Pensions, Polls and Politics in New Jersey
In Greece, the two-day general strike called in response to the Parliament’s vote to slash spending to avoid defaulting on international loans turned violent, with clashes between police and protesters...
View ArticleAtlanta’s Lessons on Standards and Cheating
In a 2009 interview after she was chosen as National Superintendent of the Year, former Atlanta Superintendent Beverly Hall was adamant that “all of our kids have to be educated to high standards”...
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Schools Out for Summer- Even for Those that Failed
As the weather heats up and students head off to summer break, enrollment in summer school continues to decline. Much has been written about how the summer break contributes to learning loss, but one...
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Why California Matters
Last week California Governor Jerry Brown signed a new law directing the state superintendent to add graduation rates and measures of college- and career-readiness into its school accountability...
View ArticleWill the Court Require Affirmative Action Transparency?
This will be a big week for the affirmative action debate. The Supreme Court hears oral arguments Wednesday in Fisher v. University of Texas, a case brought by a young white woman who argues that she...
View ArticleShould Students “Grade Teachers”?
“I would love to have the students grade the teachers at the end of the year as opposed to just the other way around so that teachers get feedback,” Mitt Romney told an audience at the NBC News...
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