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April 11, 2008

April 11, 2008

D.C. Catholic Schools Follow National Trend
Washington Post, D.C., April 11, 2008
The Archdiocese of Washington's plan to give up operating seven of its Catholic schools reflects a national trend outlined in a report released yesterday by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute...

Obama Calls on Parents to Help Students
D.C. Examiner, D.C, April 11, 2008
But he gets some of his loudest applause when he segues to education - and a bit of a lecture to mothers and fathers on how to be parents.

Community Organizing Seen as Help to Schools
Education Week, MD, April 10, 2008
Grassroots organizing efforts to reform schools in seven urban districts are contributing to myriad improvements that include...

How To Evaluate Teachers
New York Sun, NY, April 11, 2008
The schools chancellor, Joel Klein, and the president of the teachers' union, Randi Weingarten, are locked in a bitter debate over whether test scores should be used to evaluate teachers.

Rule Change About Control, Not Education
News & Observer, NC, April 11, 2008
The argument the education establishment uses to support the need for certification and licensure is a familiar one: Only licensed teachers have the skills and training to properly educate our students.

Working with Charters
Daily Breeze, CA, April 11, 2008
For some reason, the Los Angeles Unified School District has a hard time working constructively with charter schools, even though they offer the best hope for raising the educational prospects of kids in L.A.

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