Ed News Wrap-Up: Manifestos, talented teachers, test scores and taxpayers
It was a busy weekend in ed news.
Sixteen urban schools superintendents wrote a "manifesto" on how to fix America's schools and the Washington Post's Outlook section printed it this weekend. Their prescriptions weren't the most surprising: eliminating seniority, getting rid of "poorly performing" teachers, allowing more school choice, closing down failing schools, offering pay-for-performance and other financial incentives. The Post's Answer Sheet blogger, Valerie Strauss, found the manifesto "bankrupt," and regularly featured Answer Sheet
Sixteen urban schools superintendents wrote a "manifesto" on how to fix America's schools and the Washington Post's Outlook section printed it this weekend. Their prescriptions weren't the most surprising: eliminating seniority, getting rid of "poorly performing" teachers, allowing more school choice, closing down failing schools, offering pay-for-performance and other financial incentives. The Post's Answer Sheet blogger, Valerie Strauss, found the manifesto "bankrupt," and regularly featured Answer Sheet