Here is an unscientific sampling of education blog highlights from the past several days:
- Charter schools and low-SES kids: Damned if they do, damned if they don’t? Matthew Yglesias
- Seven obvious things in education that are ignored. Washington PostAnswer Sheet blog
- Eight reformer state education chiefs endorse NCTQ review of teacher prep programs. Teacher Beat blog
- Diane Ravitch is right to pop myth balloons about miracle schools (including Bruce Randolph) Flypaper
- Data-driven policymaking? In your dreams. Larry Cuban’s blog
- Big flaws in NYT piece on Gates Foundation influence. Rick Hess Straight Up
READ THE REST OF THIS STORY IN THE BLOG ARCHIVE
About our First Person series:
First Person is where Chalkbeat features personal essays by educators, students, parents, and others trying to improve public education. Read our submission guidelines here.