Obama to the NAACP - No excuses

Part three of a four segment compilation of Obama's excellent speech to the NAACP. We pick it up where he addresses education. Check it out.



Links to parts 1, 2, 4

NCLB tutoring under the microscope

Mission Loc@l reporter Allison Davis takes a close look at a rarely examined aspect of NCLB in No Faith in No Child Left Behind Tutoring:

Once again students in San Francisco’s public schools are sitting down this week to statewide tests. As in others years, many in low-performing schools have been tutored since January by one of more than a dozen companies that earn $1,442 per student.

Teachers and administrators in the Mission District schools, however, said the tutoring is unlikely to make a difference in test scores.

The reporter focuses on Mission district schools, but they are a good case study for a larger problem. I'd like to learn more about what the district is doing to better align this tutoring with the school's curriculum. Its not clear from the story if the inefficacy is built into the program or just a missed opportunity for effective coordination.