Remainders: A new education film, "Race to Nowhere," emerges

By 
Elizabeth Green
 | August 5, 2010, 11:38pm UTC
  • Filmmakers challenging the “achievement culture” have a video op-ed. (NY Times)
  • Teach For America and KIPP won big in the i3 contest; so did School of One. (Times)
  • The Senate passed a $10 billion “edujobs” bill today to stave off layoffs. (EdWeek)
  • One reaction: “My debt grows to protect union dues.” (Ed is Watching)
  • Distributing this money in NY might require a legislative session. (NYSSBA)
  • Report: Half of high schoolers attended crowded schools in 2008-2009. (IBO: pdf)
  • Kudos to Rick Hess for the phrase “over-caffeinated value-added enthusiasts.” (Dorn)
  • Who is the “blame-the-teacher crowd”? Tim Daly thinks it’s a mirage. (Eduwonk)
  • Meanwhile Claus thinks veteran teachers’ job angst is understandable. (Learning First)
  • Aaron Pallas is still skeptical that D.C.’s teacher evaluation does what it claims. (Hechinger)