Jersey Jazzman: Everyone's An "Expert" On Education

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Everyone's An "Expert" On Education

by Duke

A consequence of the Chicago teachers strike is that we're finally seeing how truly clueless our political and media elites are about education. Digby gives us a spectacular example:

Wagner: It's worth noting what the chicago is proposing, student performance on standardized tests count toward 25% of teacher assessment would go to 40% in five years. It's hard to say look, we don't want to be evaluated. You just need to keep paying us what you're paying us.

John Heileman: A shockingly untenable position. There really are at this point in the world of 

As Perth Amboy Turns

by Duke

Ruh-roh:

A state administrative law judge has upheld the Perth Amboy Board of Education's vote last May to place Superintendent of Schools Dr. Janine Walker Caffrey on paid administrative leave. 

Administrative Law Judge Ellen Bass ruled Tuesday that the board could place Caffrey on leave based on the May 7, 2012 vote in which board members invoked the doctrine of necessity which allowed all board members, including those with relatives working for the district and other 

The Difference Between Wall Street & P.S. #1

by Duke

Just to be clear:

Putting money into a "broken" school system (even though more money leads to better educational results): BAD.

Putting money into a broken financial system (that's unquestionably broken): GOOD.

Glad we got that straight...

Totally Clueless Education Punditry: Star-Ledger Style

by Duke

Dear lord; the Star-Ledger Editorial Board continues to embarrass itself on education:

There are three major problems in Chicago’s school system.

Basic skills: Seventy-nine percent of the Chicago Public Schools eighth-graders don’t read at grade-level proficiency, according to the U.S. Department of Education, and 80 percent aren’t up to grade-level in math.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education, Chicago Public Schools, Consortium on Chicago School Research

 Here, again, are the results on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for Chicago