From Friday’s inbox…
Worth A Read
- Responding to the Gates Foundation: How do we Consider Evidence of Learning in Teacher Evaluations?
- Why teachers quit-and why we can’t fire our way to excellence
- Researchers Sound Alarm Over Black Student Suspensions
- Effects of Charter Enrollment on Newark District Enrollment
- Addressing Poverty in Schools
Responding to the Gates Foundation: How do we Consider Evidence of Learning in Teacher Evaluations? Posted: 07 Aug 2012 09:00 PM PDT
Anthony Cody engages in another dialogue with the Gates foundation regarding teacher evaluations, student data, and high-stakes testing. Find Vicki Philips post on the Measures of Effective Teaching from the Gates Foundation here. You can also find links to all responses in this 5-part conversation on our Facebook Page.Why teachers quit-and why we can’t fire our way to excellence Posted: 06 Aug 2012 09:00 PM PDT
Researchers Sound Alarm Over Black Student Suspensions Posted: 06 Aug 2012 09:00 PM PDT
Researchers at the Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles, based at UCLA used federal data collected from school districts and found that black children with disabilities have a higher rate of suspension. Find more on Discipline Policies, Successful Schools, and Racial Justice in a recent brief funded by the Great Lakes Center here.Effects of Charter Enrollment on Newark District Enrollment Posted: 05 Aug 2012 09:00 PM PDT
Bruce Baker takes another look at charter school enrollment in Newark, NJ.Addressing Poverty in Schools Posted: 26 Jul 2012 09:00 PM PDT
Joe Nocera discusses a speech from 2010 by Dr. Pamela Cantor entitled “Innovative Designs for Persistently Low-Performing Schools.” Nocera’s column discusses the role of poverty in schools, the solutions to fight the effects of poverty, and designing schools to deal better with poverty.
