What We're Reading: What if we graded schools using students' class grades?

Amid the hype, a few tips on what to look for in New York’s release of teacher evaluation ratings. (Shanker Blog)
One teacher has a suggestion for rating schools without standardized tests: classroom grades. (Washington Post)
Parents, teachers and a journalist weigh in on the New York Times Magazine’s Success Academy story. (NYC Public School Parents)
A Success teacher discusses what makes his classroom work: namely, an extended day and longer classes. (Huffington Post)
No New York City high school offers all the resources a student needs. (Inside Schools)
More, not less, reliance on standardized tests would make college admissions more egalitarian. (New Republic)
Newark students are protesting against the district’s superintendent and demanding local control of their schools. (Politicker NJ)
A long-shot Washington, D.C. mayoral candidate is making a bid to become the “education mayor.” (Greater Greater Washington)
Two Philadelphia principals are trying to reinvent the high school experience. (The Notebook)
The Common Core standards have become Obama’s biggest domestic battleground since healthcare reform. (Mother Jones)
A Finnish teacher says the country’s lauded school system is failing two-thirds of its students. (Yle Uutiset)
Girls don’t need different tech instruction. They just need to feel that they belong. (Hechinger Report)
Principals aren’t using teacher effectiveness data in their decision-making. (Education Week)
In Israel’s school system, there are wide funding disparities and improvised fixes for low-income schools. (Times of Israel)
Washington, D.C.’s school district is hiring a “student advocate” to help families navigate the school system. (Washington Post)
That story about summer vacation coming from our farming past? It’s not true. (PBS Newshour)
Another author argues that Chalkbeat CEO Elizabeth Green’s book rightly examines what teachers do rather than talking points. (Jose Vilson)