The Daily Report Card: Funding Poor Kids’ Education, Arts Schools, Teacher Grades

Federal report says school district funding policies short-change poor children – School Matters Steve Hinnefeld: “Are school districts short-changing schools that predominantly serve poor kids? That’s the claim that the U.S. Department of Education made in a report released several weeks ago.” (inschoolmatters.wordpress.com)

Unused Wallace School to become new Kokomo-Center arts school – Kokomo Tribune “The new school will be limited to 25 students at each grade level, and said arts will be integrated into “all aspects of learning.” (kokomotribune.com)

College-Educated Workers Gaining Jobs, High School Grads Losing Them – Economix Cue broken record: “College is worth it.” (economix.blogs.nytimes.com)

Resist Those Calls for the Formation of a Third Party – Education Next “A lot of people, unhappy with both the Obama Administration and the Republican alternative, are searching for a middle way.” (educationnext.org)

The reliability problem in grading teachers – HechingerEd “The researchers found that the new evaluation systems are likely to be more reliable than the methods used in the past. But they are not perfect.” (hechingered.org)