The Quick and the Ed QUICK Hits

The Quick and the Ed

QUICK Hits

April 9th, 2010 | Category: Uncategorized

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Image from Urban Institute Press

A school that spends more per pupil on ceramics electives than core science classes? Where Do School Funds Go? (Urban Institute, h/t Joanne Jacobs)

How has the Great Recession impacted “no loan” pledges from top colleges and universities? Not as much as you may think. (Project on Student Debt)

What gives Rick Hess RTT heartburn? Who’s his favorite education journalist? You don’t want to miss this [hilarious, but substantive] interview with Russo. (This Week in Education)

‘Math Dances’: Are homemade videos an appropriate and efficient method of judging college applicants? (Education Week)

Posted by Forrest Hinton at 4:00 pm | Tags: College Application Videos, Hess-Russo Interview,Marguerite Roza, No Loan Pledges, Quick Hits, Where Do School Funds Go? | No Comments

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States have a Chance to Step-up and Support School Turnaround

April 9th, 2010 | Category: Accountability

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In implementing NCLB, many states took steps to lower expectations for schools in order to reduce the number of schools identified as low performing. In 2006 and 2007, Education Sector published reports documenting this phenomena (Report I and Report II). Yet, in spite of state efforts, over time more and more schools have been identified first as having not made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), then as being in need of school improvement, corrective action, and finally restructuring. Earlier this week, Education Sector released a report that documents what has happened to schools identified for restructuring, and the need for the federal government to “restructure” restructuring.

Understanding where states have been is especially important now as states begin to plan how to spend their share of $3 billion in School Improvement Grants (SIG).