April 2011

National slide into pink slip purgatory has consequences

By Stephen Sawchuk/Education Week

Lawmakers introduce bill aimed at 'fiscal fairness'

By Alyson Klein/Education Week

Fulfilling the promise to our children: The Fiscal Fairness Act and The Student Bill Of Rights

Blog by Rep. Chaka Fattah/Huffington Post

Study flags drawbacks in growth models for AYP

By Sarah D. Sparks/Education Week

Another brand of Bush school reform: Jeb’s

By Nick Anderson/Washington Post

Kohn: What does education research really tell us?

Guest blog by Alfie Kohn/Washington Post

Why schools should abandon zero-tolerance policies

Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post

Ohio’s anti-union law is tougher than Wisconsin’s

By Steven Greenhouse/New York Times

Multi-state curriculum to yield more textbook choices

By Louis Freedberg/California Watch

Fixing Open Enrollment

Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess

Californians back raising taxes on state's wealthy

By Joe Garofoli/San Francisco Chronicle

The Root: Will anyone win in 'Race To The Top'?

By Cynthia Gordy/NPR

Today's teacher layoffs threaten tomorrow's college classrooms

By Larry Gordon/Los Angeles Times

School vouchers under the microscope: Do they really improve student achievement?

Huffington Post

Draft rules point way to consistency in ELL policies

By Mary Ann Zehr/Education Week

Schools get federal guidelines on sexual violence

By Nirvi Shah/Education Week

Obama knows best, part 2: "Too often we are using these tests to punish students or schools."

Blog by Anthony Cody/Education Week

Three lessons education reformers should learn from Michelle Rhee's missteps

By Liz Dwyer/Good

What Jeb Bush doesn’t like to admit

Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post

A teacher explains why she is offended

Guest blog by Peggy Robertson/Washington Post

Even with all of its faults, I’m sticking with the union

Blog by Peter Schrag/Thoughts on Public Education

Brown’s CalSTRS problem

Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess

Schools prepare for cuts

By Canan Tasci/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Vouchers, vouchers everywhere

Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post

The Texas Miracle revisited

Blog by Diane Ravitch/Education Week

Debate continues over 'highly qualified' standard

By Stephen Sawchuk/Education Week

School menu makeover elicits concerns

By Nirvi Shah/Education Week

Ga. gives D.C. pointers in probe of school cheating

By Greg Toppo and Jack Gillum/USA Today

A case against standards

Guest blog by Paul Thomas/Washington Post

Requiring Algebra II in high school gains momentum nationwide

By Peter Whoriskey/Washington Post

The trouble with 'innovation' in schools

Blog by Gregory Michie/Huffington Post

With little left to trim, L.A. Unified needs to fight for more money

Column by Steve Lopez/Los Angeles Times

Schools to unveil charter intentions

By Connie Llanos/Los Angeles Daily News

Scary: GOP’s 2012 education priorities

Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post

More pupils are learning online, fueling debate on quality

By Trip Gabriel/New York Times

Stimulus' end puts squeeze on education budgets

By Sean Cavanagh and Heather Hollingsworth/Education Week

GOP stopgap proposal would slash history, tech programs

By Alyson Klein/Education Week

Trying new approaches to teacher training

By Justin Snider/Hechinger Report

Why are we denying welfare moms an education?

Blog by Dana Goldstein/Lady Wonk

Study finds children's learning suffers when parents are deployed

By Sarah D. Sparks/Education Week

California policymakers must help public education

Opinion by Jack O'connell/ Santa Barbara Daily Sound

California lawmakers fight over bill to teach students about gay people's contributions

By Patrick McGreevy/Los Angeles Times

Time for Brown to hit the road

Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess

Prison spending bleeds education system

Opinion by Benjamin Todd Jealous and Rod Paige/CNN

Obama takes aim at inequality in education

By Helene Cooper/New York Times

Bloggers challenge president on standardized testing

By Trip Gabriel/New York Times

Impact of shutdown on Ed. Dept. remains mystery

Blog by Michele McNeil/Education Week

Tea Partiers playing a role in some school board races

By Christina A. Samuels/Education Week

New Ohio, Wis., Labor laws beseiged

By Sean Cavanagh/Education Week

Cathie Black is out as City schools chancellor

By Elissa Gootman and Michael Barbaro/New York Times

Race to self-destruction: A history lesson for ed reformers

Guest blog by Yong Zhao/Washington Post

Meritocracy myth v. the advantages of privilege (A tale of hubris)

