Anthony Weiner Meets His Match: A Teacher
Anthony Weiner took his faltering campaign to Staten Island, to talk about the aftereffects of Hurricane Sandy, but he can’t avoid questions about his “sexting.” In this instance, he was confronted by a teacher, and she let him have it. She asked the simple question, where do you have the moral authority to lead the city? Weiner ducked the question. Stick to the issues, he said.
Are Teachers to Blame for Achievement Gap Between Black and White Students?
Joy Resmovits, the education reporter for Huffington Post, is usually a sharp and thoughtful reporter, but she had a bad day today. Today she posted an article blaming “bad” teachers for the achievement gap between black and white students. Along the way, she makes some factual errors. For example, she states that the achievement gap in ninth grade reading narrowed from 1994-2012, from 33 points
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Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Marco Rubio Opposes Common Core, Breaks with Jeb BushThe biggest fight over the Common Core is within conservative ranks. On one side, supporting Common Core, is Jeb Bush, Joel Klein, Michelle Rhee, and big business (last February, 72 major corporations put out a full-page ad supporting the Common Core as necessary for the future o
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Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOGTODAYWhat About Those Lazy Teachers?A reader wrote to complain that many teachers have an easy job, don’t work hard, and are paid too much for the little they do. This teacher responds: “I am one of those assistants in that classroom, a special education classroom. I would like to see you do it. I want you to change a tee