- The city’s progress reports give less extra credit if students arrived after eighth grade. (Insideschools)
- A teacher describes a staffing situation that doesn’t seem good for students. (Chaz’s School Daze)
- Reporters’ questions led to a teacher’s replacement at the Bronx’s P.S. 24. (Bronx Press Politics)
- A teacher reflects on the value of sometimes letting his students remain confused. (GS Community)
- Hawaii, which wasn’t supposed to win Race to the Top, did surprisingly well on NAEP. (Politics K-12)
- Dividing curriculum pie into three parts: Content, process, and performance. (Curriculum Matters)
- Fewer ELLs were excluded from NAEP testing; inclusion rates ranged widely. (Learning the Language)
- A review of charter school research finds the schools are doing well overall. (CRPE via Jay Greene)
- A California teacher drafts a transcript of a trial of value-added measurement. (InterACT via Russo)
- A Chicago teacher outlines objections to proposals for teacher evaluations. (Charting My Own Course)
- A survey of districts finds many found creative ways to avoid teacher layoffs. (Flypaper)
- Teach Plus’s founder asks: What if we focused on the strong teachers, not the weak ones? (Rick Hess)