By Devin Boyle, Director of Communications
DFER Seen & Heard:
- Joe Williams talks with Choice Media about the latest installment of opponents of ed reform filing lawsuits to slow down or halt legislation.
- DFER’s Williams weighs in on The Hechinger Report article, “In Albany, teachers unions’ lobbying power remains unmatched.”
- “The Good News – and Tough Lessons – for Reformers from the L.A. Unified Board Elections.” (Dropout Nation)
- LA school districts are target for education reformers. Joe Williams gives his take. (Huff Post)
- OpEd by DFER TN’s Natasha Kamrani and Alex Little, “Democrats push to improve education in TN.”
DFER Blog:
- DFER WA’s Lisa Macfarlane pens blog post “The Nine” on WA’s appointment of Charter School Commissioners.
- DFER CA’s Gloria Romero and Joe Williams applaud Mónica García’s win in LA school board race.
- Joe Williams writes, “Blow Up The Empire State Funding Formula.”
- DFER’s new addition to our policy team, Mac LeBuhn, pens “Lost Without a MAP: Garfield Teachers and the Debate on Standardized Testing.”
- “Denver school reform: never a sure thing,” by Sari Levy.
In Related News:
- Diane Ravitch launches the Network for Public Education with some of our “most active” Twitter followers, Leonie Haimson and Anthony Cody.
- 16 year veteran teacher writes, “A Happy Tale From a Common-Core Classroom.”
- TFER weighs in on Ed Week article, “Teacher-Evaluation Plans Bedevil Waiver States.”
- NY Post reports, it’s “A charter snowball” in NYC.
- “KIPP Charter School Kids Outperform Public School Peers,” reports Huff Post.
- News Clip from TFER’s Lopez – “60% of NJ schools go with Danielson Framework for Teacher Evals.”
- According to a recent College Board study more high school graduates are taking and passing AP classes than ever before, reports The Education Trust.
- USDOE announces new Americorps program focused on school turnarounds.
- IN Senate votes to suspend implementation of Common Core. (Indiana Public Media)
- Public charter school kids in NYC are outpacing district peers according to Stanford CREDO study, reports Ed Week.
Fun with Infographics & More:
- Infographic – High Quality Stands the Test of Time
- Teacher Ashley Hebda talks about her support for the Common Core in Stand for Children Indiana’s “I Am For The Core” video.
- Infographic – NYC Charters: Growing in Size and Quality