Jim McLaughlin's Blog

Here are some topics that have my eye on right now:

• The Common Core State Standards Initiative, discussed in this recent article (just one example I’ve seen).

• Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS) — The Board received an excellent presentation by Jeff Clay, Executive Director of PSERS, on December 1st.

• Cyber Charter Schools — Reported on today in the article: Enrollment in cyber charter schools booming in Pennsylvania despite friction with school districts
• PSBA’s White Paper on Charter Schools
• PSBA’s Presentation on Charter Schools, with specific info on cyber charters.

If you have thoughts or resources to share, please do.  Please note, I don’t endorse sites.