Dear Governor Deal and Superintendent Barge, As sitting elected officials of Georgia, the next year will challenge each of you to think courageously about your views of K-12 education and the basis for your positions. Since you will be running against each other in...
"High-stakes plan could change teachers pay," is the title of an article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution paper. The article is a good review of the history behind why the state is going to move to "merit" pay, and how the Race to Top grant that Georgia won in 2010...
Latest Story When the state of Georgia received a half billion dollars of Race to the Top funds from the U.S. Department of Education, it agreed to carry out several mandates, but two that stand out are: Adopt the Common Core State Standards Use Student Tests Scores...
Guest post by John Spencer John Spencer, who I met online after reading his blog, is a middle school computers and journalism teacher, passionate about authentic learning, social justice and critical thinking in a digital world. Follow him at his blog. Reblogged from...
