Five Best Blogs: States Not Happy About "District" RTTT

HechingerEd Blog | More states requiring students to repeat a grade: Is it the right thing to do? ow.ly/d1Byl

District Nein | Title I-derland ow.ly/d1zaf States not happy with USDE or districts re districtRTTT

Do the math: Too much calculus?: I don’t want to alarm students who think taking calculus i... wapo.st/S0S92G

Ed Dept’s District-Level Competition Keeps Door Open for PreK-3rd Reforms | NewAmerica.net ow.ly/d1AZ9 

Roseland, Where Obama the Politician Was Born - NYT Sunday Magazine http://ow.ly/d14XN  [also titled "Obama vs. Poverty"]

Comments

[Sarah]

For the record, Calculus is an easier subject to learn, at least at first, than trigonometry. That’s probably, sadly, half of its popularity in secondary schools today.

[Sarah]

I’m not sure, however, that “forgetting what it’s like to be eight” should really be the deciding factor. Any repeals or discussions of repealing should instead be based that they base everything on test scores that really aren't a good tool for measurement.