Obama waives No Child Left Behind
President Obama will waive the key requirements of No Child Left Behind, he said today. States won’t have to show students are achieving proficiency in reading and math by 2014. States will set their...
View ArticleCalifornia: NCLB waiver costs too much
Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s No Child Left Behind waivers would cost California at least $2 billion, state education officials told the California Board of Education yesterday. Qualifying for a...
View ArticleTeachers talk about unions, reform
Teachers support their unions, but they’re open to reform ideas, according to a new Education Sector survey, Trending Toward Reform. Teachers think evaluations are improving. In 2011, 78 percent said...
View ArticleHouston eyes student grading of teachers
Houston may use student opinion as part of teacher evaluations, reports Fox 26. Student ratings could account for 20 to 30 percent of a teacher’s evaluation, according to a district document sent to...
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Core support erodes, right and left
Common Core support is eroding on the left and the right, according to two new polls, writes Rick Hess in National Review. Depending on how the questions are phrased, “it’s possible to argue that the...
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