July 2011

New data reveals the real problem in education

Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post

New Race to Top stresses pre-K tests, early ed. program ratings

By Michele McNeil/Education Week

L.A. Unified's faulty approach to homework

Editorial/Los Angeles Times

Analysis challenges Jeb Bush’s ‘Florida Formula’ for ed reform

Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post

Calculating student success with credit score tools

By Andrew Lenoir/Huffington Post

L.A. Unified board approves final budget

By Jason Song and Rick Rojas/Los Angeles Times

Brown signs trailer bill over objections

Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess

Brown vetoes teacher database

Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess

What’s the most expensive college? The least? Education Dept. puts it all online

By Tamar Lewin/New York Times

CSU trustees asked to increase tuition by 12 percent

Blog by Laurel Rosenhall/Sacramento Bee

Rising community college costs making graduation out of reach for many students

By Neil Gonzales/Oakland Tribune

Union shifts position on teacher evaluations

By Sharon Otterman/New York Times

NEA goes after Education Secretary Arne Duncan

Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post

An open letter to Ed Secretary Arne Duncan

Guest blog by Carol Corbett Burris/Washington Post

Why Pedro Noguera will be marching to save our schools July 30th

Blog by Anthony Cody/Education Week (Interview)

Ed. Dept. warns states it will enforce 'broken' NCLB

Blog by Michele McNeil/Education Week

UC seeks to raise tuition another 10%

By Larry Gordon/Los Angeles Times

California teachers begin push for ballot measure to raise taxes on wealthiest 1 percent

By Shirley Jahad/KPCC

Slow track for finance reform

Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess

Public schools see paradox of lower funding, higher test scores

By Diana Lambert and Phillip Reese/Sacramento Bee

Feds: School failed to stop bullying of gay student

By Corey G. Johnson/California Watch

As budgets are trimmed, time in class is shortened

By Sam Dillon/New York Times

Systematic cheating is found in Atlanta’s school system

By Kim Severson/New York Times

David Brooks, Diane Ravitch and the Education Wars

Blog by John Merrow/Huffington Post

Brooks/Ravitch continued

Blog by P. L. Thomas/Schools Matter

True and false on NEA's new evaluation policy

By Stephen Sawchuk/Education Week

Kline: No response from Ed. Department on waiver letter

Blog by Alyson Klein/Education Week

Ed. Dept. to create up to 6 Promise Neighborhoods

Blog by Alyson Klein/Education Week

Dispiriting numbers on education, civil rights

Expert blog/National Journal

Deal on charter regulation

Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess

LGBT inclusive education bill passes California Assembly

By Ali Bay/Beyond Chron

Month 9 as a failing school

Blog by Martha Infante/InterACT

Who influences education in America? Can anyone?

Opinion by Peter Schrag/Thoughts on Public Education

Race to the Top: Standardized testing for preschoolers

Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post

Atlanta public school exams fudged

By Greg Toppo/USA Today

No, seriously: No excuses

By Paul Tough/New York Times Magazine

State consortium scales back common-test design

By Catherine Gewertz/Education Week

Legislative momentum stalls for 'parent trigger' proposals

By Sean Cavanagh/Education Week

Unprecedented testing madness

Blog by Mike Klonsky/Small Talk

EQI may replace API in school rankings

By Kathryn Baron/Thoughts on Public Education

FORUM: testing science

Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess

Steinberg defends budget bill protecting teachers from layoffs

By Kevin Yamamura/Sacramento Bee

GOP proposes unprecedented flexibility in ed. spending

Blog by Alyson Klein/Education Week

Shocking details of Atlanta cheating scandal

Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post

Running a race against ourselves

Opinion by Jonathan Plucker & David Rutkowski (Subscription required)

The rhetoric and reality of "college for all"

Blog by Dana Goldstein/Lady Wonk

DC schools release test scores, US Education Department joins investigation

Huffington Post

Teacher: ‘Next year my classroom will be different’

Guest blog by Shelley Wright/Washington Post

Firing line: The grand coalition against teachers

By Joanne Barkan/Dissent

The failure of austerity disguised as "school reform"

Blog by Mike Klonsky/Small Talk

Stealth attack on California's schools

Editorial

Teachers from low-performing schools face stigma on job search

By Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times

Schools struggle with protocols for restraining unruly students

By Jennifer Gollan/Bay Citizen

Message from a charter school: Thrive or transfer

By Michael Winerip/New York Times

Partisan fights, budget cuts complicate school funding

By Sean Cavanagh/Education Week

Tough calculus as technical schools face deep cuts

By Motoko Rich/New York Times

Testing 4-year-olds isn't the answer

By David Sirota/Salon

How can President Obama, Diane Ravitch, and Paul Tough all be right on education?

