Education News, Analysis, and Commentary
New Catalyst is out, several interesting articles on alternative certification. And, among the offerings, two with national implications. Worth reading is Alexander Russo’s look at supplemental services in Chicago. Note the Department of Education’s tough talk on oversight…yeah right, don’t hold your breath! Russo notes that Chicago may have captured the market just in time …
NY Daily News’ Williams reports that Joel Klein is calling out the colleges and universities around Gotham. He’s challenging them to takeover failing schools. What’s the over-under on the number of schools that take him up on this (take the under…)? The new Education Next is out. Among other highlights, VA Governor Warner discusses teacher …
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More trouble in DC: Not only are there too few spaces in well-performing schools (and simply too few DC schools that aren’t low-performing) to provide transfer options for all students entitled to transfer to better performing schools under NCLB. Today, the Washington Post reports that the district doesn’t have enough money to provide suplemental services …
Plenty of news today but don’t miss this look at supplemental services in LA, the second part of Samuel Freedman’s look at education on the West Bank, and this NYT look at the Chicago plan. Eduwonk’s said it before and will say it again: That Freedman fellow is really good. He’s a keeper!
There has been little press on the Kennedy – Miller NCLB bill which would retroactively apply the recent NCLB regulatory changes. And what has been written is pretty confusing. For instance, Congressional Quarterly reported that Kennedy – Miller would “change a central component of the statute.” Not really, it would retroactively apply a few rules …
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The CSM recently reported on graduation from the SEED school, a public charter school in Washington, DC that is the nation’s only public boarding school. It’s a college prep school, serving students from Washington’s most underserved neighborhoods, and its students are attaining great results and heading off to top colleges. It’s a great example of …
They say in education there are not many good new ideas but the bad ones keep coming back again and again. Though not a pessimist, today Eduwonk is inclined to believe that. At a Capitol Hill event today Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) will roll out his latest GI Bill for Kids proposal, a $500 grant …
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On Monday, Bellwether rolled out a new name and a new brand. Today, we publicly launched our new Beta by Bellwether initiative – and the early stages of the first Beta project: Assembly. Assembly seeks to create equitable systems of education in which students can access a diversity of learning experiences, services, and supports that …
Short version of some takeaways from today’s Ed Insider on ESEA are in this tweet. Two big takeaways are the substantial misalignment on the issues between reformers, the admin, and Congress on some key issues. But data for pro-and anti-reform types to take comfort in. Systemic reform more likely to have support than some of …
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Mostly lost among all the stimulus action last week was a letter Secretary Duncan sent to the states (pdf) on some No Child Left Behind regulatory issues. The administration didn’t roll back the Spellings graduation rate requirements or make other radical changes. I would have preferred a more aggressive push on public school choice for students in low-performing schools, …