Very Few Teachers Receive Poor Job Ratings, And New evaluations Haven’t Changed That Washington Post: Are the new evaluations — many of which incorporate test scores or other measures of student learning — any better at...
Read MoreThere were times — as during the interview segment above — that I wished Melissa Harris-Perry asked tougher questions of her guests. (See Let’s Sharpen Up The Questions & Corrections, Interviewers). But...
Read MoreGov. Andrew Cuomo Faces Criticism for Reversals WSJ: In the interview, Mr. Cuomo said he supported a change of course because the large number of parents who allowed their children to skip statewide tests last year was “a...
Read MoreIn honor of Black History Month, this year’s debate over #OscarsSoWhite, and the annual EWA national conference on education journalism coming up this spring, I asked around a few education newsrooms to find out how things...
Read MoreBright: Automated Teachers, Augmented Reality And Floating Chairs BEST OF THE WEEK NYT: Bridging a Digital Divide That Leaves Schoolchildren Behind http://ow.ly/YNIag Sacramento Bee : Parents alarmed after hearing about...
Read MoreUSA Today’s massive look at the inadequate national and state tracking system for teachers who have abused kids continues to make the rounds (and has already generated some renewed interest in closing the existing...
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