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Christina Samuels at EdWeek turns in another great piece on special education, this time focusing on the over-representation of minority students in special education, particularly in disabilities that...
View ArticleSay What You Mean
Because he clearly has more patience than I do, Alexander Russo has been pressing Larry Mishel to give a little more detail on what, exactly, the so-called “Broader Bolder” coalition is really all...
View ArticleA Developing Scandal in Oklahoma
In September a survey of Oklahoma high school students found only 2.8 percent were able to achieve a passing score on the U.S. Citizenship Test. The actual test has a 92.4 percent pass rate, so it...
View ArticleMaking New Standards Matter in Classrooms
With rancor over performance pay, testing and accountability erupting everywhere, it’s easy to forget that school reform doesn’t matter in the least if it doesn’t change what happens in classrooms...
View ArticleQuick Hits (1.4.12)
Taking up the testing challenge. Remember the uproar caused by the Florida school board member, who took – and failed – state tests last month? Remember, too, Diane Ravitch’s challenge to everyone else...
View Article‘The Next Wave of School Reform’
While the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind is rather unlikely at this point, reforms around academic standards and testing are still alive—and arguably more so than a decade ago. My colleagues,...
View ArticleQuick Hits (6.12.12)
Preparing for classes of 15,000, including the occasional 9-year-old. Short Q&As with professors of MOOCs (Massively Open Online Courses) and their initial thoughts. (The Chronicle of Higher...
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Can educators assess student performance in art, music, and physical education? Leaders in a Colorado district think so. (Slate) “No more pencils, no more books, no more teacher’s dirty looks.” What...
View ArticleQuick Hits (2.11.13)
Rewriting NCLB. The Bush-era education act has resulted in varied performance among states, but one thing is for certain: The feds “haven’t found the right tools yet,” says Education Sector’s John...
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