QUICK Hits

November 2nd, 2009 | Category: Uncategorized

Here’s a collection of stories that you might have missed:
What would happen if teachers wrote school budgets? CSTP shows the outcome. (Center for Strengthening the Teaching Profession)

Everyone’s talking about Michelle Rhee’s new teacher evaluation system for DC schools. Will it work? Will it last? (Class Struggles)

Who will be the next Deputy Assistant Secretary of Education for Policy and Strategic Initiatives at the U.S. Department of Education? Hint: He hails from the Heart of ACC Basketball. (Raleigh News & Observer)

President Obama wants to invest $12 billion in community colleges. But with these institutions already bursting at the seams–classes end as late as 2:30 a.m. on some campuses–will the extra money produce the desired increase of 5 million graduates? (Education Week)

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