Richard P. Phelps Looks Back on D.C. Reform, Part 2
Richard P. Phelps was hired by D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee to oversee testing, which was a crucial element in her plans to “reform” the...
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A 50-State Analysis of PPP Funding of Charter Schools, Religious Schools, and Private Schools
Good Jobs First has studied the distribution of COVID relief funds in depth. It created a site called COVID Stimulus Watch. It published an article...
Richard Phelps Reviews Michelle Rhee’s Reforms, Part 2
Richard Phelps was in charge of assessment in the last year of the reign of Michelle Rhee as superintendent of the District of Columbia Public...
Civil Rights and Education Groups File Suit Against DeVos
A group of civil rights and education organizations have filed suit against Betsy DeVos, who seeks to divert public funding to private schools. Say this...
TIME: How the Real Estate Industry Got $160 Billion in the CARES Act
TIME magazine has a depressing expose about the $160 billion in tax breaks that the CARES Act awards to the real estate industry, including the...
Shani Robinson Speaks About Her Trial in Atlanta
Shani Robinson is one of the teachers who was convicted of cheating in the infamous Atlanta case. In her absorbing book None the Above: The...
G.F. Brandenburg on the Strange Case of the D.C. Editorialist Who Still Loves Michelle Rhee
G.F. Brandenburg cannot understand the Washington Post editorial writer Jo-Anne Armao. When Michelle Rhee started her job as chancellor of the D.C. schools in...
The Inside Story of the Atlanta Cheating Scandal: A Book You Should Read
I just finished reading a compelling book about the famed Atlanta Cheating Scandal. It is titled None of the Above: The Untold Story of...
Valerie Strauss: Is It Time to Dump the SAT and ACT?
Reflecting on the recentmassive scandal of rigging college acceptances, Valerie Strauss discusses the debate about whether the SAT and ACT are necessary. Research indicates...