School Reform News
Educators exasperated by the need for greater parent involvement have persuaded Tennessee lawmakers to sign off on a novel bit of arm-twisting: Asking parents to grade themselves on report cards.…
May 11, 2012 / No Comment / Read More 
Principal evaluation systems should not be based solely on student achievement gains, but rather on the quality of a principal’s school-level leadership and performance, according to a new report released…
May 10, 2012 / No Comment / Read More 
Not long ago, Advanced Placement exams were mostly for top students looking to challenge themselves and get a head start on college credit. Not anymore.…
May 7, 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More Quietly marching to its own drummer, Washington State has mostly turned its back on the education reform movement that is sweeping much of the rest of the country, says Melissa…
May 3, 2012 / No Comment / Read MoreWhile former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley has thrown some veiled criticism at successor Rahm Emanuel in the past, the man who led the city for 22 years is coming…
May 3, 2012 / No Comment / Read MoreNever mind video games getting in the way of homework or learning time. At one Florida school, video games are homework, the Huffington Post reports.…
May 1, 2012 / No Comment / Read MoreStudents suspended for walking out of class at Detroit's Western International High School earlier this week to protest school closures and demand a better education, are holding a "freedom school"…
April 30, 2012 / No Comment / Read More 
Spurred by the U.S. Department of Education's $4.35 billion Race to the Top grant competition, more than a dozen states have passed laws to reform how teachers are evaluated and…
April 24, 2012 / No Comment / Read More 
Sal Khan, whose online Khan Academy serves up video tutorials to more than 6 million students worldwide each month, wants to reassure teachers that the free educational service isn’t out…
April 23, 2012 / 6 Comments / Read More From the federal government to school boards, policymakers and administrators are increasingly setting their sights on "college and career readiness" as the goal of K-12 education, the Huffington Post reports.…
April 19, 2012 / No Comment / Read More
