Turnarounds: Parents Pull The Trigger On South Central School
Those crazy Californians, letting the little people vote on everything (legalizing gay marriage, tax policy, pot legalization) directly rather than relying on politicians to make decisions for them. And now it's spreading to the schools. It was bad enough when they let teachers have a say in how their schools were going to be run, but now they're letting parents in on the decisionmaking process which is just so messy and uncertain. Here's lots
Politics: Rahm Residency, Schooling Decisions Unclear
His eligibility to be a mayoral candidate remains up in the air, but former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel still won't commit to sending his kids to public schools if elected mayor of Chicago: Emanuel won't commit to public school for his kids: Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel wants to increase teacher training programs but says he won't commit to sending his kids to public schools if he's
AM News: White House Wants "Race 2.0" Funding
White House Pushes for Race to Top 2.0 in Budget EdWeek: The administration also wants to see the Race to the Top competition opened up to districts... N.Y. Teachers Fight Effort To Make Ratings Public NPR: The union representing New York City's teachers goes to court Wednesday to try to stop the release to the media of a database of teacher effectiveness ratings... Gates Foundation forges education partnerships Seattle PI: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is helping traditional school districts in nine cities form partnerships with charter school organizations, to help both kinds of schools learn from each other and improve student learning... Report: Tough times far from over for states AP: Lawmakers have reduced spending for parks, health care for low-income children and some state-funded medical transplants. Still, the tough times are far from over.