65 Percent and charter schools
Just a thought after reading a story on high profit margins of so-called EMOs (private companies that manage charter schools or public schools under contracts): What would the 65-percent proposal do to private management of schools? The great irony of Florida Governor Bush’s attempt to resurrect vouchers in Florida is that attaching the requirement that […]
Massachusetts and high-stakes accountability policies
I’ve had a few responses to my Shakespeare challenges, all from Massachusetts, which raises an important question for my challenge: When did Massachusetts policy become high stakes for schools in terms of resources (providing rewards to high-scoring schools or taking funds away from low-scoring schools) rather than for reputation (labeling), for organizational control (the threat […]