Nevada Gov. Seeks Merit Pay, Wyoming Drama: Ed Today
Ed Reform In Nevada? Gov. Brian Sandoval is putting the final touches on his Wednesday State of the State speech, and according to the Las Vegas Review Journal, education will factor high. Merit pay -- a plan in which teachers are paid partially in accordance with their students' test scores -- is looking good to him. "There is money in the budget to ensure we have a fair system by which we're going to measure the performance of teachers," Sandoval said. "Education will be a big priority for me, and you're going to hear a lot about it in the State of the State. K-12 as well as higher ed." (It should be noted that merit pay hasn't been found to work most anywhere -- except in special cases).
What About Some Other Governors? Over in Missouri, it's looking like Gov. Jay Nixon might press for more preschool money and a longer school year.
Captain Obvious Meets Florida? Today, former Indiana schools chief Tony Bennett is bringing his basketball coaching mojo to Florida, where he will occupy the same post. So the Associated Press is reporting that in Florida, Bennett will be following in former Gov. Jeb Bush's footsteps with similar education policy. That means a test-based agenda that favors charter schools and vouchers, eschews social promotion, and leans on teachers
What About Some Other Governors? Over in Missouri, it's looking like Gov. Jay Nixon might press for more preschool money and a longer school year.
Captain Obvious Meets Florida? Today, former Indiana schools chief Tony Bennett is bringing his basketball coaching mojo to Florida, where he will occupy the same post. So the Associated Press is reporting that in Florida, Bennett will be following in former Gov. Jeb Bush's footsteps with similar education policy. That means a test-based agenda that favors charter schools and vouchers, eschews social promotion, and leans on teachers