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Friday, June 10, 2011

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Two looks at the Marshall High "turnaround"

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Two looks at the Marshall High "turnaround"

Two looks at the Marshall High "turnaround"

Marshall teacher Anthony Skokna, fired for being a veteran teacher who earned too much.

The first is from Ben Joravsky at the Reader:
It's curious, this double standard we have when it comes to cracking down on low-scoring schools. The man in charge of the system retires with, among other things, a well-paid, do-little position at one of the most prestigious universities in the world. Meanwhile, the teacher on the front line winds