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Here are news and opinion stories educators, advocates, policy wonks and makers are talking about today:
News and Analysis:
Poor Schools Struggling to Meet State Standards, Years After Critical Ruling
Six years after a landmark court ruling required New York State to increase spending on public education, many schools in poor districts lack basic resources, and some do not even meet minimum state standards in certain areas, according to a report to be released on Monday by researchers affiliated with Teachers College at Columbia University. (New York Times)
Los Angeles teachers’ evaluation victory bucks a trend
The recent groundbreaking agreement over evaluations for educators in the Los Angeles school district is a major victory for the teachers union because it limits the use of a controversial — but increasingly widespread — measurement of teacher effectiveness. (Los Angeles Times)
K-12 Education Advocates Lobby to Avert Fiscal Cliff
The coming fiscal cliff—the looming conversion of tax-break expirations and across-the-board budget cuts aimed at prodding a long-term federal deficit fix—has education advocates in Washington on overdrive. (Education Week)
Fiscal Cliff: How Are Advocates Fighting the Education Cuts?
If you happen to be an education advocate, you are probably having trouble finding time to do your Christmas shopping, because of all the time you’re spending organizing call-ins, visiting the Hill, signing onto coalition letters, and waiting for the next proposals from House Speaker John Boehner and the Obama administration. (Education Week –Politics K-12)
Race to Top District Finalists Include New Hopefuls
The list of 61 finalists for the latest Race to the Top competition shows that the U.S. Department of Education was successful in enticing high-scoring applications from districts in rural America and in states that had not shared in the Race to the Top bounty before. (Education Week)
New York:
Poor Schools Struggling to Meet State Standards, Years After Critical Ruling
Six years after a landmark court ruling required New York State to increase spending on public education, many schools in poor districts lack basic resources, and some do not even meet minimum state standards in certain areas, according to a report to be released on Monday by researchers affiliated with Teachers College at Columbia University. (New York Times)