Marcus Winters wrote a piece for The Weekly Standard entitled, “Let a Thousand Teachers Bloom.” In it he discusses one of the primary issues when it comes to education reform – the teachers. They are necessary, but currently, he argues, our system is ill equipped to root out the bad ones and reward the good […]
Local Control Making a Comeback in the City of Angels?
There is an interesting story developing in Los Angeles. Changes may be made to allow more school autonomy from the school district and limit teachers’ unions: The agreement, tentative until union members vote on it, doesn’t resolve key contract disputes, including whether teacher evaluations should include students’ standardized test scores, a provision L.A. schools Supt. […]