This week, the Georgia Department of Education identified "priority" schools in Georgia. A "priority" school is one in which the students consistently perform poorly on tests, have low graduation rates, and are also receiving federal improvement funds. The designation...
This week, the Georgia Department of Education identified "priority" schools in Georgia. A "priority" school is one in which the students consistently perform poorly on tests, have low graduation rates, and are also receiving federal improvement funds. The designation...
Deja Vu In 1983, a panel of experts wrote the report: A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform. In the report, the panel wrote: Our Nation is at risk. Our once unchallenged preeminence in commerce, industry, science, and technological innovation is...
Teacher bashing has become a contact sport that is played out by many U.S. Governors. The rules of the game are staked against teachers by using measures that have not been substantiated scientifically. For many governors, and mayors it is fair play to release the...
The Charter school movement has been in the news recently in Georgia. The Georgia Legislature is trying to get around the present Charter School law which says that applications for establishing a charter school must be approved by the local school district....
Guest Post by Anthony Cody This post was originally published on Anthony Cody's blog at Living in Dialog, on March 10. Anthony Cody spent 24 years working in Oakland schools, 18 of them as a science teacher at a high needs middle school. He is National Board...
