Homework is a “sticky” practice, but how sticky and where?
What's wrong with the following sentences written by Time reporter Kayla Webley? Beginning July 1, students in the Los Angeles Unified School District will likely spend significantly less time on homework each week thanks to a new policy that says homework assignments can account for no more than 10% of a students' final grade…. With […]
School boards losing perspective
One sign that a school board under pressure is losing focus is when you see unworkable proposals floated under the guise of process: Last week’s Pinellas school board workshop about Superintendent Julie Janssen’s performance raised an interesting side issue: Should one of the district’s attorneys, who now report to general counsel Jim Robinson, report to […]