From Friday’s inbox…
Worth A Read
- The Gates Foundation’s Leveraged Philanthropy: Corporate Profit versus Humanity on Three Fronts
- Teacher Evaluation Outside the One-Teacher-One-Classroom Mode
- Follow the Money
- When Push Comes To Pull In The Parent Trigger Debate
- China Can Learn About Schools From U.S.
The Gates Foundation’s Leveraged Philanthropy: Corporate Profit versus Humanity on Three Fronts Posted: 03 Jul 2012 09:00 PM PDT
Anthony Cody lends his Education week to a blogger: Chemtchr. “Gates’ leveraged philanthropy model is a public-private partnership to improve the world, partly through targeted research support but principally through public advocacy and tax-free lobbying to influence government policy.”
Teacher Evaluation Outside the One-Teacher-One-Classroom Mode Posted: 02 Jul 2012 09:00 PM PDT
Emily and Bryan Hassel discuss the use of technology in developing personalized learning in classrooms and evaluations. “As more schools use technology and new staffing models to reach more students with personalized learning and excellent teachers, how will evaluation systems keep up?”Follow the Money Posted: 02 Jul 2012 09:00 PM PDT
Diane Ravitch writes about the need to follow the money while investigating charter schools. “If you want to know why so many politicians think so highly of charters, there is a basic rule of politics that explains it all: Follow the money.”
When Push Comes To Pull In The Parent Trigger Debate Posted: 01 Jul 2012 09:00 PM PDT
Matthew Di Carlo investigates the controversial use of parent trigger policies.
China Can Learn About Schools From U.S. Posted: 01 Jul 2012 09:00 PM PDT
Walt Gardner investigates education trends in the United States and China. “American students don’t shine on tests of international competition, but when it comes to creativity and risk-taking, they make us all proud.”
