We are drenched in educational rankings - but at what cost? - The Leavenworth Times

We are drenched in educational rankings - but at what cost? - The Leavenworth Times

Lace up your court shoes because April is National Pickleball Month. It’s also — apparently — National Afternoon Tea Month, National Brunch Month and National Canine Fitness Month.So maybe you should be playing pickleball with Fido before a brunch date and afternoon tea?Today I am petitioning for a new designation for April: it’s National School Statistics Month.This is the time of the year when educational statistics and rankings scream for our…

We are drenched in educational rankings. But at what cost? • Kansas Reflector

This is the time of the year when educational statistics and rankings scream for our attention, Eric Thomas writes. (Illustration by Eric Thomas for Kansas Reflector)Lace up your court shoes because April is National Pickleball Month. It’s also — apparently — National Afternoon Tea Month, National Brunch Month and National Canine Fitness Month. So maybe you should be playing pickleball with Fido before a brunch date and afternoon tea? Today I am…