Monthly Archives: November 2012
School turnarounds are tough. As the Department of Education reported last week, even “a big infusion of cash” from the School Improvement Grant program offers no guarantee of success. From Education Week: Two-thirds of chronically underperforming schools that tapped into … Continue reading
In my last blog posting I talked about common core math standards – and acknowledged that I was operating outside my area of expertise. I especially appreciated (and in some cases replied to) comments from math common core supporters. Dialogue … Continue reading
Well, I ate far too much pie and sat stalled in traffic far too long waiting to get back into New York City via the Holland Tunnel. Happy belated Thanksgiving to my blog readers! Now that I have Internet access … Continue reading
In my last post I linked to a Harvard Center for Educational Innovation study that uses sophisticated data analysis to identify the practices that drive achievement in successful charter schools. Note that the study makes it very clear that not … Continue reading
This paper has been sitting on my desktop for several weeks, but election day’s votes to expand charters in Washington (state) and Georgia reminded me that I’d meant to post it. The author is a Harvard economics professor and the … Continue reading
Education pundits continue to debate why Indiana’s reforming school chief, Tony Bennett, was defeated at the polls. There are two theories, and it looks like they’re both right. One theory is that Bennett was taken down by common core opponents. … Continue reading
First, let me apologize for several days of radio silence. Hurricane Sandy delayed our return to New York City by a week (but my, we dodged a bullet by scheduling our weekend getaway to Utah for October 24-28!). My husband … Continue reading