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Here are some recent posts and articles on education policy I think are particularly useful:
A $1.3 Billion Question: What’s The Future Of LA’s iPad Program? is from NPR and Technology chief for Los Angeles Unified School District resigns is from the LA Times. I’m adding them to A Very Beginning List Of The Best Articles On The iPad Debacle In Los Angeles Schools.
No Responsibility for Oops! Donors and School Reform is by Larry Cuban. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About The Role Of Private Foundations In Education Policy.
The Myth of Chinese Super Schools is by Diane Ravitch. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Getting Some Perspective On International Test Comparison Demagoguery.
Will MOOCs be Flukes? is from The New Yorker. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles On MOOC’s.
Do Schools Really Need Principals? is from Slate.
Klein Book Exposes Klein’s Flaws & Failures In NYC is an excellent post by John Thompson.
What will Tom Wolf’s win mean to Pennsylvania classrooms? is from The Notebook and discusses the impact of one of the few victories for education on election day.
Randi Weingarten’s Response to a Critic appeared in Ed Week.
Larry,
Thank you for posting the article “Do Schools Really Need Principals?” So many of the schools in my area are administratively top heavy, with not just one principal, but several vice principals as well. I wonder what all those administrators find to do that a committee of teachers couldn’t accomplish, and probably better. The biggest problem I have seen with schools having large administrative staffs is that they become disconnected from the students, parents and community. Although I have had my own children at the local high school for over 6 years, I have never met any of the vice principals (I think there are five), and neither have my kids. Their teachers are much more connected to the students and their needs, as well as to the parents. I agree with the writer of the article that it may be time to rethink school structure and decision-making processes.