Posts tagged Education Reform
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Catania’s reforms, part 2: Ending “social promotion”
Last week, Councilmember David Catania announced 7 proposals to restructure operations at DC Public Schools (DCPS). Yesterday we looked at a bill that would give some schools extra money, and school principals control over their budgets. Another bill would discourage the practice of “social promotion.” In social promotion, a school advances a child to a new… Keep reading…
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Catania’s reforms, part 1: School funding and autonomy
Four days ago, Councilmember David Catania announced 7 proposals to restructure DC Public Schools’ operations. I’ll look at each of his proposals in turn, starting in this article with a proposal to change how much money each school receives, and who controls it. Presently, DCPS gives funds to each school based on the size of its student body. With a few exceptions,… Keep reading…
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Test score data has appropriate uses and limitations
Steve Glazerman recently criticized a report by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), saying EPI’s report misused NAEP data in a practice he dubbed “misnaepery.” Elaine Weiss of EPI sent us this response. Steve Glazerman is right that, for specific purposes, longitudinal data would be an ideal tool to assess student growth in response to policy changes. Keep reading…
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Bill Gates is listening to teachers on evaluations
Recently, Bill Gates published an op-ed in the Washington Post, “A fairer way to evaluate teachers.” Skeptically, I clicked the link. I wasn’t sure if I would read the typical education reform buzzwords with little depth to the issue, or if Gates would actually move the debate forward. Sure, the title infers that he wants us to fairly evaluate teachers,… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Against cuts
Keep the arts; Adios at Stuart-Hobson?; Boundary plan delayed; Activists sue to stop closures; “Principal of the year” leaving; Atlanta teachers indicted for cheating; NJ preschool shows long-term benefits; All teachers are good?; CT raising graduation requirements. Keep reading…
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For DC Council: Elissa Silverman
DC voters will choose an at-large member of the DC Council in a special election on April 23. While there has been fairly little coverage of the race or candidates’ positions, the choice voters make in this likely low-turnout election will have a major impact on many important issues to District residents. We believe that Elissa Silverman is the best choice. We believe that… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: ... Unless it’s about race (or KIPP)
MoCo scores up, racial/ethnic gap too; NoVA Latino students facing ‘resegregating’ schools; Test scores rise at charters, drop in DCPS; Initial DCPS budget stirs opposition; KIPP seeks to build second DC high school; More on Mathematica’s KIPP report; A look at educational reform in New Orleans. Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Around the table
Catania hosts DC edu-leaders; Can’t get a UDC degree in that; 3rd graders need to read; Debt: college’s new normal; Waivers, mapped; Report explores ESEA waivers; Wealth affects graduation rates; New anti-“reform” organization; And…. Keep reading…
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Morning bell: It’s always charters and school closures
Data backs up KIPP performance; KIPP DC expels many students; Closing schools hurt neighborhoods; Highest-paid first-year teachers?; Enrollment is now up; LA races judge school reform; Are schools suppressing diversity?; Common Core backlash…already?; Surprise, internships matter!. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Not working?
Little movement in test scores; Hampton doesn’t need roads; Developer sues over empty IZ units; Recriminations over red tops; Free parking fight, 1955 on the Ellipse; From Russia with civic ambivalence; Not so sudden developments; Work done on Wisconsin; And…. Keep reading…