Monthly Archives: November 2007
Pope-Roberts/Breske Resolution Hearing Report
Rep. Sondy Pope-Roberts, Middleton, and Sen. Roger Breske, Eland, testified before a packed house, Nov. 15, on Senate Joint Resolution 27. From the Wisconsin Alliance for Excellent Schools Message delivered to Legislature: Change the school-funding system On Thursday, Nov. 15, … Continue reading
Senate Hearing Video — Laura L. Vernon
Since the first video I posted was from a rural district, I thought it would be appropriate to make the second post from Milwaukee (video from Wisconsin Eye — the full November 15 hearing can be accessed here — , … Continue reading
Senate Hearing Video
The testimony at the Senate Education Committee Hearing on the Pope-Roberts/Breske Resolution was beyond compelling. At times I was moved to tears. There was some anger too, but as I noted previously, the dominant theme was optimism, a belief that … Continue reading
If only…
From The Onion: Overfunded Public School Forced To Add Jazz Band November 14, 2007 | Issue 43•46 MANALAPAN, NJ—Benjamin Harrison Middle School faculty members regretfully announced Tuesday that, despite their best efforts to prevent it, the school simply had too … Continue reading
Filed under AMPS, Best Practices, Budget, National News, School Finance
Half Full Glasses
A new study on math and science testing would appear to offer high praise for America’s public education system. From the NYT‘s report: American students even in low-performing states like Alabama do better on math and science tests than students … Continue reading
Filed under AMPS, Gimme Some Truth, National News
Simple Majority Declares Victory for Kids and Schools…Let’s Do the Same!
In the Election Roundup I wrote that the Simple Majority campaign in Washington State had lost. With more complete returns, victory has been snatched from the jaws of defeat. Congratulations to the League of Education Voters and the people of … Continue reading
Rank Ranking — The Pangloss Index
Get ready for “news” reports and blog posts (and here) from those eager to find fault with public education harping on the latest “report” from the Education Sector (more on the Education Sector on AMPS, here). In the recently released … Continue reading
Filed under Accountability, AMPS, Best Practices, Gimme Some Truth, National News, nclb, No Child Left Behind
The political landscape of NCLB may be changing
It is increasingly looking likely that there will not be any legislative movement to reauthorize No Child Left Behind (NCLB) before the next election. At the same time, it’s worth mentioning the results from the last Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup poll … Continue reading
Filed under AMPS, Best Practices, Gimme Some Truth, National News, nclb, No Child Left Behind
Bucking the conventional wisdom: The Science Education Myth
Forget the conventional wisdom. U.S. schools are turning out more capable science and engineering grads than the job market can support. A new report by the Urban Institute, a nonpartisan think tank, tells a different story from the constant doom … Continue reading
Filed under AMPS, Gimme Some Truth, National News
What George Fails To Mention Could Fill a Book
From Richard Russell, via the Progressive Dane email list (posted with permission). The op. ed. referenced can be found here. More on this story on AMPS here. What George Fails To Mention Could Fill a Book I used to be … Continue reading
Filed under Accountability, AMPS, Best Practices, Gimme Some Truth, Local News
