The test-prep nightmare
Over at Ed Sector’s blog, former ES intern Danny Rosenthal describes how a test-prep nightmare unfolded in his Texas school. Towards the beginning of the entry, he writes, I’m OK with test prep. When standardized tests are well-crafted, as they are in my state, teachers should use tests to shape their classroom instruction. Done thoughtfully, […]
“Survivor” director wanna-be kindergarten teacher reassigned
The Port St. Lucie teacher who allowed a kindergarten class to “vote out” a classmate has been reassigned, pending investigation. Mike Petrilli is correct that this isn’t a criminal case, but an investigation from a district standpoint is absolutely warranted. The mother of the child involved thinks that administrative reassignment is “just a slap in […]
Who’s right about Education Trust?
There’s a clash of views over at the multi-author blog I participate in, Education Policy Blog, after a post by Jim Horn on how Education Trust staffer Amy Wilkins responded to fellow blogger Dan Brown at the Ed in ’08 blogger summit, Philip Kovacs wrote about his concerns that Ed Trust was mostly for propaganda, […]
Weighted student funding dies in DC
DC Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee has killed weighted student funding in DC. Whether you were skeptical of the funding system or whether you think this kills principal initiative, as Fordham’s Eric Osberg fears, this is an important news story in education.
Turning kindergarten into “Survivor”
According to the Sun-Sentinel Sunday and a South Florida TV news report yesterday, a Port St. Lucie, Florida, mother is complaining that his kindergarten student’s teacher allowed the other children in the room to vote him out of the class. (Hat tip.) After each classmate was allowed to say what they didn’t like about [Melissa] […]