Wisconsin, Cyberschools, and Virtual Schooling
The publicity following a recent ruling by the Wisconsin Court of Appeals ordering the state to end funding of the Wisconsin Virtual Academy, a full-time virtual charter school operated by the Northern...
View ArticleThe School Budget Crisis That Wasn’t
There’s something strange about the front-page school budget crisis story in the Washington Post this morning, titled “Housing Downturn Squeezes Schools.” All the major elements are there. “The rapid...
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QUICK Hits
Budget Cuts Edition. States and school districts continue to face budget cuts. Many are adopting new and novel ways of closing their budget gaps. For example: How about selling naming rights? They’re...
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QUICK Hits
Quick Hits is a short compilation of question-raising news stories, blog posts, and video clips that Education Sector team members are reading and viewing each day. The content of these Hits is not...
View ArticleEducation Jobs Bill –Allow Funds to be Spent over Multiple Years and Invest...
To date most of the debate on Senator Harkin proposed $23 billion edujobs bill has focused on teacher seniority policy (See National Journal for both sides of that debate). But, I propose that the...
View ArticleThe Third Rail in 4/4 Time
When you demonstrate a willingness to risk public humiliation for a good cause, you usually get lots of opportunities to do just that. Which was how I found myself standing on a podium, about to...
View ArticleThe Value of a School Day
Districts across the country are considering cutting the number of school days. The move is an extreme cost-savings measure, one that many are saying is unfortunate but necessary and unavoidable. But...
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