Md. educators don't want to start after Labor Day
The debate goes on: business interests want schools to start after Labor Day; education officials want to keep things the way they are.
School News
Sun op-ed and the bigotry of low expectations
We respond to a July 4 op-ed in the Baltimore Sun, which tells us we need to hold kids to a higher standard or they'll fail throughout life.
Duncan wants experience in low-income schools
US Secy of Ed Arne Duncan said the Obama administration would like to see more experienced teachers in high-poverty schools.
Teacher resignations higher in Baltimore Co.
More teachers resigned in Baltimore Co., Md., this year than 2 years ago, probably because of the Common Core & other changes.
Public bid law under scope in La. for PARCC tests
There's a lawsuit in Louisiana over whether the state board, the governor, or the simple rule of law has dominion. It keeps getting better.
Opting out of costly, healthy school meals
The association that at one time pushed for healthier eating in school cafeterias now wants those requirements delayed for a year.
NM (PARCC) sends AIR away
A protest over the PARCC testing contract with NCS Pearson has been settled. Pearson won. AIR lost. Now we can get back to work.
What teachers really think of the Common Core
We respond to an angry sequence of letters in the Baltimore Sun for yet another edition of Common Cores-R-Us.
Do big-district teachers play hooky?
We report a finding that teachers in big-city school districts often don't even show up for work more than 10 days every school year.
We respond to another set of Common Core objections
Frank Breslin wrote an op-ed blaming the privatization and takeover of public schools on the Common Core. We see another culprit.