Here are a few relatively recent useful posts and article on education policy:

Here are four I’m adding to The Best Posts & Articles Analyzing Charter Schools:

Charter schools put parents to the test is from Reuters.

Special Report: Class Struggle – How charter schools get students they want is also from Reuters.

How charter schools choose desirable students is by Valerie Strauss at The Washington Post.

From Portfolios to Parasites: The Unfortunate Path of U.S. Charter School Policy is by Bruce Baker.

Here are two I’m adding to The Best Resources For Learning About Effective Student & Teacher Assessments:

What’s Next: Evaluation As Narrative is by Barnett Berry.

Just how many ineffective teachers are out there? is by Aaron Pallas.

Seattle Teachers and the Administrative Politics of Formative Assessment is by Sherman Dorn. I’m adding it to A Beginning List Of The Best Resources On The Seattle Standardized Test Boycott.

Why U.S. schools are better than we think is from The Washington Post. I’m adding it toThe Best Articles Pointing Out That Our Schools Are Not Failing .

Incentive Pay Programs Do Not Affect Teacher Motivation or Reported Practices is a report on three studies. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning Why Teacher Merit Pay Is A Bad Idea.