More Progress Reports: 2 A’s, 3 B’s, and 2 C’s for Charter High Schools

Today, the NYC Department of Education released its 2010-11 progress reports for high schools. (See our breakdown of the K-8 progress reports.) The reports assign a letter grade to each school, based on student test scores, student progress, attendance, and “learning environment” survey results—all heavily weighted to account for differing…

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Our Week on Eduwonk

We spent the week guest blogging over at Eduwonk.com, the Ed Reform blog by Bellwether Education Partners' Andrew Rotherham. Here's a round-up of all of the posts from Monday, October 3 to Friday, October 7. Friday, October 7:It's Been RealWhen Bad Charters Stay Open, Parents Deserve a WarningStretching the Clock…

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