Blog by Paul Thomas/Daily Censored

Incentives or grade-selling? Line blurred in Sacramento-area cases, critics say

By Laurel Rosenhall and Melody Gutierrez/Sacramento Bee

School board tightens leash on charter schools

By Emily Alpert/Voice of San Diego

What Cathie Black’s resignation means for school reform

Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post

After 3 months, mayor replaces schools leader

By Michael Barbaro, Sharon Otterman and Javier C. Hernandez/New York Times

Unions move in at Chicago charter schools, and resistance is swift

By Rebecca Vevea/New York Times

Unlikely allies call for shifting spending from prisons to schools

By Nirvi Shah/Education Week

The time is right to end 'zero tolerance' in schools

By Gara LaMarche/Education Week (subscription required)

Study finds fewer Latinos enrolling in preschool

By Mary Ann Zehr/Education Week

President Obama: We want for our children what you want for yours

Blog by Anthony Cody/Education Week

California plunges into the unknown in expanding class sizes

Opinion by Michael Kirst/Thoughts On Public Education

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie outlines teacher evaluation plan, calls union 'bullies and thugs'

By Beth Fouhy and Angela Delli Santi/Huffington Post

LAUSD officials working on 'emergency budget plan' with unions

By Connie Llanos/Torrance Daily Breeze

Lax oversight of school construction raises doubts about earthquake safety

By Corey G. Johnson/California Watch

RIVERSIDE: Governor to discuss cuts during school visit

By Jim Miller/Press-Enterprise

Spending bill slashes tech., literacy, but has bright spots

Blog by Alyson Klein/Education Week

Spending cuts will affect nearly every federal agency

By Lisa Mascaro/Los Angeles Times

Vouchers make a comeback, but why?

Blog by Diane Ravitch/Education Week

Notes on my new feature: "The test generation"

Blog by Dana Goldstein/Lady Wonk

Experts see hurdles ahead for Common Core tests

By Sarah D. Sparks/Education Week

A 21st century boondoogle: high tech testing

Guest blog by Stephen Krashen and Susan Ohanian/Washington Post

SF CEO: Classroom cam will ‘revolutionize’ teacher effectiveness

By Louis Freedberg/California Watch

The media discovers there is a debate over educational reform!

Blog by Anthony Cody/Education Week

Teachers, 'if not now, when? If not you, who?'

blog by Timothy D. Slekar/Huffington Post

Poverty + poor reading = dropout

By Kathryn Baron/Thoughts on Public Education

Summer school programs down to bare bones because of state budget crisis

By Tracy Garcia/San Gabriel Valley Tribune

NAEP study finds jump in students taking tough courses

By Caralee J. Adams/Education Week

More details emerge about Race to the Top 2.0

Blog by Alyson Klein/Education Week

State Senate OKs bill tying teacher evaluations to layoffs

By Molly Rosbach/The Seattle Times

Performance pay at schools Obama, Duncan picked for their children?

Guest blog by Bill Schechter/Washington Post

The deadlocked debate over education reform

By Jonathan Mahler/New York Times

What if learning -- not fighting -- were the focus?

Blog by Sam Chaltain/Huffington Post

Why the United States is destroying its education system

Opinion by Chris Hedges/Truthout

Online learning: The pros and cons of K-12 computer courses

Huffington Post

Teach For America at 20: Add a year of training to the model

Opinion by Megan Hopkins/Thoughts on Public Education

Gates pushes district-charter compacts

Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess

Villaraigosa to focus on education in his State of the City address

By Maeve Reston and Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times

Teachers to be spared on redevelopment dime

By Emily Alpert/Voice of San Diego

Thousands rally at Cal State campuses against higher education cuts

By Carla Rivera and Larry Gordon/Los Angeles Times

L.A. Unified releases school ratings using 'value-added' method

By Jason Song and Jason Felch/Los Angeles Times

End to LIFO layoffs imminent in Georgia

By Stephen Sawchuk/Education Week

NYC Mayor touts new chancellor's education ties

By Christina A. Samuels/Education Week

New Orleans schools ‘miracle’ not so miraculous

Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post

Helping students motivate themselves

Guest blog by Larry Ferlazzo/Washington Post

Why shouldn't teachers be graded too?

Guest blog by John Kuhn/Education Week

Why I'm proud of student achievement in Washington, D.C. (and why we need national reforms)

Blog by Michelle Rhee/Huffington Post

Burden of college loans on graduates grows

By Tamar Lewin/New York Times

Mayor's State of the City speech focuses on education

By Maeve Reston and Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times

Seismic investigation prompts calls for change

By Erica Perez and Corey G. Johnson/California Watch

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