Cheating: How Schools Enforce Code Of Silence [image: ScreenHunter_08 Jan. 17 16.58] They say that cops are strict about enforcing the code of silence, but what about teachers? There's a fascinating story in the AJC about how whistleblowers in the classroom have been treated in their buildings ...
Quote: Should KIPP Shift To Elementary Schools? *[image: Quotes2] If KIPP focuses just on students who start in pre-K and kindergarten, it may ignore the needs of fifth-, sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders who could also use nine-hour school days and imaginative teaching.* - Washington Post ...
Value-Added: Surprising Caution From Rhee [image: ScreenHunter_26 Jan. 23 19.14]When the LA Times first published ratings for individual teachers, Michelle Rhee expressed more caution that Arne Duncan (who endorsed the move immediately and without reservation). Since then, she's come out in ...
AM News: State Of The Education Union [image: Newsneon] State of the Union Edu-Cheat Sheet - Politics K-12EdWeek: President Barack Obama is expected to talk a lot about K-12 policy, call on Congress to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and link his education agenda ..