Mike Klonsky's Blog

Trump holds MAGA rally to boost Bost. Trump didn't disappoint his favored right-wing candidate  Mike Bost , R-Murphysboro, who is c...

Created with consent of the governed. Chicago Tribune editors are calling for a "Schoolchild's Bill of Rights."  As anyon...

Weingarten, Bloomberg, and Klein announce an agreement on plan that would give N.Y. teachers bonuses based on the test scores of students ...

Rahm takes the low road once more. This time on so-called "parent involvement".  He cuts a deal with Walgreen Co. CEO  Greg W...

There is no surer way of corrupting the citizens, and to divide the city against itself, than to foment the spirit of faction that may pr...

He gives 82 principals bonuses for raising test scores , closing the achievement gap -- as if. Some get as much as $20,000. Some in turn, p...

Passing cars honk in support of Evergreen Park teachers As Chicago teachers prepare to vote today on their new contract, teachers and s...

"When I’m in the White House, I’ll put on a comfortable pair of shoes myself. I’ll walk on that picket line with you as POTUS, because...

But as long as we spend the time and money to get each element right; as long as we don’t let politics block the common core; as long as ...

The mayor and his Broad Academy-trained CEO, J.C. Brizard , are trying to take a page from the  Broad  play book -- merit pay for principals...

Teachers in schools that serve the top quintile of African-American and Latino students are paid significantly less—approximately $2,500 pe...

I imagine J.C. Brizard telling the mayor, "Rahm, there's no research to support 'merit pay' for teachers, principals, stud...

Following up on yesterday's post... UFT V.P. Leo Casey responded to my question about the union's position on the ending of the c...

Bloomberg called it, an "historic agreement." (NYT pic) Union leader raved about bonuses in '07 "Everybody wins, espec...

New York junks bonuses (for now) In some districts it's called "merit" or "performance" pay. In others, it's ...

Here's his value-added formula Want to know how L.A.'s incoming supt. John Deasy (the man from Gates) is going to sort good teach...

More testing madness I've been in Florida all week, trying to get a handle on Gov. Scott's train wreck of a school reform. The lat...

If you need any more evidence that so-called "merit pay" is a crappy idea, here it is, right from the horse's mouth: New York...

Reform Detroit style : Bobb will close half of city schools , raise class size to 60. This is nothing less than criminal. President's ...

What is presently being pawned off by corporate reformers as a reform of teacher evaluation has little grounding in education research and ...