Category Archives: Federal policy

Does class size matter?

Many moons ago – summer of 2009 – there was an AP piece about the increase in class sizes across the US and further chatter on blogs like Eduwonk and the like that it isn’t really about class size but … Continue reading

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Tuesday Tidbits, November 30, 2010

Just a few quick notes, folks, of what has come ‘cross my desk these last few days. Am working on a deadline for a new project and need to grind out on that. I had not heard of Dan Habib’s … Continue reading

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Tuesday Tidbits, November 9, 2010

More on Race to the Top: In this piece in today’s Washington Post, a “Maryland legislative committee voted Monday to reject a new regulation requiring that half of teachers’ evaluations be based on student progress, calling into question the future … Continue reading

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Tuesday Tidbits, October 12, 2010

Last week I spent three days working with a school district in South Dakota, a place with which I’ve worked for about three years, and I was struck by something that the school board president said near the end of … Continue reading

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Tuesday Tidbits, October 5, 2010

Sorry – a day late with this post. Travel and balky airport Wi-Fi to blame. The Education Trust has a space at its website for parent resources; I like the pamphlet on homework and the questions and answers about academic … Continue reading

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For parents: Making sense of Race to the Top

Race to the Top (RTTT) is $4.35 billion program designed by the US Department of Education to spur school reform activity in states, and states competed against each other to win a portion of that money and implement a variety … Continue reading

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