March 2011

How Bill Gates misinterprets ed facts

Guest blog by Richard Rothstein/Washington Post

Big promises for new tests

Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess

Pink-slipped Sacramento-area teachers will have a tougher wait this year

By Diana Lambert and Melody Gutierrez/Sacramento Bee

Obama asks Congress to revamp education law by new school year in Sept., but obstacles remain

Washington Post

Eight civics lessons from Governor Walker

Blog by Diane Ravitch/Huffington Post

For Detroit schools, mixed picture on reforms

By Michael Winerip/New York Times

Higher property taxes, teacher cuts and blame

Column by Ross Ramsey/New York Times

Itinerant life weighs on farmworkers’ children

By Patricia Leigh Brown/New York Times

Arizona bills spark high-school protests at State Capitol

By Valeria Fernández/New America Media

Opinion: California can lead on immigration reform by passing the Dream Act

By Gil Cedillo/San Jose Mercury News

Teachers shouldn't be judged by test scores alone

Opinion by David A. Sanchez/San Francisco Chronicle

Governor Brown working up pension reforms to win Republican budget support

By Julie Small/KPCC

Take teacher layoff battle to Sacramento

Column by Steve Lopez/Los Angeles Times

East Bay school districts grapple with budget scenarios ranging from flat to catastrophic

By Katy Murphy/Oakland Tribune

As pink slip deadline arrives, more than 20,000 teachers laid off

By Louis Freedberg/California Watch

The Root: Reforming schools, but missing goals

By Cynthia Gordy/NPR

Reforms Driven by Education Fads

Opinion by Pedro Noguera/New York Times

Congress decides literacy is a bridge to nowhere

Blog by Joseph Kahne/Huffington Post

KIPP, teachers' union go toe to toe in Baltimore

By Mary Ann Zehr/Education Week

What's next for Wisconsin?

By Sean Cavanagh/Education Week

LA civic leaders stump for struggling tax extension ballot measure

By Adolfo Guzman-Lopez/KPCC

School advocates launch bid to put oil tax on ballot

Blog by Laurel Rosenhall/Sacramento Bee

CalSTRS CEO: Avoid drastic change

Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess

Union blasts state bill for teachers

By Canan Tasci/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Last-in, first-out layoff policies hit some schools harder than others

By Katy Murphy/Oakland Tribune

L.A. school board to decide who will run new schools

By Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times

U.S. is urged to raise teachers’ status

By Sam Dillon/New York Times

Charter school operators to run 7 more L.A. Unified campuses

By Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times

House passes another temporary freeze for K-12

Blog by Alyson Klein/Education Week

Budget eliminates emergency grants; districts regroup

By Nirvi Shah/Education Week

Loan study on students goes beyond default rates

By Tamar Lewin/New York Times

Lessons from Wisconsin

Blog by Diane Ravitch/Education Week

Fed up with the term ‘status quo’

Guest blog by Diana Senechal/Washington Post

Obama and Boehner: Education nonsense

Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post

FACT CHECK: Are 82 percent of schools 'failing'?

US News

L.A. students fight for quality education as their teachers get layoff notices

Column by Steve Lopez/Los Angeles Times

California teacher pink slips snag veterans

By Jill Tucker/San Francisco Chronicle

School buses give ads a ride

By Rob Jennings/USA Today

Florida House approves ending tenure for new teachers

By Lizette Alvarez/New York Times

Study finds late-hired teachers likely to leave

By Sarah D. Sparks/Education Week

Teacher preparation is essential to TFA's future

Opinion by Linda Darling-Hammond/Education Week (subscription required)

Duncan takes sides in state, local education debates

By Michele McNeil/Education Week

The real qualities of teacher excellence

Guest blog by Joanne Yatvin/Washington Post

Teaching seen as crucial in topping ed rankings

NPR

As NCLB comes under consideration, we need to value teachers more

Blog by John Merrow/Huffington Post

UC regents hear grim predictions about the system's future

By Larry Gordon/Los Angeles Times

Robles-Wong lawyers reframe case

Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess

New UCLA report shows extent of budget cuts on California high schools

By Claudia Bustamante/UCLA Newsroom

More than 500 Valley teachers get layoff notices

By Tracy Correa/The Fresno Bee

Ironic extremes: Lauding and bashing teachers

Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post

The search for a new way to test schoolkids

By Greg Toppo/USA Today

Keys to Finnish educational success: Intensive teacher-training, union collaboration

Interview by Justin Snider/Huffington Post

Scott Walker is the new face of education reform

Blog by E.D. Kain/Forbes

District-scholar partnerships yield new insights

By Sarah D. Sparks/Education Week

Majority of students in largest districts are Black, Hispanic

Blog by Christina Samuels/Education Week

How many teachers does it take to close an achievement gap?

