Education News For Week Ending July 31, 2010

Education news this week has been breaking at a dizzying pace.  This interview with on Democracy Now with Diane Ravitch, a professor of education at NYU, New York University, and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Leonie Haimson, a public school parent and executive director of Class Size Matters, is well worth a read.  Here are some highlights: Continue reading "Education News For Week Ending July 31, 2010"

“Framework for Providing All Students an Opportunity to Learn”

At long last, a document on education that makes sense!

On Monday, a coalition of civil rights groups realeased a 17 page framework for education reform that excoriates, in a nice way, President Obama's education policies and offers direction for how to make things right. Continue reading "“Framework for Providing All Students an Opportunity to Learn”"