New Education Book Raises Questions about School Selection, Carpentry
As a young edublogger, I hear from a lot of people and groups with their new education book. Some look more interesting than others, including this one that crossed my desktop today from the Capital Research Center (CRC):
The Neighbor’s Kid tells the story of what twenty-four year-old Philip Brand discovered regarding American education when he […]
Video: Lamb Basted? NJ Gov. Chris Christie Takes on Teacher Unions Again
Monday has rolled around, and some of you are still dragging from the weekend. Well, let me tell you, it’s time to wake up. What will do it? Watch this clip of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie schooling a teacher on the big picture of his state’s budget, and unraveling some of the myths and […]
5280 Magazine Highlights 1st-Year Teacher at Cole, Denver Innovation School
Seeing as it’s Friday, rather than laying on the analysis really thick or going off on one of my infamous tangents, I wanted to make sure you saw a long but very interesting article that came out this week. In the September edition of Denver’s 5280 Magazine is a feature by Robert Sanchez titled “The […]
Edujobs Bailout Looks Even More Like Ill-Advised Policy as Time Passes
Hey, remember Edujobs? The $10 billion chunk of federal taxpayer change doled out to states for the express purpose of hiring and re-hiring teachers and other employees affected by a nationwide trend of crippling layoffs. What could be wrong with that? (Besides being fiscally irresponsible?)
Yesterday, the inimitable Mike Antonucci of the Education Intelligence Agency highlighted […]
Ben DeGrow Shines Light on Union Opt-Out Periods in Liberty Ink Journal
Did you know that in many Colorado school districts teachers and other employees can opt into union membership and automatic dues payments at any time but that opting out is a much trickier business? It gets even worse: Did you know in a few Colorado school districts non-union teachers and other employees have a brief […]
A Glimpse at New Schools: G.A.L.S. for Girls in Denver
If the Denver Post can take a glimpse, so can I. Not that I am excited by the prospect of taking a glimpse at a school full of icky girls. But here goes anyway….
About 120 sixth- and seventh-grade girls who enrolled in the Girls Athletic Leadership School now inhabit the third floor of Calvary Temple, […]
Latest on EduJobs: Rhode Island to Spend Down Budget Deficit with Fed Funds?
My Education Policy Center friend Ben DeGrow made the case against the education jobs bailout two weeks ago in the Denver Post. The problem? It’s “excessive, shortsighted and fiscally irresponsible.” In that spirit, a new blog post from Education Week’s Alyson Klein brings attention to the planned use of Edujobs funds in Rhode Island. She […]
Colorado Loses Race to the Top: Now What?
Randy DeHoff from the State Board of Education recaps how Colorado fell short in the Race to the Top federal grant competition, and discusses the aftermath for the state’s teacher tenure and evaluation reform (SB 191), Common Core academic standards and more.
Gauging the Latest Public Opinion, Reform Policies and Results in K-12 Education
There a couple new education-related publications out there that shed some light on current debates. When it comes to K-12 education, public opinion, policies and results are interconnected, though the relationship often is not so apparent. If we want to help improve and maximize student learning, it’s good to be informed on all fronts.
First, Education […]
Hickenlooper Education Plan: Substantive Discussion with Dubious Funding Claim
I do like to understand where the people running for office stand on education issues, so I was glad to see today’s story by Todd Engdahl in Ed News Colorado on Democratic candidate John Hickenlooper’s education agenda — which breaks down the campaign’s official issue brief. It’s actually pretty good as campaign policy documents go, except for that claim about where Colorado ranks in K-12 funding compared to its neighbors.
Time to Revisit Common Core?: It May Take a Change on Colorado’s State Board
Four weeks ago today the Colorado State Board of Education adopted Common Core academic standards in math and language arts by a 4-3 margin. Instead of putting the issue to rest, Colorado’s failure to secure an expected share of federal Race to the Top (RTTT) funds has resurrected the issue.
Why? Because some of the […]
We May Disagree about Senate Bill 191, But There’s No Need to Rewrite History
Nobody in the education world is talking about anything else, so why not just make it official and call this “Race to the Top week”? The fallout continues. In an exclusive interview on Tuesday, State Board of Education member Marcia Neal told my Education Policy Center friends that we might see an effort to slow […]