Blog by Matthew Di Carlo/Shanker Blog

Arne Duncan’s useful exaggeration

Blog by Jay Mathews/Washington Post

In performance evaluations, subjectivity is not random

Blog by Esther Quintero/Shanker Blog

Let kids rule the school

Op-Ed by Susan Engel/New York Times

Not exactly a cut but delayed school payments have a cost

Blog by Greg Lucas/California’s Capitol

Obama’s war on schools

Diane Ravitch/Newsweek

New urban playbook: Hand over schools to charter operators

By Mary Ann Zehr/Education Week

Judge’s order blocks law on unions in Wisconsin

By Monica Davey/New York Times

How test scores are used as a political prop

Guest blog by Paul Thomas/Washington Post

“Secrets” of the top ranked education systems in the world

Blog by Lily Eskelsen/Lilly’s Blackboard

Evaluating teachers is a delicate conversation

By Stephanie McCrummen/Washington Post

Mother hopes others will opt out of standardized testing

By Ross Levitt and Susan Candiotti/CNN

'Why isn't that happening here?'

By Emily Alpert/Voice of San Diego

Pink slip season for teachers getting tougher

By Diana Lambert/Sacramento Bee

Worst-case budget could shorten school year

By Maureen Magee/San Diego Union-Tribune

Report: San Diego schools more segregated

By Emily Alpert/Voice of San Diego

Report: Grade repetition helps young students master skills

By Corey G. Johnson/California Watch

California students face tight budgets at school and at home, UCLA reports

Blog by Rick Rojas/Los Angeles Times

Report: Calif. budget cuts hit poor schools harder

By Christina Hoag/Business Week

Incentives offered to raise college graduation rates

By Tamar Lewin/New York Times

Fewer schools deemed 'dropout factories'

By Caralee Adams/Education Week

Priorities outlined for promise neighborhoods

By Michelle D. Anderson/Education Week

An age of hypocrisy

Blog by Diane Ravitch/Education Week

Praising teachers while bashing them

Guest blog by Larry Cuban/Washington Post

Where are the champions of education reform as school funding collapses?

Blog by Anthony Cody/Education Week

Report: More than 10 percent of California school districts are in financial trouble

By Theresa Harrington/Contra Costa Times

Inject critical thinking into state standards to think outside the bubble

Opinion by Michael Matsuda/Thoughts on Public Education

Los Angeles graduate student wants to get teachers into therapy

By Adolfo Guzman-Lopez/KPCC

Darling-Hammond: U.S. vs highest-achieving nations in education

By Linda Darling-Hammond/Washington Post

'Curriculum' definition raises red flags

By Catherine Gewertz/Education Week

Not-so-public education

Editorial/New York Times

Judge is critical of cuts in aid for New Jersey Schools

By Richard Pérez-Peña/New York Times

Segregated and satisfied in the Southland?

Blog by Gary Orfield/Huffington Post

Miss Grundy was fired today

By Andrew Rice/New York Magazine

U.S. education secretary calls for overhaul of No Child Left Behind

By Jason Song/Los Angeles Times

Start of something big in LA …

Blog by Charles Taylor Kerchner/Thoughts on Public Education

All major school districts in Sacramento County on financial watch list

By Diana Lambert/Sacramento Bee

Study shows effects of state budget cuts on school districts

By Canan Tasci/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Layoff notices at nearly 1,000 LAUSD schools would mean a heavy loss of certified positions

By Connie Llanos/Los Angeles Daily news

Separate and unequal

Column by Bob Herbert/New York Times

Thoughts on ‘The Death and Life of the Great American School System’ (part one)

Blog by E.D. Kain/Forbes

5 myths about teachers that are distracting policymakers

Guest blog by Barnett Berry/Washington Post

On charter schools and integration: A case study

Blog by Dana Goldstein/Ladywonk

Among charter schools, inconsistency begets opportunity

Blog by Matthew Di Carlo/Shanker Blog

I am educator, hear me roar! An interview with John Kuhn

By Anthony Cody/Education Week

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