Andy is righteously indignant that the George Washington University’s Trachtenberg Scholarship, which provides four-year full scholarships to graduates of D.C. public high schools, excludes students who graduate from D.C.’s public charter schools. But it’s even more ridiculous than that: The kids who got Trachtenberg scholarships this year hail from 4 D.C. schools: School Without Walls, Banneker, Duke Ellington, and Woodrow Wilson. Three of those schools–SWW, Banneker, and Ellington–are competitive admissions schools that accept students based on past academic performance, test scores, interviews, and, in the case of Ellington, performing arts auditions. They are NOT your typical D.C. Public School. In contrast, D.C.’s charter schools are required to take all comers, regardless of prior perfromance, and must select students with a lottery if they are oversubscribed.
Kevin Carey appeared on C-SPAN's "Washington Journal" to talk about the education proposals put forth during Wednesday’s State of the Union speech, including endowments, student loans, college prices and No Child Left Behind. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.
Andrew Rotherham is featured in CBS's "Where America Stands," a news special on the current state of the nation's schools.
College and Career-Ready: Using Outcomes Data to Hold High Schools Accountable for Student Success
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01/28/10 | Education Sector is referenced and linked to in an article on AnnArbor.com.
01/28/10 | Andrew Rotherham is mentioned in a National Review Online column.
01/26/10 | Andrew Rotherham is quoted in an Education Week news article on President Obama's proposed education spending.
01/25/10 | Chad Aldeman's "College- and Career-Ready" is summarized in the Alliance for Excellence in Education's Straight A's newsletter.
01/21/10 | Chad Aldeman's "College- and Career-Ready" is reviewed by College Summit's blog.
01/22/10 | Ben Miller's Q&E post on student debt is linked to on the California Watch blog.