Required Reading on Common Core
One of the most calm, well-thought out op-eds on Common Core that I have read from Elizabeth Phillips, principal in NYC's PS 321. Read the entire thing but here are highlights:So teachers watched hundreds of thousands of children in grades 3 to 8 sit for between 70 and 180 minutes per day for three days taking a state English Language Arts exam that does a poor job of testing reading comprehensio
Center on Reinventing Public Education; All Charters, All the Time
It used to be that you could give CPRE a little credit for caring about other education issues than just charters schools. It would appear that time has passed. I'm on their listserv and if you go just by that, it's all charters, all the time. What is worrying is that if they feel this way about charter schools in other states, I can't wait to see what they think should happen in Washington Stat
4-9-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools Work Session/Committee Meeting UpdatesThe Work Sessions scheduled for today now have their agendas available.One is the Risk Management; Insurance Coverage Review. On the face of it, this department seems to be doing a good job. I only say "seems" because insurance is not my area so it's hard to discern any issues. Two items of note:Pag