by David Safier Yet another reminder to give $200 for one person or $400 for a couple to the public school (or divided among the public schools) of your choice by December 31 and get it all back when you pay your state taxes. I think it's a good idea. Ann-Eve Pedersen,a founder of Tucson … Read more
by David Safier Washington D.C. has lots of charter schools, and a Washington Post article says their students are surpassing the regular public school students in test scores. If so, they're accomplishing something that hasn't been accomplished elsewhere, since most studies say charters don't exceed other public schools in student achievement. I don't know how rigorous the … Read more
by David Safier A few days ago, I complained about how the media is using the terms "establishment" and "reformer" in the current educational debate. "Establishment" has come to refer to teachers, teacher unions and liberal education profs. "Reformers" is used to refer to people who agree with the Bushies on education — merit pay … Read more
by David Safier According to Matt Yglesias, in Finland, teacher education programs turn away five applicants for every one they accept, and the applicants typically come from the top half of upper secondary schools which themselves only basically the top half of Finnish primary school graduates (the rest go to vocational schools). Why? It's not … Read more
by David Safier The Citizen ran articles yesterday and today about the public school tax credit. (Here is my explanation about what it is and how to give a donation and get 100% refunded to you when you pay your taxes. Remember, you must make your donation by Dec. 31 to get a credit on … Read more