remainders: NAEP reading scores an “epitaph” for NCLB | GothamSchools
- The nation’s reading scores plateaued, but low achieving students did make gains.
- Jay Mathews writes that the flat scores can be read as an “epitaph” for No Child Left Behind.
- The Assembly’s budget plan would restore $193 million to NYC schools.
- UFT president Michael Mulgrew is attending a re-election fundraiser for Charlie Rangel.
- A retired teacher says he’s voting for Mulgrew because he’s a mature leader, unlike the opposition.
- Rick Hess says Arne Duncan’s list of political favors will hurt his credibility and RttT.
- A Florida bill that would pay teachers primarily based on test scores is dangerous, writes Valerie Strauss.
- Center for American Progress calls for teacher effectiveness reforms to have a larger role.
- The UFT chapter leader of Tilden HS asks two tough questions he wants Mulgrew to answer.
- UFT elections are coming soon and in the last few days before break, the campaigning is heating up.
- Staten Island could lose 150 teachers, or 5 percent of its total, if the budget cuts go through.
- Across the city, class sizes could grow by five students as a result of the cuts, Klein warned today.
- Assembly member Deborah Glick argues for smaller class sizes and keeping the charter cap in place.
- Florida aced the NAEP reading test that was released today, writes Jay Greene.
- For a few hundred dollars, principals can find out how their high school grads are doing in college.
- And calling all education reporters — Hechinger is looking for someone to blog about community colleges.
