July 2011

Easing test pressure won’t save kids

Column by Jay Mathews/Washington Post

Flawed policy on testing drives schools to cheat

Opinion by Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr./CNN

Obama seeks CEO help for schools

By Stephanie Banchero/Wall Street Journal

New details emerge on Duncan's NCLB waiver plan

By Alyson Klein/Education Week

Los Angeles schools to revamp their ban on social promotion

By Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times

The end of the school counselor?

By Katy Murphy/Oakland Tribune

New state law requires LGBT history in textbooks

By Wyatt Buchanan/San Francisco Chronicle

California Dream Act sent to governor

By Kathryn Baron/Thoughts on Public Education

Regents approve UC tuition hike

By Larry Gordon/Los Angeles Times

School discipline study raises fresh questions

By Alan Schwarz/New York Times

The problem with how school quality is measured

Blog by Mark Phillips/Washington Post

With testing, where do we go from here?

Blog by John Merrow/Huffington Post

Why giving standardized tests to young children is ‘really dumb’

Guest blog by David Berliner/Washington Post

Confronting the inequality juggernaut: A Q&A with Jonathan Kozol

Blog by Anthony Cody/Education Week (Interview)

Peer effects and attrition in high-profile charter schools

Blog by Matthew Di Carlo/Shanker Blog

Schools dropping 413 from staff

By Winnie Hu/New York Times

The real problem with IMPACT teacher evaluation

Guest blog by John Thompson/Washington Post

Study: Teacher turnover much higher at LA charters than public schools

By Adolfo Guzman-Lopez/KPCC

Teacher retirement oversight in budget bill

By Kathryn Baron/Thoughts on Public Education

To improve U.S. education, it’s time to treat teachers as professionals

Opinion by Howard Gardner/Washington Post

Geography report card finds students lagging

By Winnie Hu/New York Times

Calls grow for scrutiny of Murdoch’s education division

Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post

New approach proposed for science curriculums

By Kenneth Chang/New York Times

Miss Frizzle fails IMPACT evaluation

Guest blog by Marni Barron and Leigh Dingerson/Washington Post

36 states, D.C. to apply for Race to Top early ed. money

Blog by Michele McNeil/Education Week

New York City abandons teacher bonus program

By Sharon Otterman/New York Times

New report explores links in school-to-prison pipeline

Blog by Jim Horn/Schools Matter

Parent trigger rules are, with a nod to Colbert, 'reforminess'

Opinion by Gary Ravani /San Jose Mercury News

LAUSD fights summer brain drain amid budget cuts

NPR (Interview transcript and audio)

School district redraws voting maps to boost diversity

By Corey G. Johnson/California Watch

Out of frustration, they’ll march

Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess

Training of teachers is flawed, study says

By Tamar Lewin/New York Times

Despite cheating scandals, testing and teaching are not at odds

Opinion by By Arne Duncan/Washington Post

Hurting poor students

Editorial/New York Times

Advice to Education Dept. on newest Race to the Top

Guest blog by Monty Neill/Washington Post

Is the merit pay debate settled?

Hechinger Report

Lights, camera, action: Time to change the script and bring in new directors in public education reform

Blog by John H. Jackson/Huffington Post

The hard bigotry of low expectations and low priorities

Opinion By Gary Ravani/Thoughts on Public Education

California's college system in decline, study finds

By Carla Rivera/Los Angeles Times

LAUSD leader suspends new homework policy

By Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times

Helping weakest students could cost this school

By Emily Alpert/Voice of San Diego

Fox Business and Terry Moe distort education issues to slam unions

By David B. Cohen/InterACT

How high-stakes testing led to the Atlanta cheating scandal

By Dana Goldstein/Slate

Ed schools’ pedagogical puzzle

By Sharon Otterman/New York Times

New initiative targets 'school-to-prison' pipeline

Guest Blog by Nirvi Shah/Education Week

New Orleans schools: A nexus of poverty, high expulsion rates, hyper-security and novice teachers

By Mikhail Zinshteyn/American Independent

How to do the right thing in a system that is wrong?

Guest blog by Marion Brady/Washington Post

Common-Core writers craft curriculum criteria

By Catherine Gewertz/Education Week

The scaled down contract: Boon or bane to the teaching profession?

