cross-posted from Daily KosMy support for NCLB remained strong until November 30, 2006. I can pinpoint the date exactly because that was the day I realized that NCLB was a failure.This is a book review. Those words appear on p.99, which however odd a starting point is critical. I learned about this...
How Should School Principals Be Selected in Chicago?
[Cross-posed from social issues]In the Chicago Public Schools, since 1988, school principals have been hired (for five year contracts) and fired by the Local School Council (LSC), an elected body of parents, community members, and teachers that also approves each year's school budget (within some limits...
I'm OK--You Have Self-Esteem
Remember transactional analysis? I'm OK--You're OK (or not, as the case may be)?In an excellent post at Public School Insights, Claus von Zastrow recycles the evergreen debate on self-esteem, which is harder to come by these days, when even sterling academic achievement is no guarantee of employment,...