By Rick Lyman and Mary Williams Walsh Photograph; Mark Makela for The New York Times The unusual situation in Philadelphia stems from a combination of politics and long-term structural problems. Slide Show Philadelphia’s School Woes More Photos » Originally Published at The New York Times. on August [...]
By Michael Tarm, Associated Press Originally Published at The San Francisco Chronicle. August 15, 2013 CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge ruled Thursday that he won't order a halt to public school closings in Chicago, a decision that followed days of sometimes emotional testimony on the issue [...]
Photo Credit: Shutterstock Are we truly post-racial or do we just posit racial realities that never were, or would have been? Let us wipe the board clean or discuss what soon may be unseen. [If you choose, after the read consider the Petiton] By Chris Partridge | [...]
In this Aug. 28, 1963 file photo, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. acknowledges the crowd at the Lincoln Memorial for his "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington. (AP Photo/File) By Gary Younge | Originally Published at The Nation August 14, 2013 This article [...]
From left, students Ryan Gersbach, Joe Lacroix, and Brianna DeRosier join in a World War I simulation game at Sanborn Regional High School in Kingston, N.H. Photographer: Ann Hermes|Staff Competency-based education is all the rage or it may be the source of rage. Malediction or matriculation? What [...]
I have this recurring nightmare – one that, I fear, is about to become reality for most of America’s school children. In my dream, I’m back in elementary school. It’s testing day and I’m struggling to remember my locker combination and get to class on time. My [...]
By Peter DeWitt | Originally Published at Education Week. August 13, 2013 6:41 AM Too many people talk about the CCSS as if they will be the silver bullet to end our poverty issues. We are surrounded by the illusion of quick fixes. We can deny [...]
By Howard Blume | Originally Published at The Los Angeles Times. August 3, 2013 Anthony Edholm, left, and Jordan Greenwald are Teach for America instructors with the ICEF charter group in Los Angeles. “My biggest thing is I wanted to take a kid at a critical point [...]
Under the new incentives available starting a year from now, manufacturing and biotech companies anywhere in the state would be eligible for sales-tax exemptions on the purchase of manufacturing equipment. Companies also could get hiring credits if they are located in census tracts with the highest rates of poverty and unemployment. There also would be tax credits to attract and retain businesses.
