Fun with Hypotheticals
So, if you were a major urban school board, and were trying to fend of a mayoral takeover of the schools your currently control, do you think that failing to submit a budget proposal for the coming...
View ArticleDC Schools Takeover: Probably a Good Thing
It looks like DC mayor Adrian Fenty will be allowed to take over the city schools. As my colleague Sara Mead has written (when she’s not busy in her day job as conventional wisdom-busting provocateur),...
View ArticleAn Important Day for D.C. Schools?
Washington, D.C., Mayor Adrian Fenty will sign legislation today adding him to the ranks of mayors who have taken control over their cities’ public education systems. The D.C. Council passed the...
View ArticleThe Competition Effect Emerges
I like the Council of Great City Schools and it’s director, Mike Casserly, but I confess I’m not really sure what he’s getting at here. He’s right that muddled governance and Congressional meddling...
View ArticleAnother Californian Unemployed
California recently announced that over 26,000 had lost their jobs in the month of October. Its unemployment rate has risen to 8.2 percent, one of the highest levels in the country (only Michigan and...
View ArticleDo What’s Already Being Done
In September 2006, the bipartisan Spellings Commission lamented low college graduation rates, rising student costs, and inadequate information about student learning. But while the report was correct...
View ArticleQuick Hits (4.29.2011)
MindShift answering the question, “Who’s best suited to teach and learn in virtual schools?”: “In the traditional classroom, I’d often have to slow down my teaching to the pace of the majority. I’d get...
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Romney: Partying like it’s 1999
As Governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney’s record on education mirrored that of President Bush, including rigorous standards, assessments, and charter schooling. He even supported No Child Left...
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