Documenting Maine's Failure To Implement Proficiency Based Education
Maine tried to turn the whole state into proof of concept for PBL/CBE. Things didn't work out. Here are some of the details.
Maine Went All in on Proficiency Based Learning The Rolled It Back
Matt Barnum at Chalkbeat also took a look at Maine's failure. Just in case you want to see the same disaster from a different angle
Putting Public Back Into Public Accountability
An answer to the question, "Well, if we don't grade schools on test scores, how will we know if they're any good?"
Kentucky Pension Crisis
How those wacky hedge fund guys took a state's pension program to the cleaners.
Puerto Rico Recovery
More disaster capitalism on parade.
Georgetown Law Students Objects To Exam Software
So what if your school said that in order to take exams, you had to load some of their software on your own computer.
Hack Education Weekly News
Audrey Watters does a weekly roundup of education news, just in case you don't get enough to do from me.
A Buttload of YouTube Education Money
YouTube has decided to sink a ton of money into educational videos. Please, may some go to the Honest Trailers people.
PA Keystone Exam: The Monster We Refuse To Let Die
Steven Singer looks at the latest development in Big Standardized Test.
Here's Hoping That The Myth of the Bad Teacher Is Finally Laid To Rest
Could we have finally reached the end of the search for the fabled Bad Teacher? It's pretty to think so.
How High Schools Shaped American Cities
Amy Lueck has an interesting look at how schools are tied to community, and how school choice threatens both.
Will the Save Our Schools Movement Propel a Change Election
Ruth Coniff at The Progressive takes a look at what's going on in the resistance and how it might affect the election
DeBlasio School Renewal
In what should come as a surprise to nobody, NYC's Renewal School turnaround plan flopped-- and some students were left to experience the flopping first hand.
Snake Oil, Charter Schools, and Disingenuous Debates
A local op-ed in the Johnson City Press is a blunt response to charter supporters.
The Digital Gap Between Rich and Poor Kids Is Not What We Expected
Nellie Bowles in the NYT says that one group will be taught by humans, and one by screens. Take a wild guess at which is which.
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