Latest News and Comment from Education

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Thoughts on Pittsburgh Schools « Diane Ravitch's blog

Thoughts on Pittsburgh Schools « Diane Ravitch's blog:


Thoughts on Pittsburgh Schools

A few things we know about the Pittsburgh public schools.
They were led by Broad-trained superintendent Mark Roosevelt. Now they are led by his deputy Linda Lane, also trained by the unaccredited Broad Superintendents Academy.
They received a $40 million grant from the Gates Foundation for teacher evaluation.
They have a bold plan to close the achievement gap.
Scores in 2012 in Pittsburgh dropped for the first time in five years.