September 17, 2012
In Search of Excellent Teaching New York Times, NY, September 17, 2012 That teachers’ unions in much of the country now agree that student achievement should count in evaluations at all reflects a major change from the past, when it was often argued that teaching was an “art” that could not be rigorously evaluated or, [...] Read more »
September 14, 2012
The Way To Better Schools Is Around Unions Boston Globe, MA, September 14, 2012 THIS WEEK is one that illustrates a stark reality about education reform and collective bargaining. In Boston, the city went into negotiations intent on getting a longer school day to boost student performance. The agreement reached this week, after some two [...] Read more »
September 13, 2012
Mayors stand up to striking teachers (Washington Times)...Two teachers launching charter school in North Penn (The Reporter)...Students over unions (New York Times) and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
September 12, 2012
L.A. Unified, union OK system of evaluating principals (Los Angeles Times)...Year-round charter school may open (Gainesville Sun)...NJ schools prepare to implement new teacher evaluations (New Jersey Spotlight) and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
September 11, 2012
Chicago teacher strike (Associated Press)...Virginia students aren’t required to get an education (Washington Post)...Texas charter gets OK to raise enrollment (San Angelo Standard Times) and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
September 10, 2012
Setting charter school record straight (Macon Telegraph)...NJ schools turning attention to teacher evaluation (Philadelphia Inquirer)...U.S. needs more charter schools (Bloomberg) and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
September 7, 2012
Teachers turn tables, rate principals in survey (Washington Examiner)...Teacher evaluation report criticized (Baton Rouge Advocate)...Attendance tops 79% at schools in Detroit (Detroit News) and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
September 6, 2012
Classroom spending gets better grades (The News Journal)...Pushing for class size of one (Wall Street Journal)...Wise retreat (Richmond Times Dispatch) and more in Today's Daily Headlines.
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September 5, 2012
Ringside seat for debate over school choice (Florida Times Union)...With CPS strike looming, parents in the dark (Chicago Tribune)...'Choice' program benefits students (Cherry Hill Courier Post) and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
September 4, 2012
No more 'one size fits all' (Detroit News)...Assessing schools with nuance (Star Tribune)...School begins with challenge (Philadelphia Inquirer) and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »
