Maps: Where Walton Spends Money (Differently From Gates)
Earlier this week we learned that Michelle Rhee's StudentsFirst organization was one of the beneficiaries of the Walton Foundation's ramped-up education grantmaking -- not really a surprise but something that hadn't been confirmed. Here's a look at where some of the rest of that money is going, provided by the foundation:
Valerie Strauss has a roundup here, or click "read more" to read the WFF press release. Click back to a recent post (More Evidence Gates Is "Over" Charters) and see if you can glean the differences between WFF and Gates.
WFF PRESS RELEASE:
Dear Friends:
2011 was a watershed year for school choice in the United States. For the first time, more than two million
Teacher Evaluations Pose Test for States WSJ: Efforts to revamp public education are increasingly focused on evaluating teachers using student test scores, but school districts nationwide are only beginning to deal with the practical challenges of implementing those changes.
Teachers' Morale Reaches 20-Year Low NYT: The outpouring of reaction to the release of the teacher data reports, as well as the stream of recent articles in blogs and other publications, has provided a pretty good sense of how many teachers in New York are feeling these days: disappointed, angry, depressed, put-upon and fed up.
Who won millions in Walton Foundation grants in 2011 Washington Post: The pro-charter Walton Foundation
Valerie Strauss has a roundup here, or click "read more" to read the WFF press release. Click back to a recent post (More Evidence Gates Is "Over" Charters) and see if you can glean the differences between WFF and Gates.
WFF PRESS RELEASE:
Dear Friends:
2011 was a watershed year for school choice in the United States. For the first time, more than two million
AM News: States Add Testing To Accommodate Value-Added
Teacher Evaluations Pose Test for States WSJ: Efforts to revamp public education are increasingly focused on evaluating teachers using student test scores, but school districts nationwide are only beginning to deal with the practical challenges of implementing those changes.
Teachers' Morale Reaches 20-Year Low NYT: The outpouring of reaction to the release of the teacher data reports, as well as the stream of recent articles in blogs and other publications, has provided a pretty good sense of how many teachers in New York are feeling these days: disappointed, angry, depressed, put-upon and fed up.
Who won millions in Walton Foundation grants in 2011 Washington Post: The pro-charter Walton Foundation
