September 2011
The school reform equivalent of playing “Mary Had A Little Lamb” with a Stradivarius
Blog by Larry Ferlazzo/ Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
Moving beyond 'blame the teacher'
Op-Ed by Saul Rubinstein, Charles Heckscher and Paul Adler/Los Angeles Times
Board chief reflects on his time on State Board of Education — then and now
By Louis Freedberg/EdSource Extra!
Charter ed for the early childhood workforce: A recipe for disaster
Blog by Susan Ochshorn/Huffington Post
School district uses Race to the Top money for public relations
Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post
Education Report: The Parent Trigger might be coming to a school near you
By Katy Murphy/San Jose Mercury News
California English Proficiency Test 'almost guarantees' English learner classification, study shows
Huffington Post
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa: "Dollars and cents, & common sense"
Blog by Rick Hess/Education Week
Bill would crack down on schools that pass costs to parents
By Joshua Emerson Smith/California Watch
Short-changed by state, school districts borrow and students lose
By Will Carless/Voice of San Diego
L.A. school board opposes mayor in battle over redevelopment funds
Blog by Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times
No Child no more? Are GOP proposals to dump AYP a step forward or back?
Blog by Maureen Downey/Atlanta Journal Constitution
U.S. may spare schools from harsh penalties in exchange for reforms
By Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times
In Tacoma, teachers needed to strike simply to keep the status quo
By Stacy Teicher Khadaroo/Christian Science Monitor
The achievement gap and its discontents: Thoughts on Rick Hess' new essay
Blog by Dana Goldstein/Lady Wonk
LAUSD pact with administrators union will factor in new teacher evaluations
By Connie Llanos/Los Angeles Daily News
Newsflash! “Middle Class Schools” score… uh…in the middle. Oops! No news here!
Blog by Bruce D. Baker/School Finance 101
Circular reasoning at the Gates: Education Nation off to a confusing start
Blog by Anthony Cody/Education Week
College graduation rates are stagnant even as enrollment rises, a study finds
By Tamar Lewin/New York Times
Students’ knowledge of civil rights history has deteriorated, study finds
By Sam Dillon/New York Times