Prescott Valley, AZ Correspondent — Spending rose while outcomes stayed flat or declined on key measures. Money inside the same structures hasn't closed the gaps. The recovery money from the pandemic period has now expired, and the evaluations of what it bought are mostly discouraging. Districts spent a great deal on staffing they can't sustain … Continue reading How should policymakers respond to the persistent underperformance of many urban public school systems after years of increased spending?
Education
2013 Symposium: Education In America Continues To Decline As We Fall Further And Further Behind Other Countries. How Do we Fix This?
Cartwright: We have to stop teaching to the lowest common denominator. I’ve spoken about this many times before. You have all kinds of kids lumped into the same classes and some of these kids have different learning aptitudes. So, the teacher has to teach to the level of the slowest kids in the class. If … Continue reading 2013 Symposium: Education In America Continues To Decline As We Fall Further And Further Behind Other Countries. How Do we Fix This?
Should Schools Fund Band and Sports while Laying Off Teachers?
From Thinking Outside the Boxe’s London Correspondent In March 2011, Gov. Rick Perry announced that over 100,000 teachers at Texas public schools would lose their jobs due to budget cuts. Similar cases have been occurring all over the United States, from California to New York City, as many school districts struggle to make ends meet. … Continue reading Should Schools Fund Band and Sports while Laying Off Teachers?
