25.Aug.2009 Rhee's new plan: "D.C. Public Schools Teaching and Learning Framework"
I’m a big fan of the reforms happening in DC. I like it for a lot of reasons (it’s cutting edge, it’s gutsy, it’s far reaching implications, etc.) but mostly because Michelle Rhee has vision (and the cajones) to bring her ideas to fruition. The Wapo recently wrote an article about how Rhee expects to [...]
28.Jan.2009 Education Week: School Leaders Target Salary Reform Toward Newer Teachers
This is an interesting approach (somewhat like Zappos $1000 proposition with new employees). Front load teacher salaries and reduce the steps in the pay scale to attract more (and better?) candidates: Boosting new teachers’ salaries, officials in Denver, the District of Columbia, and New York City contend, would increase the applicant pool and help school [...]
