Spike Lee, a fan of the big-soda ban, said he got a great education at John Dewey High School. (Vulture)
A reporter considers how to tell his kids that their teacher from P.S. 58 murdered her children. (HuffPo)
A paean to charter schools notes that soon, half of Britain’s schools will follow the model. (Economist)
Finland’s latest education policy initiative gives new meaning to “structural change.” (EdWeek)
The Truth-O-Meter says a New Jersey official is correct to say that tenure still exists there. (Politifact)
A charter operator thinks a movie could put a positive spin on being held back. (Starting an Ed School)
A retired teacher says diagnostic tests like the ones at Truman HS aren’t accurate either. (PO’ed Teacher)
Here’s a primer on the city’s summer school program, which might soon shed the name. (SchoolBook)
Ed Sec Arne Duncan crashed the court of the local basketball team “Can’t Be Stop.” (DC Sports Bog)
After one year with paraprofessionals in her classroom, a teacher gives a good review. (SchoolBook)
Mathews: Investigators don’t seem to be trying to get to the bottom of all those erasures. (Class Struggle)
Anonymous
“Spike Lee, said he got a great education at John Dewey High School.” Yep, I read that too. Of course he did! It was and is, and always will be a great school. Was it greater before? Yes. It was consistently ranked as one of the top schools throughout the city. Now? Not so much. But don’t blame the school, blame the lack of leadership, nearby school closings bringing in academically deficient kids, and the corruption plotted to exploit the resources of this school and created a downfall. It would be great to see Mr. Lee defend his alma mater more. Maybe it would change things for the best.
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