May 2011

The high cost of low teacher salaries

Op-Ed by Dave Eggers and Nínive Clements Calegari/New York Times

An open letter from Arne Duncan to America's teachers

Commentary by Arne Duncan/Education Week

Revisiting the CREDO charter school analysis

Blog by Matthew Di Carlo/Shanker Blog

Homeless, but finding sanctuary at school

By Michael Winerip/New York Times

White House: Latino students’ education key to nation’s future

By Julianne Hing/Color Lines

Five-year-olds get iPads: Hurray?

Guest blog by Larry Cuban/Washington Post

A new measure for classroom quality

By R. Barker Bausell/New York Times

Harvard gives Christie’s education plans a warm welcome

By Richard Pérez-Peña/New York Times

Obama pledges help for illegal immigrant grads

By Erica Werner/Boston Globe

First pass at finance reform

Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess

Parents, officials testify about educational impacts of budget cuts

By Canan Tasci Staff Writer/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

An open letter from an American teacher to Secretary Duncan

Blog by Anthony Cody/Education Week

The outrage of the week

Blog by Diane Ravitch/Education Week

Back to school for the billionaires

By Rita Beamish/Newsweek

2011 Teacher of the Year talks about reform and more

Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post

Kiss a teacher day

Blog by Lily Eskelsen/Lily’s Blackboard

Why the Black-White gap was closing when it was

Blog by James Gee/Huffington Post

States pressured to curb test exemptions for disabled students

By Nirvi Shah/Education Week

Can we teach about Osama Bin Laden's death if it is not on the test?

Blog by Randy Turner/Huffington Post

U.S. to join suit against for-profit college chain

By Tamar Lewin/New York Times

Educating students in remote areas can be costly

By Louis Freedberg/California Watch

Beverly Hills school leaders set a lofty goal: Raise $1 million in one week to stave off cuts

By Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times

K-12 uncertainty as California gropes for budget fix

By Sean Cavanagh/Education Week

Arne Duncan skepticism: Teachers question U.S. Education Secretary's respect for them

By Joy Resmovits/Huffington Post

Teacher ‘mad as hell’ over political rhetoric

Blog by Liz Goodwin/The Lookout

Obama honors teachers, touts education bill

By David Jackson/USA Today

The myth of the superstar novice teacher

Blog by Jennifer Smith/Washington Post

It is not what reformers say; it is what educators (and students) hear

Opinion by John Thompson/Education Week

How to unite us squabbling education wonks

Blog by Jay Mathews/Washington Post

Public broadcasting launches graduation rate initiative

By Jason Koebler/US News

Grouping kids by race or ethnicity in charter schools has merit, backers say

By Dave Weber/Orlando Sentinel

Going hungry for Ethnic Studies

By Viji Sundaram/New America Media

LAUSD shortens school day for teacher protest

By Jason Song/Los Angeles Times

Most of 13 parcel taxes passed

Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess

Failing grades on civics exam called a ‘crisis’

By Sam Dillon/New York Times

Cuts in education force teacher layoffs in California

By Elizabeth Lee/Voice of America

The relationship between respect and test scores

Opinion by Maurice J. Elias/Education Week

School choice vs. high-stakes-testing

Blog by E.D. Kain/Forbes

Mitch Daniels: Pro-national standards, anti-more money

By Michele McNeil/Education Week

Anti-charter bill runs into trouble

Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess

On technology in education

Blog by Ben Daley/Education Week

Zero-tolerance policy creates a school-to-prison pipeline

Interview by Jacob Simas/New America Media

School Beat: Taking action in a state of emergency

Opinion by Lisa Schiff/Beyond Chron

Deasy proposes overhaul for campus reform

By Connie Llanos/Los Angeles Daily News

Business leaders put focus on education

By Vauhini Vara/Wall Street Journal

Teachers deserve more than a week

Blog by Kati Haycock/Huffington Post

Inquiry sought into D.C. test scores

By Marisol Bello and Jack Gillum/USA Today

What 2011 teachers of the year told the Ed Dept.

Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post

Value-added evaluation & those pesky collateralized debt obligations

Blog by Rick Hess/Education Week

Cornering the market in common-standards curriculum?

