More Math, Please: The Surprising Consensus on Math Among Parents, the Public, and Business Leaders in Two "New Economy" States
Mass Insight EducationApril 2004
Opportunity and Responsibility for National Board Certified Teachers
Kathleen Porter-MageeAndrew J. Rotherham, Progressive Policy InstituteMarch 2004
Tax credits over vouchers?
Brian Anderson, editor of the estimable quarterly City Journal, argues here that tax credits for private school tuitions have a brighter political future than vouchers. He's also sensitive to new roadblocks placed in the way of vouchers by the Supreme Court's ruling in Locke v.
Redefining gifted education
Most people can agree on two propositions: that programs for gifted youngsters are a good thing, challenging the fast learner more than the standard curriculum, so long as they have high standards and expectations for participating students. And that such programs should be readily accessible to students of every race. But what happens when those two principles come into conflict?
School discipline, revisited
Christian N. BraunlichChecker Finn's editorial on "The Discipline Paradox" discussed several difficulties of maintaining classroom order - particularly when a classroom contains some students who don't want to learn.
Curbing grade inflation at the Ivies
Between 1971 and 2000, the average GPA at Princeton rose from 2.99 to 3.66. By 2002, only 5 percent of seniors graduating from that eminent institution earned less than a B-minus cumulative GPA.
Manipulating history teachers
Chester E. Finn, Jr.If America's history teachers were broadly educated, deeply knowledgeable about the content that they're responsible for imparting to students, and free to draw their information, textbooks, and other instructional materials from whatever sources they judge best, all within a framework of sound academic standards and results-based accountability - under that dreamy scenario there'd be no reason
Nebraska: Mo' money, less accountability
It's no secret that some states and districts have threatened to decline federal Title I funding to avoid the accountability provisions of NCLB. That is, of course, their choice to make. The state of Nebraska, however, has taken a more underhanded route, working hard since the passage of the law to have it
When in doubt, spend more money
In 1993, the Campaign for Fiscal Equity (CFE) in New York City filed a lawsuit against the state, claiming that New York State had failed to live up to its constitutional obligation to provide a "sound, basic education" to all its students.