Spreadin’ Love

I don't do many crafts with the kids, but this looks cool. (via @dilber)

Joanne Jacobs reports that New York charter schools are out performing other charter schools. The significant variables: a long school day, more time spent on English instruction; teacher pay plans that were
based on teachers’ effectiveness at improving student achievement,
principals’ evaluations, or whether teachers took on additional duties,
rather than traditional pay scales; an emphasis on academics in
schools’ mission statements; and a classroom policy of punishing or
rewarding the smallest of student infractions.