New York City: Long History Of Pairing CEOs & CAOs
Last night's vote by the state advisory board against giving Cathie Black a pass to run the NYC public schools was a surprise to many but certainly not the first time that it's been noted that nontraditional leaders need help from educators to run big city school systems. When San Diego hired Alan Bersin to head its schools, he was paired with Tony Alvarado. When
AM News: Thanksgiving For NCLB
Schools Find Achievement Gap Tough To Close NPR: Despite ongoing research and theorizing, the educational achievement of black boys and young black men continues to lag behind their white peers, nationwide... 75 percent of Ind. high schools miss standards AP: The state Department of Education said Tuesday that 75 percent of Indiana's 385 public high schools are ranked in the bottom two rungs of the state's five-tier ranking system. Nearly half are on the lowest level — academic probation — and 20 schools could face state intervention... Student transfers from failing schools via No Child law swamp successful ones Washington Post: Nationwide, almost a fifth of middle school students who were eligible to transfer in the 2006-07 school year didn't have any choice, because none of the schools in their district met federal standards, according to a 2009 federally funded RAND study...Review of Competitive Grant Programs Underway at Ed. Dept. EdWeek: The review, department officials tell Education Week, will extend beyond Race to the Top and i3 to examine other popular and well-funded competitive grant programs the agency administers...Ohio awaits feds' schools cash Columbus Dispatch: "Gov.-elect Kasich has believed that there was no basis to deny Ohio its Race to the Top funds and is glad the Department of Education has confirmed that," Kasich spokesman Scott Milburn said. "John is a firm believer in the reform and accountability principles that are at the heart of Race to the Top, and he looks forward to pursuing those reforms vigorously as governor.".. Teacher gets proposal, on school sign AP: Hillcrest Elementary's third-grade teacher, Jennifer Halterman, was driving to work Thursday when her boyfriend text-messaged her to say he thought someone might have vandalized the sign in front of her school and she should take a careful look. As she idled at the stoplight, she glanced over and saw that the sign had indeed been altered by a mischievous soul. "Ms. Halterman will you marry me?" it read. "I said, 'Yes,'" Halterman said...