August 2011
What Americans think about teachers versus what they’re hearing
Blog by Matthew Di Carlo/Shanker Blog
LAUSD's John Deasy stresses administrator responsibility, promises aid
By Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times
California charter schools get grant from Walton Foundation
KCRW, Which Way, L.A.? (Video and audio)
California asks to be excused from No Child Left Behind requirements
By Diana Lambert/Sacramento Bee
International rankings that reformers ignore: The Children Left Behind
Blog by Larry Cuban/Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Young Hispanics’ college enrollment rose 24% in year, study says
By Sabrina Tavernise/New York Times
Valuing both breadth and depth in language education
Blog by Marjorie Faulstich Orellana/Huffington Post
“Poverty is the problem”: Efforts to cut education funding, expand standardized testing assailed
Democracy Now! (Video and transcript)
Duncan worries about losing "great young talent": What about us old timers?
Blog by Anthony Cody/Education Week
The when, whether & who of worthless wonky studies: School finance reform edition
Blog by Bruce D. Baker/School Finance 101
LAUSD buys out contract of chief academic officer for $231,164
Blog by Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times
Kansas City School District loses leader who began turnaround effort
By A. G. Sulzberger/New York Times
California dreaming: Will the state give scholarships to its undocumented youths?
By Jens Erik Gould/Time
Now is the time to end California’s conflicting accountability systems
Opinion by Louis Freedberg/Thoughts on Public Education