The Effects of Youth Employment: Evidence from New York City Summer Youth Employment Program Lotteries
Dara Zeehandelaar Shaw, Ph.D.Proof that such programs do keep kids out of harm’s way. Dara Zeehandelaar, Ph.D.
Trends in Teacher Certification: Equipping teachers to prepare proficient readers
Robert PondiscioLicensing tests to insure teachers know how to teach reading? What a concept! Robert Pondiscio
Quality Counts 2015
Chester E. Finn, Jr.Education Week’s annual report confuses preschool quality with preschool quantity. Chester E. Finn, Jr.
Stay the course or turn the page?
Michael J. PetrilliEditor's note: This post originally appeared in a slightly different form at RegBlog.
Playing the race card won't save No Child Left Behind
Michael J. PetrilliThe debate over annual testing is important, but it’s no Brown v. Board of Education. Frederick M. Hess and Michael J. Petrilli
When government fails us
Michael BrickmanMonday afternoon, a Washington, D.C., metro rail train stopped in a tunnel not far from a major station, and the car began filling with smoke. Soon the lights went off and, though many passengers were struggling to breathe, they were told by metro employees to stay put.
ESEA update: More red than green in Lamar Alexander's reauthorization bill
Michael J. PetrilliLast week, I explained the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (a.k.a. No Child Left Behind) in a single table: