Monthly Archives: August 2009

D.C.’s mayor, Adrian Fenty, kept his promise and moved his kids from private to public school for this fall. Aaron Pallas on why the Leadership Academy study was “bungled by design.” Students found out before the teachers at Pissed Off Teacher’s school who was teaching what. Jay Mathews speculates on whether AP exams will take over … Continue reading

Teach for America isn’t alone in planning to keep its new members busy even if they don’t land positions before the start of school. The city’s Teaching Fellows program is also offering short-term activities for new teachers shut out by the hiring freeze. Teaching Fellows who haven’t been hired by a school by Sept. 18 … Continue reading

Mayor Michael Bloomberg is offering to open up. Photo via Wikimedia commons. Responding to the national push for more transparent government, the Bloomberg administration is opening up some of its datasets for easier public consumption. The only question is what data the city will throw up on the new Web site. The city is taking … Continue reading