Weekend Roundup
In taking my regular Monday cruise around various websites whose education coverage I enjoy, I found several things were posted over the weekend that are likely of local interest. Without further ado, a slough of links for your review:
From the New York Times:
1. A piece about the increased promotion of gap years, i.e., taking time off between high school and college rather than diving right in to upper academia.
2. This feature on a school slated to open in 2009 in New York City focuses on the charter school's promise to offer off-the charts teacher salaries: Teachers will earn $125,000 (yes, that's $125,000). And get this, administrators are paid less than teachers, with even the principal starting at $90K.
3. A good-news, bad-news piece about an expected coming decline in high-school graduates setting up easier entry to college for the kids who do make it to commencement.
Just two more things:
From the Washington Post, a short story on a study related to class-size that found smaller classes don't benefit all students.
And finally, and just for fun: From Slate magazine, a review of two new high-school focused reality shows. "High School Confidential" tracks students from their freshman year to graduation; "High School Reunion" brings together selected past classmates 20 years later -- and hopes for high drama, per the reality-TV way.