GPS Viewpoint – Mike Weston…
CC – The wrong focus now… I am greatly troubled by the rushed implementation of the common-core standards. With common-core comes an entire new student testing, school grading and teacher evaluation paradigm; things Florida already does poorly. There are many arguments against common-core, but the one I find most compelling is the most simple: “Standards are not a major problem in education”. As
TX – Teachers fearful to come to school; blame administrators for chaos…
Drew Karedes at Houston’s KHOU 11 News… “Teachers at a local high school say it’s become dangerous for them and students, and some are blaming administrators. Houston Federation of Teachers believes administrators are causing an out of control atmosphere at James Madison High School. The school is located at 13719 Whiteheather in southwest Houston. Teacher’s union grievance director Joanna Paster
Pay cuts, end of tenure put North Carolina teachers on edge…
Dave Dewitt at NPR… “No state has in teacher salary rankings in the past 10 years, and some of the other changes in public education are unprecedented. The state is being watched closely by education policymakers across the country, and teachers …” Read and listen. What do you think? Read and share comments here… The post Pay cuts, end of tenure put North Carolina teachers on edge… appeared first
How public schools can fight back against inequality…
Greg J. Duncan and Richard J. Murnane in The Atlantic… “Rising income inequality over the past 40 years has imposed a double burden on schools serving low-income children. First, the technological changes and globalization that have fueled inequality have also increased the skills required for good jobs—which means that schools need to teach higher-level skills if their graduates are to secure jo
N.J. education chief moving to private sector…
Leslie Brody at NorthJersey.com… “New Jersey Education Commissioner Chris Cerf, who helped broker a landmark tenure law with the state’s large and powerful teachers union, is stepping down to rejoin the private sector. He said Monday he will leave his $141,000-a-year job on Feb. 28 to become chief executive of Amplify Insight, a division of Amplify, an education technology firm run by his former b
NY – Education bloat exists in middle…
Gregg Weinlein in The Times-Union… “Once again the controversial issue of high-salaried district superintendents has made its way to the forefront of discussion regarding school budgets. Television news reports, chatter among community members, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s criticisms and newspaper articles intensified the argument that the salaries of school superintendents are much too high. The problem i
NY – Cuomo says education board’s plan dilutes teacher reviews
Al Baker in The New York Times… “Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo attacked state education officials on Monday for what he saw as an attempt to water down a new teacher evaluation system that was one of his earliest legislative triumphs. The governor’s message was delivered to the State Board of Regents, which sets education policy and appears likely on Tuesday to give teachers more leeway to contest poor eva
Maine should say ‘no’ to virtual charter schools…
An editorial from the Portland Press Herald… “Public schools exist for one reason and one reason only. People can argue about the best ways to teach, the right subjects in the curriculum or the menu of extracurricular offerings, but in the end, the point of a school is to educate students. Corporations also exist for one reason, but it’s not the same one: They exist to create value for shareholde
Oregon – Medford schools to re-open without striking teachers…
Liam Moriarty at Jefferson Public Radio… “The Medford public schools are re-opening this morning. But most of the district’s teachers will be out on the sidewalks picketing rather than in the classrooms. After nearly a year of stalemated negotiations – and five days after teachers first walked off the job – Medford schools are open again, despite the ongoing strike by the Medford Education Associa
NYT profile – Philadelphia school chief William R. Hite Jr.
Jon Hurdle in The New York Times… “William R. Hite Jr., superintendent of schools here in one of the nation’s poorest cities, is known as a man who prefers collaboration to confrontation, but he has spent the academic year taking no prisoners. He laid off almost 4,000 workers to close a $304 million budget gap and threatened to keep school doors locked until officials found stopgap money to ensure
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GoPublicSchool.com « An open discussion of public school issues. GoPublicSchool.com: Must watch – Portrait of Inequality…From the Children’s Defense Fund… “Black children in America are being pushed deeper and deeper into an abyss of poverty and despair.” Read it. Spend some time here… What do you think? Read and share comments here… The post Must watch – Portrait of Inequality… appeared first on