This is noteworthy: Congresswoman Chu’s alternative to the test/punish educational plan favored by the administration.
“Congresswoman Chu has developed an excellent framework for redefining the federal role in K-12 education. Her proposals recognize that the path to school improvement is through positive, not punitive, measures. She understands that teachers do [...]
But if they were who would replace them?
Senator Lisa Murkowski, Republican of Alaska, reminded Mr. Duncan of that visit in asking about his school-turnaround strategies, given that the Hooper Bay school has been on the federal list of failing schools for years, she said.
Three of the administration’s four strategies would involve [...]
This is an interesting article on the response in California to Obama’s Race to the Top. In it State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell states that though he favors the promise of reform,
I would never, ever support any evaluation of our educators based solely on the California Standards Testing and Reporting (STAR) [...]
Teacher 1: He can’t sit.
Teacher 2: Ever?
T 1: All he does is flap his hands. If he can’t stop flapping his hands and distracting the other children…
T 2: How many students do you have?
T 1: 35. If he can’t stop flapping and distracting the other children, he’s out of [...]
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