Going to get this little blog running again after a nice vacation. Here are three links from the last few weeks that caught my eye.
Moving Beyond Standardized Test Scores in Evaluating Special Education Teachers: Part 1 - Patrick Ledesma tells the story of a special education teacher who had a 100 percent pass rate for her students. - This is the kind of real world analysis that I am not seeing in the education debate about testing. I don't mind using measures of performance as long as considerations are taken for vast array of additional inputs that go into a student's performance. I really like his point at the end of the article where he asks how this teacher would do in a division that was less supportive.
Social Media doesn't "cause" unprofessional or inappropriate behavior. It "catches it. - Lisa Nielsen raises an argument against restricting teachers use of social media. - I tend to agree with Lisa's distinction about banning bad behavior and not banning our communication mediums, but this is a tough issue for me right now. I have not figured out which side I want to join.
Federal Education Budget Project - New America Foundation has compiled relevant education data into an easy to search database. I always like things that add to the transparency of government.
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