StudentsFirst: We Don't Care About Student Achievement!
A quick note on the super awesome state report card put out yesterday by Michelle Rhee and the folks atMicrosoftWalMartNewsCorpSunLife StudentsFirst:
With no states receiving an A, two states receiving B-minuses and 11 states branded with an F, StudentsFirst would seem to be building a reputation as a harsh grader.
Ms. Rhee said that the relatively weak showing reflected how recently statehouses had begun to address issues like tenure and performance evaluations. “We didn’t say in any way that we want to show people how bad it is,” she said in a telephone interview. “We wanted to show the progress that is being made, but in places where progress is slower to come, be very clear with leaders of that state what they could do to push the agenda forward and