Guest blog by Moira Saucedo/Education Week

Scrutiny on Murdoch's school reform agenda grows

By Dana Goldstein/The Nation

Judge rules against union on City plan to close schools

By Sharon Otterman/New York Times

Community colleges gut summer school

By Kathryn Baron/Thoughts on Public Education

California brings gay history into the classroom

By Ana Tintocalis/NPR

As best schools compete for best performers, students may be left behind

By Michael Winerip/New York Times

In what world are trainee teachers 'highly qualified'? In mine

Opinion by Candice Johnson/Education Week

‘Just right’ parents and No Child Left Behind

Guest blog by Harold Kwalwasser/Washington Post

Web restrictions draw ire of some educators

By Greg Toppo/USA Today

The cost of dropping out

By Cindy Johnston/NPR

Study questions whether 'i3' found innovation

By Michele McNeil/Education Week

Was the $5 billion worth it?

By Jason L. Riley/Wall Street Journal (Interview)

Where private foundations award education cash

By Valerie Strauss/Washington Post

High turnover reported among charter school teachers

By Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times

Does new California law force rehiring of teachers? It's unclear, districts say

By Diana Lambert/Sacramento Bee

Math gap starts early and persists

Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess

Governor signs version of 'Dream Act'

By Fermin Leal/The Orange County Register

Atlanta: Bellwether or whistleblower for test-driven reform?

Blog by Eugenia Kemble/Shanker Blog

A young mom resists a cycle of failure

By Claudio Sanchez/NPR

Evaluating individual teachers won’t solve systemic educational problems

Guest blog by David K. Cohen/Shanker Blog

Cheating on tests and other dumb ideas

Opinion by Gregory J. Cizek/Education Week

Complex thinking is not tested and won't be taught

By Anthony Cody/Education Week

To save our schools, wear sunblock and bring ideas

Blog by John Merrow/Huffington Post

Christie and national expert duel over school reform

By John Mooney/New Jersey Spotlight

Incomplete grade -- LAUSD still has work to do to make the school reform process functional

Editorial/Los Angeles Daily News

Computer programming should qualify as foreign language for UC

Opinion by Robert Schwartz/Thoughts on Public Education

Alfie Kohn: We have to take back our schools

Blog by Anthony Cody/Education Week (Interview)

Despite interventions, no-show students drop out

By Claudio Sanchez/NPR

Principal: Why I’m marching to ‘save our schools’

Guest blog by Carol Corbett Burris/Washington Post

Schools march won’t unite us, but so what?

Blog by Jay Mathews/Washington Post

Voucher advocacy shifting focus, report says

By Christina A. Samuels/Education Week

Walton Family Foundation gifts Teach for America $49.5 million

By Amanda M. Fairbanks/Huffington Post

Among twists in budget woes, tensions over teaching the deaf

By Monica Davey/New York Times

High schools are failing to educate our students for college and careers

Opinion by Linda Murray/Thoughts on Public Education

Ex-education chief signals improved outlook for schools

By Corey G. Johnson/California Watch

California lawmakers craft stricter standards for charter schools

By Shanna McCord/San Jose Mercury News

California Dream Act backers look to the next step

By Teresa Watanabe/Los Angeles Times

States brace for grad-rate dips as formula changes

CBS News

Why dropout data can be so unreliable

By Claudio Sanchez/NPR

A high school dropout's midlife hardships

By Claudio Sanchez/NPR

Zero-tolerance policies doing more harm than good

NPR (Transcript and audio)

Zero tolerance is not elementary

Blog by Peter DeWitt/Education Week

Eric Holder calls Texas suspensions of Black students a ‘wake-up call’

By Julianne Hing/Color Lines

Teachers converging on Washington for 4-day schools rally

Guest blog by Nirvi Shah/Education Week

Arne Duncan defends education funding, policies to Senate committee

By Joy Resmovits/Huffington Post

Poll: Parents see educational value in digital skills but wary of social media

Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post

This is your brain on summer

By Jeff Smink/New York Times

Underestimating context (but selectively)

Blog by Esther Quintero/Shanker Blog

The elusive big fix on School Improvement Grants

By Kathryn Baron/Thoughts on Public Education

Why Save Our Schools March is happening Saturday

Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post

Duncan meets with 'Save Our Schools' Organizers, their dolls

Blog by Michele McNeil/Education Week

Save Our Schools March leaders answer White House invitation

Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post

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