Although the most recent meeting of the blue-ribbon Equity and Excellence Commission left a number of topics hanging in the air, it appears that a solid majority agreed on at least one issue: the education stew suffers from having too…
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The Thrilla on Capital Hill-a
January 31, 2012 – 2:36 pm
Michael Casserly, executive director of the Council of the Great City Schools, is a long-time veteran of the Washington, D.C. lobby wars. And it was with a sigh that he girded himself for another battle at the recent meeting of…
The Lonely Fight of “Dr. Outcomes”
January 27, 2012 – 1:50 pm
When an education commission has the word “equity” in its name, you can be sure that the focus will be on “inputs” — that is, resources for kids and training for teachers. And so it has proved, based on our…
Equity, Excellence and Elections
December 5, 2011 – 11:15 am
(Note: The Equity and Excellence Commission meeting scheduled for Dec. 5 was cancelled.)With complaints about deadlines and strong disagreements about the size of the federal role in education, the Equity and Excellence Commission recently looked to U.S. Department of Education…