Tuesday, July 20, 2010

A Popular Principal, Wounded by Good Intentions (and Obama rules)

On Education - A Popular Principal, Wounded by Good Intentions - NYTimes.com
"Ms. Irvine was removed because the Burlington School District wanted to qualify for up to $3 million in federal stimulus money for its dozen schools.
And under the Obama administration rules, for a district to qualify, schools with very low test scores, like Wheeler, must do one of the following: close down; be replaced by a charter (Vermont does not have charters); remove the principal and half the staff; or remove the principal and transform the school."

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