THE YEAR 2010: High Expectations vs Wishful Thinking Themes in the News for the week of Dec. 13-17, 2010 By UCLA IDEA | http://bit.ly/glP9wy 12-17-2010 - Less money and diminished resources. Fewer instructional days. Summer school and after-school programs eliminated. Libraries and some school campuses ...
CARROT FOR CHANGING TEACHER EVALUATIONS: Will districts respond to State Board's incentives? By John Fensterwald - Educated Guess | http://bit.ly/fgHNSK Posted on 12/17/10 • Last month, State Board of Education President Ted Mitchell couldn’t get any votes for his plan to encourage districts to change the way they evaluate teachers and ...