- Remember a few months back when Arne Duncan dropped jaws (and elicited some guffaws) with his proclamation that 82 percent of students would be listed as failing under AYP this year? Turns out, the real number is 48 percent, according to the Center on Education Policy. Way to make a nearly 50 percent AYP failure rate seem not so bad, Duncan.
- Charter schools in the Buckeye State are reaching a “district-like” racial profile as more white students enroll in them. Rick Kahlenberg would agree—there’s nothing wrong with that.
- If you remain unconvinced about the need to think about America’s “excellence gap” in K-12 schooling—even after reading our High Flyers report—then check out Sol Stern’s latest from City Journal. Convincing.
- OK, Jay Greene, you found us out: We’re not actually in the business of reforming schools—this is all just a big ploy to support Checker’s “plan for a world government.” Bwahahaha.
- We’re not so different, after all. Leaders in the developing world are now wrestling with the question: “Should we switch focus from improving schools to improving parents?” It’s worth keeping an eye on what they decide.
