The Daily Report Card: Too Little Debt? ‘Toothless’ School Ratings? Aid For Rich Students?
—Deborah Santiago, education advocate on students with ‘too little debt.’
The other student loan problem: too little debt – AP For all we’ve written about the downside of student debt (especially in Indiana, where the default rate is so high), some college students may be going too far to avoid loans to pay for school. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Affluent students get $5.3 billion in aid – Community College Spotlight …”meanwhile, the share of financial aid being given to low-income students has declined steadily over the last 10 years.” (communitycollegespotlight.org)
What Colleges Must Do to Stay Relevant – MindShift “The value of a college degree is being questioned by those who wonder if there’s a better alternative.” (MindShift)
“New and Ambitious” AMOs May be Toothless – Title I-derland This reads a bit like inside baseball for teachers and administrators… but it makes an interesting point about the waiver Indiana + 10 other states just submitted: Replacing the NCLB’s AYP with the state’s letter grading system may have unintended consequences for the neediest students. (titleonederland.blogs.thompson.com)
After full review, FWCS to revise grading system – Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Fort Wayne Community Schools will release a “streamlined” grading system after addressing some sticking points — for example, “how to address late assignments or students who refuse to turn in work but perform well on tests.” (journalgazette.net)
How I’d Fix TFA – Gary Rubinstein’s TFA Blog Does it need an extra year for training? (garyrubinstein.teachforus.org)