Education News, Analysis, and Commentary
I take look at guns and schools in The 74. Most people would agree we have a gun violence problem in this country, but the schools are actually pretty safe and we shouldn’t lose sight of that and turn our schools into fortresses or scare the kids in them: Our debate about guns in schools, …
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Hailly Korman on what a robust transition support system might look like for adjudicated students. Kirsten Schmitz says pay teachers more. Marnie Kaplan on equal pay and early childhood workers. Jessie Woolley-Wilson (Bellwether board member) profiled in Times on her leadership style. Matt Barnum looks at the legal action around schools. The next big shortage: Bus …
Scroll down for edujobs. In the Des Moines Register the pride of West Des Moines Valley High Chad Aldeman takes a look at the pension issue there. Phillip Burgoyne-Allen says Trump provides a Sputnik moment for civic education. OK, looks like someone is owed an apology… Two schools in Southington, Conn., were placed in “Secure School Mode” when …
Here we go again. Another school shooting and another set of predictable responses from all quarters. After these incidents I usually get emails asking why I’m not writing something about it. The reason is that I’m not sure what to add. These school incidents are at once rare statistically, but also too common. And they’re …
Lost in much of the narrative about teachers’ unions – from their defenders and critics – is engagement with the basic political reality that teachers’ union leaders are elected. That means that like any politician they must be attuned to constituencies and the political winds within their union. And the winds do blow, there are …
New data out today from the Whiteboard Insider survey – includes new data on the Common Core assessment consortia, perceptions of state-level education advocacy organizations, and tracking questions on ESEA reauthorization and other issues. The ESEA tracking question elicited pessimistic responses – meaning reauthorization is seen as unlikely – and the question was asked before …
In the Summer 2004 City Journal Sol Stern takes a look at No Child Left Behind, its origins, status quo, and prospects. Parts of the article are the journalistic equivalent of a lap dance – some squirming and faux enthusiasm but no real payoff. That said, it’s well worth reading because: (a) It shows many …