Blog by Catherine Gewertz/Education Week

Our cutthroat curriculum

Blog by Adam Bessie/Washington Post

In California, study says, teachers’ pensions fall short of other public workers’

By Mary Williams Walsh/New York Times

Chicago study finds mixed results for AVID program

By Sarah D. Sparks/Education Week

Wisconsin-style occupation planned in California

Allison Kilkenny/The Nation

Progress in unexpected places

Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess

Santa Clara County schools again tops in state

By Sharon Noguchi/San Jose Mercury News

California Assembly passes bill to let undocumented students apply for college scholarships

By Julie Small/KPCC

Let's focus on gaps in opportunity, not achievement

Opinion by H. Richard Milner/Education Week

Conservative 'manifesto' blasts shared curriculum,tests

Blog by Catherine Gewertz/Education Week

Leading mathematician debunks ‘value-added’

Guest blog by John Ewing/Washington Post

Times updates and expands value-added ratings for Los Angeles elementary school teachers

By Jason Song and Jason Felch/Los Angeles Times

Teachers union challenges L.A. Unified's new evaluation process

By Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times

U.S. warns schools against checking immigration status

By Kirk Semple/New York Times

School voucher debate heats back up

By Larry Abramson/NPR

Complaining about civics illiteracy is as American as ignorance itself

Opinion by Peter Schrag/Thoughts on Public Education

Examining California's parent trigger law

NPR (Transcript and audio)

Dual-language immersion programs growing in popularity

By Teresa Watanabe/Los Angeles Times

Teachers to rally, push to prevent education budget cuts

By Sharon Noguchi/San Jose Mercury News

San Diego schools' big pink slip conundrum

By Emily Alpert/Voice of San Diego

The "counter-manifesto" against a national curriculum

Blog by Anthony Cody/Education Week

California at a crossroads: my generation’s future hangs in balance

Opinion by Miriam Hernandez/Thoughts on Public Education

NEA moves to endorse Obama, and I react

Blog by Kenneth Bernstein/Daily Kos

Why won't 'reformers' listen?

Blog by Diane Ravitch/Education Week

U.S. schools chief backs off on publication of teacher ratings

By Louis Freedberg/California Watch

Education programs assail 'U.S. News' survey

By Larry Abramson/NPR

Study links school safety to achievement, relationships

By Sarah D. Sparks/Education Week

How to improve teacher quality? Treat teachers as individuals

Commentary by Frederick M. Hess, Greg M. Gunn, and Olivia M. Meeks/Education Week

Education reform: Shorter week, more learning

Editorial/Los Angeles Times

Unable to charge fees, schools brace for shift in extracurricular programs

By Megan O'Neil/Los Angeles Times

Calif. parents press tax hikes to fund schools

By Lien Hoang/San Jose Mercury News

'Thin contracts' will be required for groups bidding to take over L.A. schools

Blog by Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times

What do teachers want?

Blog by John Merrow/Huffington Post

President's Committee tackles arts education

By Mike Boehm/Los Angeles Times

Do we need four years of high school?

Expert Blog/National Journal

How deceptive is this letter from Rhee’s organization?

Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post

Connecting test scores to teacher pay - do it right, or not at all

Op-ed by Matt Amaral/New America Media

Quality of summer school teachers targeted

By Stephen Sawchuk/Education Week

Close the school, blame the victims

Guest blog by Mark Phillips/Washington Post

Says who? Lots of folks, actually…

Blog by Robert Pondiscio/The Core Knowledge Blog

L.A. school board OKs plan to revamp Huntington Park High

By Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times

To the barricades and to the mall

Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess

NEA leaders propose teacher-evaluation shift

By Stephen Sawchuk/Education Week

Data-driven instruction and the practice of teaching

Blog by Larry Cuban/Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

Coal curriculum called unfit for 4th graders

By Tamar Lewin/New York Times

The history of "LIFO"

Blog by Dana Goldstein/Lady Wonk

Rep. Kline sketches out ESEA game plan

Blog by Alyson Klein/Education Week

Following the money to the country’s worst schools

Blog by Sarah Garland/Hechinger Report

Detroit's education rehab: Are charters a solution?

By Sarah Hulett/NPR

Indiana education package bears conservative stamp

By Sean Cavanagh/Education Week

Performance-based teacher layoff bill dies in committee

By Jason Song/Los Angeles Times

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