Class Struggle: June, 2011
Posted at 07:07 PM ET, 06/30/2011
By Jay Mathews
I usually ignore state school superintendents. They are too far from the classroom to do much good. But the latest achievement results in Maryland show state school superintendent Nancy S. Grasmick to be an exception to that rule.
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07:07 PM ET, 06/30/2011 |
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Posted at 06:12 PM ET, 06/29/2011
By Jay Mathews
It has to be solved before much learning can take place. What do the most successful teachers do?
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06:12 PM ET, 06/29/2011 |
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Posted at 01:25 PM ET, 06/26/2011
By Jay Mathews
I don’t include private schools in my annual high school rankings because many of them won’t share their data with me.
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01:25 PM ET, 06/26/2011 |
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Posted at 01:57 PM ET, 06/24/2011
By Michael Alison Chandler
A senior House Republican on education issues challenged the Obama administration’s plan to use executive authority to ease some punitive provisions of federal education law for states that are taking steps to improve schools.
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01:57 PM ET, 06/24/2011 |
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Posted at 07:43 PM ET, 06/22/2011
By Jay Mathews
A Fairfax parent points out that her daughter’s PE class does not work well because all students are not held to a good standard. She doesn’t think this is soluble. What do you think?
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07:43 PM ET, 06/22/2011 |
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Posted at 10:39 AM ET, 06/22/2011
By Jay Mathews
The pundits are in a lather over the latest school history scores---pretty bad. But it turns out the Greatest Generation didn’t know much, either.
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10:39 AM ET, 06/22/2011 |
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Posted at 08:49 AM ET, 06/21/2011
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Posted at 05:35 PM ET, 06/19/2011
By Jay Mathews
D.C. Council members showed little interest in the widespread occurrence of wrong-to-right erasures on the city schools’ annual assessment tests. It looks like the investigation of these incidents is not being taken seriously. That could mean ruin for public education in D.C., just as it seemed to be improving.
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05:35 PM ET, 06/19/2011 |
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Posted at 05:30 AM ET, 06/16/2011
By Jay Mathews
I think we should prepare all high schoolers for college because even if they decide not to go, they will need those skills. But I have found holes in my argument.
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05:30 AM ET, 06/16/2011 |
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Posted at 02:54 PM ET, 06/15/2011
By Jay Mathews
Two high school administrators share the belief that they are not giving all of their students the enriched education they need.
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02:54 PM ET, 06/15/2011 |
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Posted at 05:08 PM ET, 06/12/2011
By Jay Mathews
First I have to persuade you that the local high school is worth it. I am beginning to wonder if that huge emphasis on school quality makes sense, at least when buying homes in the Washington area.
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05:08 PM ET, 06/12/2011 |
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Posted at 05:30 AM ET, 06/09/2011
By Jay Mathews
A little known science magnet in the county next to the one that houses the famous Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology is showing it too can shine.
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05:30 AM ET, 06/09/2011 |
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Posted at 06:33 PM ET, 06/07/2011
By Jay Mathews
Many districts are straining to make their assessments distinguish clearly between good and bad teachers, but new research suggests to me that this is not going to help students much.
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06:33 PM ET, 06/07/2011 |
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Posted at 12:48 PM ET, 06/07/2011
By Michael Alison Chandler
Montgomery and Fairfax county schools continue to lead the nation in high school graduation rates, according to a ranking of the largest school systems made public Tuesday.
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12:48 PM ET, 06/07/2011 |
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Posted at 05:30 AM ET, 06/07/2011
By Jay Mathews
A new National Research Council report suggests that if we have not come close to the top countries in school achievement, then we have failed and should try something different than testing accountability systems. That seems risky to me.
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05:30 AM ET, 06/07/2011 |
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Posted at 10:45 AM ET, 06/06/2011
By Jay Mathews
Want to find out how the 2012 candidates will fix our schools? Good luck with that. They don’t say much.
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10:45 AM ET, 06/06/2011 |
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Posted at 01:14 PM ET, 06/02/2011
By Jay Mathews
“Bridging Differences,” a conversation between education icons Deborah Meier and Diane Ravitch, is one of my favorite blogs. But these days they agree with each other too much, contrary to the blog’s original purpose. So let’s pick someone to add a bit more difference to Bridging Differences.
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01:14 PM ET, 06/02/2011 |
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