August 2008
Changes in scoring bump up schools: Rating can improve based merely on projected progress »
8/26/08
Cincinnati Enquirer
Ben Fischer
Ohio education officials told a story Monday of ever-increasing student achievement reflected in this year’s local report cards, but two major technical changes made it easier for schools and districts to improve their ratings.
For the first time, local schools could see their rating - “academic watch” or “effective,” for instance - improve because […]
Value-added evaluation being tried in Ohio schools: Value-added method unusual, controversial »
8/25/08
Plain Dealer
Scott Stephens
Tests measure what students know. Like a Polaroid, they give a snapshot of knowledge frozen at one moment in time.
But what if you could measure how much a child learns over the course of a school year? What if you could gauge what a school actually adds to a child’s learning experience?
In Ohio, […]
An Unlikely Gambler: By firing bad teachers and paying good ones six-figure salaries, Michelle Rhee just might save D.C.’s schools. »
8/23/08
NewsWeek
Evan Thomas, Eve Conant and Pat Wingert
Not long after Michelle Rhee took over as head of the Washington, D.C., public schools a year ago, she announced a plan to shut down almost two dozen schools in D.C.’s decrepit, shrinking, public-education system. At a meeting at one school, parents began screaming at Rhee and throwing things. […]
A Nonpartisan Guide to the Columbus City Schools’ 2008 Levy and Bond Issue »
Columbus City Schools plans to put a joint bond issue and 7.85-mill operating levy on the November 2008 ballot. This guide provides information on what the ballot issue would cost and what it would pay for, as well as a look at the district’s budget forecast, ongoing facilities program and recent trends in enrollment and academics.
ALSO AVAILABLE HERE: the Board of Education’s August 19 resolution to accelerate academic achievement with resources from the levy and bond issue.
A Nonpartisan Guide to the Columbus City Schools’ 2008 Levy and Bond Issue »
Columbus City Schools plans to put a joint bond issue and 7.85-mill operating levy on the November 2008 ballot. This guide provides information on what the ballot issue would cost and what it would pay for, as well as a look at the district’s budget forecast, ongoing facilities program and recent trends in enrollment and academics.
ALSO AVAILABLE HERE: the Board of Education’s August 19 resolution to accelerate academic achievement with resources from the levy and bond issue.
