October 2011
Conversations with Obama, Duncan on assessment
Guest blog by Carol Corbett Burris and Kevin G. Welner
Funding schools ‘by the numbers’ – or how to make 140 students disappear
Commentary by Anna Martin/Thoughts on Public Education
Brown weighs bill challenging ban on affirmative action
By Nicholas Riccardi and Larry Gordon/Los Angeles Times
Gifted parents: “Volvo vigilantes” and “academic one-upmanship”
Blog by Maureen Downey/Atlanta Journal Constitution
Arne Duncan And Dennis Van Roekel: Together on teacher preparation, but not on tests
By Joy Resmovits/Huffington Post
TFA teachers: How long do they teach? Why do they leave?
By Morgaen L. Donaldson and Susan Moore Johnson/Education Week (Phi Delta Kappan)
No Child Left Behind bills proliferate after Obama announces waiver plan
By Joy Resmovits/Huffington Post
Growing use of simplified test inflates some California schools' scores
By Phillip Reese and Melody Gutierrez/Sacramento Bee
Getting nostalgic about the law formerly known as NCLB
By Joe Williams/Democrats for Education Reform
Investigation finds lax oversight of online education
By Nancy Mitchell and Burt Hubbard/Education Week
What should — and shouldn’t — be in Senate No Child Left Behind bill
Guest blog by Monty Neill/Washington Post
Color coded high school ID cards sort students by test performance
Blog by Anthony Cody/Education Week
Denying the facts: Investing in computers and higher test scores
Blog by Larry Cuban/Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Should the haves share the dollars they raise with the have-nots?
Opinion by Jill Duman/Sacramento Bee
NCLB bill: The problem with ‘continuous improvement’
Guest blog by Richard Rothstein/Washington Post
Economic inequality: The real cause of the urban school problem
Opinion by Greg J. Duncan and Richard J. Murnane/Chicago Tribune
California kids face days without class as revenue falls short
James Nash and Michael B. Marois/San Francisco Chronicle
Parent trigger laws: Part of school reform’s ‘silly season’
Guest blog by Mark Phillips/Washington Post
Proposal stirs charter school debate: Choice vs. quality?
By Lori Higgins And Chastity Pratt Dawsey/Detroit Free Press
California fails to signal early interest in No Child Left Behind waiver
By Theresa Harrington/Contra Costa Times