Posted on November - 02 - 2011
Five Best Blogs: #NCLB Waivers Too Expensive, Says CA
State:Obamatesting waiver will cost $3.1 billionOCRegister:State Superintendent Tom Torlakson has already called for Obama to provide unconditional relief from NCLB while the president and Congress work to reauthorize the law.
Fine Print: NCLB Waiver ApplicationNJ Spotlight: On the one hand, the application follows much of what theObamaadministration proposed in offering the waivers in the first place — including new labels for schools.
Kindergartners, Put Down Your PencilsSlate:Standardized testing for 5-year-olds sounds crazy. But it just might lead to a better way of assessing all kids.
Confused over accountability and flexibilityTerrell Halaska: It’s useful to ask whether accountability and flexibility can and should coexist. It’s even more useful to ask who is being served by flexibility and accountability proposals – systems or students?
Reform Marches On in DenverDFER:The results from election night are clear – education reform in Denver will continue to flourish.
More CMO Study!Eduwonk: A few pro and con commenters have opined to the effect that this data must be either “forged by public schools and teacher unions” or not valid because it doesn’t use a pure RCT or randomized model.
What works for teachers? Let’s find outJoanne Jacobson:Teachers need to use time efficiently. Researchers don’t consider opportunity cost: They want teachers to spend more time on X without saying where they should spend less time.
