...is here.??First up, take a closer look at our new voucher and accountability paper. Checker and Christina explain how Fordham would marry the two: a sliding scale. In other words, more public dollars=more public accountability. Then Mike contemplates the pension reform??happening in New Mexico. Further in, find out how E.D. Hirsch would change testing, why we're optimistic about??vouchers, the quick and sloppy disbursement of stimulus dollars, and misbehaving employees in New York City's DOE. Next, dig into the new RAND charter study, the??relationship of research and practice (maybe we can learn a thing or two from Japan), and the how-tos of single-sex education. Finally, don't forget the podcast, wherein Rick and Mike debate whether talking in paragraphs is really the same thing as substantive thought. (Did you hear that, Barack?) They also discuss (obviously) less weighty issues such as whether or not students should be forced to check one box when identifying their race and if Jay Mathews' recent declaration that America just won't buy into vouchers has any merit.
Don't forget two terrific upcoming Fordham events. On April 9 we'll host Marguerite Roza as she presents her work on how budget cuts could be good for reform. Then, on May 5, we're organizing a conference on what international lessons we can learn on national standards. RSVP to either or both at [email protected].
