This Week in Education

Alexander Russo's inside scoop on education news.

Written by former Senate education staffer and journalist Alexander Russo, This Week in Education covers education news, policymakers, and trends with a distinctly political edge. (For archives prior to January 2007, please click here.)

« Making Teaching A Career, Not A Drive-By Charity Stop | Main | Dear School: Don't Be Lonely, We'll Be Back Tomorrow »

Mad Crushes, Hypocritical Teachers, Carey Vs. Rothstein, & More

squares.gif
The Post's Jay Mathews is crushing madly on the Edwards education plan, and making mean fun of Richardson's. Charlie Barone points out that, that despite all the complaints about too much testing, teachers in at least one California school still aren't using results to inform instruction. He also agrees that the NYT story was off. Next up, Kevin Carey, who riffs off of an American Prospect article to say that those like Richard Rothstein who think economic reforms are more important than school reforms, over all, still shouldn't attack school reform efforts. Or at least I think that's what he's saying. Last but not least, the BoardBuzz from NSBA has put out a side-by-side (PDF) comparing current law and Miller (and, ugh, their proposals). I love side by sides, but I don't know if this one is any good. Seen a better one? Let us know.

Post a comment

Ground Rules for Posting
We encourage lively debate, but please, no profanity or personal attacks. By commenting, you are agreeing to abide by our user agreement.

Alexander Russo

Alexander Russo
E-mail me

    Contributors:
  • Fritz Edelstein
  • Regina Matthews
  • Cassie Walker
Free weekly email reminder

Free daily email reminder:

Delivered by FeedBurner

The opinions expressed in This Week in Education are strictly those of the author and do not reflect the opinions or endorsement of Editorial Projects in Education, or any of its publications.
Advertisement
My site was nominated for Best Education Blog!
Powered by
Movable Type 3.34

EW Archive