Blogs: Time To Get Out Of The School Reform Bubble

Those inside the school reform bubble are pretty much solely focused on things like Race to the Top, mayoral control, and the like.  But everybody else out there -- teachers, principals, parents -- is probably focusing on more mundane (immediate) issues like H1N1 and the gang rape of a teenage girl in Richmond, California.

In Richmond Rape, One Teen Did The Right Thing Jezebel
"I'm like 'We should call the cops because that's the right thing to do.' I didn't think about it twice."

Richmond rape survivor speaks out Jezebel
School officials are planning to improve security with cameras, improved lighting, and fences. According to West Contra Costa School District superintendent Bruce Harter, these measures have been in the works for a long time, but administrators "couldn't find the money until now."

Proper Loading and Unloading The Bus Driver
Aren't all students, including those in wheelchairs supposed to be ready for pickup and not sitting inside the house waiting for the bus to come?

How Discrimination Creeps Into Grading Practices Inside Research
An innovative study shows how discrimination toward students from low social castes plays out in teachers' test-grading practices.

Are you inside the reform bubble, or outside?

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