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In black and white: Segregated proms continue but students at Georgia school...
The concept of segregated proms in the South shocked people when the AJC and other newspapers wrote about it a few years back. The first question from readers was how this could still be happening. It...
View ArticleReading between the lines: Florida’s retention program is not worth replicating
Paul Thomas, a Furman University associate professor of education, writes about range of education issues, including the push in South Carolina to follow Florida’s retention policy. This is his second...
View ArticleTeacher’s parting letter strikes a nerve with equally frustrated peers around...
A letter penned by a retiring Syracuse, N.Y., social studies teacher is getting a lot of reaction since it hit the web this week. Westhill High School teacher Jerry Conti sent this letter to the Board...
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State moves away from using test scores to assess schools but moves closer to...
Since we are talking about standardized testing related to the teacher letter in an earlier blog today, I want to share a good AJC piece by my colleague Nancy Badertscher. I recommended some experts...
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Do weaker math students end up with weaker teachers?
We’ve spent a lot of time on this blog discussing the under performance of Georgia students in math. We’ve debated the controversial and now abandoned math reforms introduced by former state school...
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Did Michelle Rhee ignore her own cheating scandal? A new memo suggests clear...
Michelle Rhee speaking to Georgia lawmakers last year. (AJC Photo) PBS education reporter John Merrow writes about the erasure analyses, clear evidence of cheating and concealment of that evidence. No,...
View ArticleMark Elgart: Accreditation means a quality, standardized education
Dr. Mark Elgart is the founding president and CEO of AdvancED, the parent organization for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement as well as...
View ArticleGuest column: Atlanta’s improving grades on ‘Nation’s Report Card’ at odds...
Marshall S. Smith is a former under-secretary in the U. S. Department of Education. Nominated by President Bill Clinton, he served from 1993 to 2000. Prior to his appointment as Under Secretary, Smith...
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A teacher explains: Why I won’t resign. A letter of resolution.
I have shared some very passionate teacher resignation letters on the blog, including an incredible one from former local teacher Jordan Kohanim. (If you missed her piece, read it here.) But here is a...
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Florida teachers file lawsuit today to stop evaluations that rely on test scores
The controversy over basing teacher evaluations on student performance now moves to a courtroom in Florida after teachers there filed suit today contending the review process violates their rights....
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