June 5, 2006
{Scene opens to a packed chamber of the British Parliament for Eduwonk Question Time. A number of studies anxiously await the chance to pose a question to the Eduwonk.}
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June 5, 2006
Imagine, if you will, that you have a child in your local city or county’s public school system and your government pays all of the costs associated with your child’s education. Let’s say your child is your typical third grader and does relatively well in his standard academic courses – reading and writing, arithmetic, science. […]
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June 2, 2006
Why the future is bright--but could be brighter--for the Ohio voucher program.
June 1, 2006
In the battle over possible mayoral control of the failed LA school system, the LA Times has once again rushed to cover the south end of the north-facing teachers’ unions.
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May 30, 2006
Parents could really be helped by having access to information about their local charter schools.
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“Which side are you on, boy… Which side are you on…” — Pete Seeger song, which got him blacklisted
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May 26, 2006
Alameda County Superior Court Judge Robert Freedman struck down California’s new high school exit exam last week, saying the test is unfair to students who have been shortchanged by substandard public schools.
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May 25, 2006
Education Secretary Spellings recently announced the formation of a presidentially appointed panel that was formed to address math teaching. According to the charter of this panel, one of its purposes is “to foster greater knowledge of and improved performance in mathematics among American students.” The panel is charged with producing a report in two years, […]
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May 24, 2006
(Note: Dan Losen was quoted in this Washington Post story on graduation rates. We linked the story in today’s news, where Dan left the following comment. We are posting it here with his permission. -ed.)
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May 24, 2006
Proposition 82 on the June ballot in California, like all things that are too good to be true, sounds great until you really take a look at exactly what it will do and exactly who will benefit. The fact is Prop. 82 will do very little to help our struggling K-12 system or the kids […]
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