Charter Schools Are Opaque In the October 13 edition of The Nation, Pedro Noguera wrote about the continuing dearth of real data documenting the performance of charter schools. This movement, once supported by Albert Shanker and others as laboratories for … Continue reading
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New Research on Instability of Teacher Evaluation Metrics
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Current Teacher Evaluation Metrics are Unstable The Education Policy Analysis Archives has just published (Oct 6, 2014) “The Stability of Teacher Performance and Effectiveness: Implication for Policies Concerning Teacher Evaluation,” by Morgan, Hodge, Trepinski and Anderson. This is a well-designed … Continue reading
Charter Schools: Good idea that’s lost it’s way
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Charters were once a reformer’s dream Charter schools have blossomed in recent years, thanks in large part by federal Race to the Top requirements that states needed to lift caps on charters in order to qualify for RTTT funds. The … Continue reading
Great Reads on Educational Reform Politics
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Reigh of Error: A great book on ed reform politics I’ve been slowly reading Diane Ravitch’s latest book, Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America’s Public Schools. The more I read, the more … Continue reading