Text of Maryland superintendents’ document on school reform
Here is the text of a document approved by 22 of Maryland’s 24 local schools superintendents expressing concern about how federal and state officials are forcing school districts to implement specific school reforms. You can read more about the document and why the superintendents, through the Public School Superintendents Association of Maryland, decided to make public […]
Md. superintendents criticize implementation of reforms
Nearly all of the superintendents of Maryland school districts have signed a statement that criticizes federal and state education officials for forcing them to implement several major reforms, including the Common Core State Standards, on what they say is an unrealistic timetable. The document, signed by 22 of Maryland’s 24 superintendents from districts educating more […]
21 wealthy donors had decisive impact on charter law in Washington state — analysis
A new analysis of how charter school legislation passed by popular vote in 2012 in the state of Washington — after voters had rejected similar measures three times earlier — concludes that 21 vastly wealthy people, including Bill Gates, and their philanthropic organizations had a disproportionate influence on the outcome by donating millions of dollars to […]
U.S. Education Dept. decides Politico Pro costs too much
The U.S. Education Department wanted to buy an annual subscription to POLITICO Pro to read its education coverage but decided that it was too expensive. According to this solicitation, the department’s Office of Communications and Outreach (OCO) wanted to “purchase a subscription to POLITICO Pro, a subscription-based news service distributed by email and accessible online.” It […]
1-29-14 @ The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: Why snow days matter: Kids forced to sleep in schools because class wasn’t cancelled in timeNext time you think a school district is being overly cautious about cancelling school because of bad weather, remember this: Thousands of students in Georgia and Alabama were forced to spend the night Tuesday in their schools — and some on buses — while their parents got stuck in traffic