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] […]
Sweet crude prices, exchange rates, and higher ed
Gas prices are rising above $4/gallon in the U.S., prices of crude are over $130/barrel, so what does this have to do with higher ed? First, in the U.S., it will affect the effective operating costs of universities, as they face higher heating/cooling bills and higher costs of living for faculty and staff (so either […]
NPR’s coverage of the Sichuan earthquake
Is there anyone else who wishes that the general public could nominate entries for the Peabody Awards for electronic media? National Public Radio’s coverage of the Sichuan earthquake has demonstrated what a treasure the organization is. All Things Considered hosts Robert Siegel and Melissa Block were in Sichuan province so NPR could air features on […]