Blog Bill Tucker/Huffington Post

Bill seeks standards for charter schools' student demographics

By Joshua Emerson Smith/California Watch

Highly rated instructors go beyond teaching to the standardized test

By Teresa Watanabe/Los Angeles Times

Final (maybe) Trigger regs up for vote

Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess

California teacher layoff law stirs confusion, criticism

By Teresa Watanabe/Los Angeles Times

Some laid off Valley teachers to stay laid off

By Valerie Gibbons/The Fresno Bee

How to improve summer school: Look to the charter schools

Opinion by Pedro Noguera/New York Times

Union chief faults school reform from ‘on high’

By Alan Schwarz/New York Times

Business moves to center of school policy debate

By Melissa Maynard/Stateline

How important is class size after all?

Guest blog by Marion Brady/Washington Post

States continue push to toughen teacher policies

By Liana Heitin/Education Week

Educators accused of tampering with students' tests from D.C. to Pennsylvania

By Joy Resmovits/Huffington Post

What do we do with the cheaters?

Blog by John Merrow/Huffington Post

Prescribed failure: No Child Left Behind and the Atlanta schools cheating schedule scandal

Opinion by Jack Random/Dissident Voice

TFA founder Kopp dodges questions with “read my book.”

Blog by David B. Cohen/InterACT

California schools suffering as Proposition 13 tax cap breeds fiscal chaos

By Michael B. Marois and James Nash/Bloomberg

California law updated to include cyberbullying by students through social networking sites

By Tracy Seipel/San Jose Mercury News

Fuzzy SIG process distresses schools

By Kathryn Baron/Thoughts on Public Education

Moving past excuses from the no-excuse reform crowd

Guest blog by Barnett Berry/Washington Post

What will high stakes tests really show us?

Blog by Peter DeWitt/Education Week

5th grader’s essay: High-stakes tests lead to stress, not learning

Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post

Teach for America’s Wendy Kopp’s global reach

Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post

Teacher residencies make strides, encounter obstacles

By Stephen Sawchuk/Education Week

Stephen Krashen: Race to the Top for Tots: Don't measure the temperature of the fire - put it out!

Guest blog by Stephen Krashen/Education Week

California’s honor system for high-stakes testing

By Kathryn Baron/Thoughts on Public Education

CSU tuition now twice 2007 cost

By Nanette Asimov/San Francisco Chronicle

L.A. officials unexpectedly move to shut down charters implicated in cheating

Blog by Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times

Changes to LAUSD school reform proposed

By Connie Llanos/Los Angeles Daily News

This summer, farmworkers’ kids skip classroom for fields

By Claudia Núñez/ New America Media

Regulations approved for schools' 'Parent Trigger' law

By Teresa Watanabe/Los Angeles Times

Principals' job reviews getting a fresh look

By Christina A. Samuels/Education Week

Diane Ravitch on Edelman's astroturf enterprise

Blog by Anthony Cody/Education Week

Don't ditch testing after Atlanta cheating, boost test security

Opinion by Chester E. Finn/CNN

Teachers prepare for march on DC, hoping for a lasting movement

By Joy Resmovits/Huffington Post

Education issues take spotlight in High Court

By Mark Walsh/Education Week

Two years after Obama’s college graduation initiative, major obstacles remain

By Jon Marcus/Hechinger Report

Students ask regents to reject proposed UC tuition hike

By Larry Gordon/Los Angeles Times

Investing in education now brings returns in future

Opinion by Julia Brownley/California Progress Report

Lockyer warns that spending cap could spell doom for higher ed

By Steven Harmon/Contra Costa Times

Number of homeless students in Sacramento County schools jumps 50%-plus

By Cynthia Hubert/Sacramento Bee

Charter school battle shifts to affluent suburbs

By Winnie Hu/New York Times

Cracking a system in which test scores were for changing

By Michael Winerip/New York Times

Our broken escalator

Column by Nicholas D. Kristof/New York Times

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