Brought to You by DFER’s Hot List Class of 2012
The Funky Bunch
By Devin Boyle, Director of Communications
DFER Seen & Heard:
- Teachers & parents debate charter schools in Washington
- Former charter school opponent now embraces charters & campaigns for I-1240 in WA (The Seattle Times)
- Gloria Romero pens “Naming schools for heroes not enough” for The Orange County Register
- Alexander Russo writes “DFER Candidate Slate Looks Pretty Mainstream”
- “Anxiety High Over Charters & K-12 Aid in WA State,” according to Ed Week
- “Why charter schools initiative should win this time” with a shout out to the Hot List (The Seattle Times)
- LA Times provides “Experts’ views about Obama & Romney on education”
From DFER’s Blog:
- “The Challenges and Promise of School Turnarounds in Chicago” by DFER’s Rebeca Nieves Huffman (DFER Blog)
- Liam Kerr, DFER MA State Director, pens his first post: “Don’t blame me, I’m from Massachusetts.”
- DFER’s Kathleen Nugent writes “The Question is Not If We Use Data, But How”
- “Presidential Surrogates Debate Education Policy at Teachers College,” by Omar Lopez (DFER Blog)
- DFER Releases 2012 Hot List: The Funky Bunch (DFER Blog)
Policy Reports:
- A+ Denver partners with DFER Colorado and other ed groups to release report on school turnaround efforts, “Colorado Turnaround Schools: Rays of Hope”
In Related News:
- “Kids in Poverty Can Still Learn,” writes Kevin Chavous for the Huff Post
- Miami-Dade County Public Schools win 2012 Broad Prize
- GOBama – The Denver Post endorses Obama citing education as one of the reasons
- The Seattle Times asks voters to approve Initiative 1240 to add charter schools to WA
- Implementation of MI pay-reform initiative questioned; some districts offer rewards as low as $1 (Ed Week)
- Frustrated by roadblocks NCTQ asks students to help obtain info on schools of ed with new AD campaign (Ed Week)
- Obama & Romney’s ed advisers squared off on education at Teachers College (Ed Week)
Fun with Infographics & More:
- INFOGRAPHIC | DFER’s Hot List Class of 2012: The Funky Bunch
- VIDEO | Democracy Prep Students Sing “Vote for Somebody” (Warning: Very Catchy)
- VIDEO | Teachers share their experiences with evaluations (Teach Plus)
Call to Action:
- Contribute to DFER
- Support our Reformer of the Month
- Sign our Statement of Principles
And, as always – Have a great weekend!