Nobody Wants to be a Principal

Results on Charter Schools

This is an excellent report by The Washington Post on a recently released study regarding the effectiveness of charter schools.  You can see it by clicking here.

'Tis the Season

Rita Speaks

Rita Pierson, famous for her Ruby Payne video stories, gives this TED Talk about the importance of relationships in education.  Click here to watch this inspiring.

Teaching in the 21st Century

Check out this article from the opinion pages of The New York Times.

See it by clicking here.

How are standardized tests like zombies?

Interesting entry from Ann Doss Helms, who covers education for the The Charlotte Observer.

Read for yourself by clicking here.

A Novel Idea Indeed

Contracting Out Student Testing and Teacher Evaluation

From Edward Glaeser of Huffington News. 

 Read his ideas by clicking here.

Does third-party assessment make sense?