Skip to main contentRemainders: Tracking muddles high school "value added" data
By | October 26, 2012, 12:45am UTC - Applying “value-added” measures to middle and high schools is complicated by tracking. (Teacher Beat)
- Five students taking the specialized high school test describe their preparation and hopes. (Schoolbook)
- And here’s advice about ranking specialized high schools, for those who are applying. (Insideschools)
- The education app world includes a growing number of teachers turned entrepreneurs. (Village Voice)
- Obama says SIG grants are working, but the feds haven’t actually released promised data. (Politics K-12)
- A visit to the NYC Harbor School on Governor’s Island illustrates its unique mission and vision. (WSJ)
- A union meeting for members of the ATR pool drew 100 teachers, according to one attendee. (NYC ATR)
- A 2005 reviewer of the HS of Graphic Communication Arts said it struggled then too. (Ed in the Apple)
- After writing similar stories 25 years apart, a journalist calls segregation tenacious. (Reader via Russo)
- The UFT’s contract says faculty meeting agendas should reflect teacher input; are they? (NYC Educator)
- A policy analyst says that Chile’s use of school vouchers shows their policy limitations. (Answer Sheet)
- University of Virginia’s college admissions dean is answering students’ questions. (Learning Network)