The Race to the Top initiative won’t solve this country’s education problems by itself, but it is focusing attention on the right issues and moving them up the national agenda. NY Times “Nations like Finland and Japan seek out the best college graduates for teaching positions, prepare them well, pay them well and treat them with respect,” she said. “They make sure that all their students study the arts, history, literature, geography, civics, foreign languages, the sciences and other subjects. They do this because this is the way to ensure good education. We’re on the wrong track.” Diane Ravitch
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View Article  Presidential Influence/charter
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View Article  Straight to the public.
"Later this month, The Times will publish a database of more than 6,000 elementary school teachers ranked by their ability ...   more »
View Article  Quite an article!!!
It says it all. You have to read it.   more »
View Article  A Major Shot and Direct Hit!!
She’s done it.   more »
View Article  National Standards
In general they are a needed improvement.   more »
View Article  Cat Fight
And she thought they were friends.   more »
View Article  Rhymes with Orange
Before you send it to me.   more »
View Article  An Enlightened Decision
Some schools start with the positive.   more »
View Article  The Principal's Flyer Volume 5 June 14 - 17, 2010 Number 39
It's the end of the 2009-2010 school year but there is still a $430,000 discrepancy between the requested and approved budgets. Check out the value of taking original credit courses at summer school for kids who want more than what their regular year schedule can accommodate.
Happy Summer!   more »
View Article  Got a Teacher in Baltimore, Jack.
Fascinating!   more »
View Article  Channeling ?
Is Jay Mathews listening in on me?   more »
View Article  The Principal's Flyer Volume 5 June 7 - 11, 2010 Number 38
We're nearing the end of the school year. Graduation outfoxed the weather.
I'll be interested to follow the evolution of cell phone rules in schools over the next five years.

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View Article  The Principal's Flyer Volume 5 June 1 - 4, 2010 Number 37
Winding down but the budget is still unresolved.   more »
View Article  Open Source: try it.
Give it up, Bill.   more »
View Article  The Principal’s Flyer Volume 5 May 24 - 28, 2010 Number 36
It sounds like the end of the year. I'm interested in the union's two furlough days.   more »
View Article  Reading Report Card in depth.What the newspaper doesn't cover.
The Internet really helps the lay reader.   more »
View Article  The Principal’s Flyer Volume 5 May 17 - 21, 2010 Number 35
I love Mike's memos. This is one is full of all the things with which a principal needs to deal. The budget issue is facing all Mass. districts: use of cell phones and other digital devices has become more of an issue and kids being recognized for good work makes it all wothwhile.   more »
View Article  Murder Mystery
Have to wait until the last page.   more »
View Article  The Principal’s Flyer Volume 5 May 10 - 15, 2010 Number 34
Mike doesn't think on-line courses are going anywhere. Sorta like soccer.   more »
View Article  The Principal’s Flyer Volume 5 May 3 - 7, 2010 Number 33
Is Mike taking on the newspaper comment section?    more »
View Article  More on what we don't know about good teacher preparation.
Why is it so hard?   more »
View Article  The Principal’s Flyer Volume 5 April 26 - 30, 2010 Number 32
These budget cuts go deep.
The gardens sound great.   more »
View Article  It Boils Down to This.
Let's move ahead.   more »
View Article  More on Stanford's charter schools
Confirmation Bias!   more »
View Article  The Real Story
Hitting the Powerful.   more »
View Article  Duncan on D.C. teachers contract
Another country heard from   more »
View Article  How good a grade is a C?
So much for high expectations.   more »
View Article  Deficit turns to Surplus
How does she do it?   more »
View Article  The Principal’s Flyer Volume 5 April 12 – 16, 2010 Number 31
Schools! A $6.4 million gap and a "bake sale."   more »
View Article  New DC Teachers Contract
Full of Strum and Drang but with little gain.   more »
View Article  A Conundrum
Policy vs. Practice.   more »
View Article  The Principal’s Flyer Volume 5 April 5 – 9, 2010 Number 30
Mike's Blog   more »
Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Harold, far from being a ------- , was not ------- to take a person holding opposing political views into his household.

  • (A) convert . . accustomed
  • (B) bigot . . loath
  • (C) fanatic . . susceptible
  • (D) recluse . . sympathetic
  • (E) persecutor . . inclined
Answer Below.

But every school is redeemable so long as it enjoys strong leadership, talented teachers, adequate funding, and enough hours in the day to make up for deficiencies in the home. And federal stimulus funds for education are available to those states willing to prove it. Boston Globe Editorial

B IS CORECT!Right-o! Explanation Only “bigot . . . loath” logically completes the sentence. Someone who is not bigoted, or prejudiced, would not be “loath,” or unwilling, to accept someone with different opinions.