Schools for Tomorrow Blog

The dependably astute Rick Kahlenberg has an insightful article in the current American Prospect magazine about the Education Equality Project  (see this blog post and this EdNews article) and its philosophical rival, sponsored by the Economic Policy Institute. This is must reading for anyone interested in what Joel Klein and Co. are trying to do. It places this new movement in a historical context that was most helpful to me.

Saturday’s Rocky has an interesting perspective on the latest ProComp negotiations:  how they affect Denver’s place on the national education scene.  Originally viewed as a point of pride for Denver’s education community, ProComp is now being swept under the PR rug, according to the Rocky:

Denver’s pick as host of the Democratic National Convention was seen by city education leaders as a chance to show off an urban school district in the midst of groundbreaking reform.

Now it may bring more embarrassment than acclaim.

The unique collaboration between Denver Public Schools and its teachers union that produced the nation’s first wide-scale pay-for-performance plan is in tatters as the two sides squabble over how to spend the $25 million approved by voters to make the plan work.

ProComp, officially the Professional Compensation Plan for teachers, has been hailed from New York to Beijing for thoughtfully leading the nation’s foray into merit pay for teachers.

And why,…