Instituting teacher-evaluation systems was one of the conditions of the waivers the department offered states in exchange for getting out of some requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act. Read Full Post >
The U.S. Department of Education will allow some states that have gotten waivers from pieces of the Elementary and Secondary Education to postpone using student growth on state tests as a factor in personnel decisions. Read Full Post >
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will offer states more flexibility on implementing the teacher evaluation piece of their NCLB waivers as they put the common core into practice. Read Full Post >
I've long said that the Common Core strikes me as an intriguing effort that could do much good. So, why am I not on board? Because I think the effort has a good chance of stalling out over the next four or five years. And, because standards and assessments are the backbone of pretty much everythi... Read Full Post >
Common Core standards are not the end of the world. They are, however, an obstacle to the reclaiming of our profession, rather than a vehicle. Read Full Post >
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence's selections to the state school board could mean the common core is safe in the state. Read Full Post >
Join Education Week reporter Catherine Gewertz June 17 for a live chat about the District of Columbia's foray into teaching the common standards in English/language arts in an 8th grade classroom. Read Full Post >
Applications for the U.S. Department of Education's Principal Ambassador Fellowship were made public this week. Read Full Post >
A district committee has recommended that Apple Inc., be awarded a lucrative ed-tech contract from the 660,000-student Los Angeles school system. Read Full Post >
District staff are recommending that the L.A. Unified School District award a contract potentially worth $500 million over time to Apple Inc. Read Full Post >
