November 2011

California school districts have inconsistent cellphone policies, ACLU report finds

By Rick Rojas/Los Angeles Times

The evidence on charter schools

Blog by Matthew Di Carlo/Shanker Blog

L.A. teachers seek to put evaluations to a referendum

Blog by Stephen Sawchuk/Education Week

Billionaires for education reform

Blog by Diane Ravitch/Education Week

Microsoft wins TEACH campaign from Education Dept

Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post

Needed: Political boot camp for students

Guest blog by Mark Phillips/Washington Post

Diversity and the rise of majority-minority schools

Blog by P.L. Thomas/Schools Matter

Counselors see conflicts in carrying out mission

By Catherine Gewertz/Education Week

Parent trigger R.I.P.

Blog by Larry Ferlazzo/Engaging Parents in School

Public schools go online

Blog by Joanne Jacobs/Thinking and Learning

Some Oakland parents question need for school police

By Rosa Ramirez/HealthyCal

Palo Alto is California's most educated city

By Joanna Lin/California Watch

11 states seek relief from ‘No Child’ provisions, in return for raising standards

By Sam Dillon/New York Times

Explaining the consistently inconsistent results of charter schools

Blog by Matthew Di Carlo/Shanker Blog

Bruno Manno’s “straw mom” argument

By Keith Catone with contributor John Rogers/Annenberg Institute

Does New Orleans welcome disabled students?

By Larry Abramson/NPR

Bill would label pizza a vegetable in school lunches

Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post

How children’s ‘play’ is being sneakily redefined

Guest blog by Alfie Kohn/Washington Post

Ethnic Studies court emergency in Arizona: Only an injunction can prevent irreparable harm

Blog by Jeff Biggers/Huffington Post

California needs to fund public education and social services, not prisons

Opinion by By Amy Vanderwarker and Matt Haney/California Progress Report

ACLU restarts battle over illegal fees

By Ashly McGlone/San Diego Union-Tribune

Higher-performing schools make it onto list of “low-achieving” schools

By Sue Frey/EdSource Extra

Teachers and test scores

Editorial/Los Angeles Times

With Hispanic students on the rise, Hispanic teachers in short supply

By Robert Samuels/Washington Post

Taxpayers get billed for kids of millionaires at charter school

By John Hechinger/Bloomberg

With whom do we stand? A counterpoint for education reform

Guest blog by Steve Silvius and Stephen Danley/Education Week

Questions arise over grants for ELL tests

By Lesli A. Maxwell/Education Week

Deportations throw children into foster care

Blog by Anthony Cody/Education Week

CSU trustees raise tuition 9% as students protest

By Nanette Asimov/San Francisco Chronicle

How online learning companies bought America's schools

By Lee Fang/The Nation

Charter schools impress half of California voters

By Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times

Questioning the conventional wisdom

Blog by John Merrow/Taking Note

'Value-added' formulas strain collaboration

By Sarah D. Sparks/Education Week

Superintendent takes a risk with at-risk student

Guest blog by George Wood/Washington Post

Philanthropy and schools: An insider's view

Commentary by Heather Zavadsky/Education Week

Being poor in America really sucks

By Kevin Drum/Mother Jones

The uncertain future of charter school proliferation

Blog by Matthew Di Carlo/Shanker Blog

“Income achievement gap” almost double black-white achievement gap

By Louis Freedberg/EdSource Extra

How education fares if debt supercommittee fails

Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post

Gov. Brown gets low marks for higher ed

By Kathryn Baron/Thoughts on Public Education

Californians support making teachers' reviews public

By Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times

Cal State University faculty strike to protest salary dispute

By Carla Rivera/Los Angeles Times

Deeper cuts to state budget expected

By Anthony York and Nicholas Riccardi/Los Angeles Times

Local option for state tax initiative

Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess

How Bill Gates can be an education hero

Guest blog by Marion Brady/Washington Post

Long-stagnant teacher compensation needs to be upgraded

Op-Ed By Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney/Los Angeles Times

Why not occupy the schools? The failures of Bloomberg's school reform agenda

By Dana Goldstein/The Awl

Don’t believe the education “reformers”

