Skip to main contentWeekend Reads: Is the era of the aggressive state ed chief over?
By | December 12, 2014, 10:18pm UTC - An observer sees the beginnings of “homeostasis” in the exits of schools chiefs in New York and Tennessee. (Flypaper)
- Students are going on fewer field trips than ever, to the detriment of their learning. (Educated Reporter)
- A data-driven take on class-size reduction concludes that the value might not be worth the cost. (FiveThirtyEight)
- To celebrate a teaching prize, a mother writes about the music teacher that changed her son’s life. (TNTP)
- Across the country, school districts are holding fewer students back. (Inside School Research)
- Montgomery County, Maryland, is taking aggressive steps to employ more teachers of color. (Teacher Beat)
- A “Jeopardy!” category during Kids’ Week poked fun at Common Core math — and stumped contestants. (Ed & the Media)
- Research and common sense say focusing on four-year-olds won’t solve the early childhood learning gap. (Atlantic)
- Here’s what you need to know about the health implications of Congress’s school lunch funding plans. (Vox)