HuffPo: "The Best (and Worst) in Education News in 2010 "...

[YvonneCa]

...by Larry Ferlazzo:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larry-ferlazzo/the-best-worst-education-_b_801100.html

[LWolf]

1. Some samples:

Best:

Teachers, university professors and others reacting with strong organization and strong research to respond to attacks on teachers (see The Best "The Best..." Lists On School Reform Issues -- 2010 and also The Best Sites For Getting Some Perspective On International Test Comparison Demagoguery)

and

Washington Post columnist Valerie Strauss has developed a visible and articulate voice at her blog, The Answer Sheet to provide critique and perspective on education issues.

Worst:

The publishing of teacher rankings based on test scores by the Los Angeles Times. There are too many reasons to list here why it was such a destructive act, but you can read them all at The Best Posts About The LA Times Article On "Value-Added" Teacher Ratings.

and

The film "Waiting For Superman" and its peddling of a false picture of the challenges facing schools and their causes and solutions (see The Best Posts & Articles About The Teacher-Bashing "Waiting For Superman" Movie & Associated Events).

And plenty more where those came from.

Thanks for posting.

[YvonneCa]

2. Thanks for those excerpts, too. I posted it because...

...it was actually positive. :7 What a glorious change!

[LWolf]

3. More:

Best:

The millions of students who had great learning experiences in their schools this year.

and

The defeat of Washington, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty, largely due to voter dissatisfaction with the policies of Michelle Rhee. Ms. Rhee's subsequent departure, however, appears to not have caused much self-reflection and only increased her arrogance level.

Worst:

The Obama Administration's Race To The Top, its false assumptions, and the race by states to fall over themselves to quickly enact changes they thought would make them more likely to receive funds -- without thinking through their long-term implications.

and

The dramatic reductions in school funding taking place across the United States (see The Attack on American Education by Robert Reich).