Teach For America seeks critical mass - by Kathryn Baron There was a point last week during Wendy Kopp’s appearance at the Commonwealth Club of California in Silicon Valley that smacked of the sort of smugness that, I suspect, makes some veteran teachers cringe when Teach For America (TFA) is mentioned. ...
Join both Common Core consortia now, commit to one later - by Doug McRae & Ze'ev Wurman A major step in implementing the California Common Core academic standards adopted by the State Board of Education last August appears to be in the wings for a decision in May. That step is to decide which of two consortia of states now developing ...
Russlynn Ali on making states’ school finances more equitable - by admin