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This seems fitting as it deals with connectivity as a learning process and federal programs.

The punishment does not fit the crime, but if there is such a strong correlation between zip code and achievement, who can blame a Mom for trying?

I disagree with two of the comments in the article... The first was made by the City Council President: ""The young lady was wrong, she should not have tried to take her kids to another school system,..." I do not think she should have falsified the records; however, I do not think that it was wrong to try to find a way to get equal access to a quality education for her children. I also disagree with Don Domenech's interpretation of SES data. While research has found a correlation/relationship between SES and student achievement, I think his statement that "the correlation between student achievement and zip code is 100 percent," is misleading. The average student achievement may be higher in more affluent zip codes but that does not mean 100% of the students perform better. There are still students who struggle or drop out. I think the data speaks more to the family SES. It is true that better facilities and access to more materials and technology provide a higher likelihood of academic success, but I think that some of the student's personal/home factors have a bigger influence. If you send a child who is hungry, has to take care of siblings and/or work to help support the family to an affluent suburban school, that student will not automatically perform better. There are no absolutes and I feel his statement that "The quality of education you receive is entirely predictable based on where you live," is misleading. The "quality" of some of the "inputs and processes" may be better but because success in education is complex and dependent on more than simply the school, the outcomes are not guaranteed based on zip code.

Well, if you steal $1.8 million, you SHOULD thank someone...read the related articles to the right of the article. There is alot of responsibility financially being a superintendent- #1 : don't steal the money!

link to articles about superintendents...kind of cool to browse through!

Interesting findings- and considering our webinar had one female superintendent and the others male...hmmmm....

I read that article for this week:) Very profound.

Another article on the same topic posted below. Micropolitics certainly plays a role in how people choose to define "seniority."

An aspect I had not considered much this week is the role of unions in micropolitics. The seniority issues and power of union forces are addressed in this sound clip/article.

This goes hand in hand with the article from the NY Times posted by Dr. Becker.

Guess who this is about??? KIPP, of course. This study must has different research then several of the other postings about the shortcomings of KIPP schools!