Column by Gene Lyons/Salon

L.A. schools won’t release teachers’ evaluation scores

Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post

California University puts officers who used pepper spray on leave

By Brian Stelter/New York Times

PPIC’s new survey on higher education: What it didn’t ask

Column by Peter Schrag/CA Progress Report

The problem with charters

Blog by Deborah Meier/Education Week

Reform beyond Michelle Rhee

By Maggie Severns/New America Foundation

Private money for public schools: A good read from the New Yorker

Blog by Emily Richmond/The Educated Reporter

The categorical imperative in new teacher evaluations

Blog by Matthew Di Carlo/Shanker Blog

‘Exemplary’ Texas school taught only two subjects

Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post

ASU reforms elementary ed. content coursework

Blog by Stephen Sawchuk/Education Week

Extending the school day

Blog by John Thompson/Huffington Post

Cash-strapped cities, schools say: 'Your Ad Here'

By Carla K. Johnson and Robert Ray/Boston Globe

Brown consents to Race to Top

Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess

Let’s make a deal for education funds

By Kathryn Baron/Thoughts on Public Education

California’s campus movements dig in their heels

By Jennifer Medina/New York Times

Should value-added teacher ratings be adjusted for poverty?

By Sarah Garland/Hechinger Report

School districts fear slashed budgets after supercommittee fails

Blog by Alyson Klein/Education Week

The rhetoric of choice: Segregation, desegregation, and charter schools

Opinion by Ansley T. Erickson/Dissent Magazine (Subscription required)

A too-costly waiver for No Child Left Behind

Editorial/Los Angeles Times

Nearly 1,000 charter schools in state

Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess

Think Long attacks public education

Blog by Brian Leubitz/California Progress Report

Online schools: Questions about quality & accountability

Blog by Jonathan Kantrowitz/Education Research Report

Philip Kovacs takes on TFA in Huntsville

Guest blog by Philip Kovacs/Education Week

Funding California's Education: How it got so bad

KION Central Coast News

America's education reform lobby makes its presence known at the voting booth

By Joy Resmovits/Huffington Post

Teach For America met with big questions in face of expansion

By Christine Armario/Huffington Post

Principals protest role of testing in evaluations

By Michael Winerip/New York Times

Virtual schools are multiplying, but some question their educational value

By Lyndsey Layton and Emma Brown/Washington Post

Virtual ed. advocates respond to wave of criticism

By Ian Quillen/Education Week

As schools face closing, new lines are drawn

By Rebecca Vevea/New York Times

Study links academic setbacks to middle school transition

By Sarah D. Sparks/Education Week

Understanding the ‘why’ behind teacher evaluations is critical to their success

Opinion by Judy Burton/Thoughts on Public Education

New initiative: $10B for K-12, preschools

Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess

Ballot initiative seeks to expand access to online education

By Joanna Lin/San Diego Union-Tribune

High school clubs take on more activist roles

By Jill Tucker/San Francisco Chronicle

California school districts prepare for a new grade level: transitional kindergarten

By Katy Murphy/Oakland Tribune

Should schools be run for profit?

Blog by Diane Ravitch/Education Week

For-profit certification for teachers is booming

By Morgan Smith and Nick Pandolfo/New York Times

Gingrich on school and work: More than a bad idea

Guest blog by Mike Rose/Washington Post

Interview with Diane Ravitch: California's rejection of NCLB waivers sends a message

Blog by Anthony Cody/Education Week

Challenging reformers’ conventional wisdom about structures and classroom practice

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

Has teacher quality declined over time?

Blog by Matthew Di Carlo/Shanker Blog

Common Core standards pose dilemmas for early childhood

Guest blog by Samuel J. Meisels/Washington Post

College graduation rates: Income really matters

By Tami Luhby/CNN

Keys to college students' success often overlooked, report says

By Carla Rivera/Los Angeles Times

Rethinking budget trigger unlikely, says speaker

Blog by John Myers/KQED

State can't take $1B from First 5, judge rules

By Joanna Lin/California Watch

‘Broader, bolder’ strategy to ending poverty’s influence on education

Guest blog by Pedro Noguera/Washington Post

Lines grow long for free school meals, thanks to economy

By Sam Dillon/New York Times

We must do more than merely avoid the NCLB train wreck

Blog by Pedro Noguera/Huffington Post

Experts say social sciences are 'left behind'

By Sarah D. Sparks/Education Week

Official calls for urgency on college costs

By Tamar Lewin/New York Times

Thoughts on history, ideology, and Kevin Carey's profile of Diane Ravitch

Blog by Dana Goldstein/Ladywonk

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