Writers on the Gadfly Daily blogs analyzed issues from around the country this week, discussing everything from the lessons that the Louisiana Recovery School District has to offer to the tough talk coming from New York State.
School choice was a big theme, with Fordham announcing the new editor of the Choice Words blog, Adam Emerson, who explained the importance of “subsidiarity” in education. On Flypaper, Mike argued that charter schools should approach district collaboration with caution and from a position of strength, while Terry noted that Ohio has prime examples of getting charter-district relationships wrong on the Ohio Gadfly Daily blog.
Stretching the School Dollar explained the flaws in a recent school funding court decision and why paycheck protection needs to be a policy priority, while on the Common Core Watch blog Kathleen argued that having a plan for CCSS implementation is a start—but just a start.
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