Bing, bang, boom, ca-ching
It was a long time coming, but education reformers have realized a new political necessity: bucks to back their bang. And the bucks seem willing and able.
It was a long time coming, but education reformers have realized a new political necessity: bucks to back their bang. And the bucks seem willing and able.
Sean Conlan, Alex Medler, and Suzanne WeissNational Association of Charter School AuthorizersMay 2010
In this new section, which will appear occasionally, we will present two points of view on the same topic. In our inaugural edition, Fordham's own Chester Finn and Asia Society's Chris Livaccari debate Confucius Classrooms, a K-12 Chinese language program for American schools subsidized by the Chinese government.
Institute of Education SciencesMay 2010
What does it take to be a successful parent on Manhattan’s Upper East Side? The New Yorker can give you a clue: An iPhone, the perfect family dog, and a membership to the Parents League of New York.
Think domestic identity cards went the way of Apartheid? Think again. The Chinese hukou system is alive and well.
Ludwig Wittgenstein famously gave birth to analytic philosophy by declaring, “The limits of my language are the limits of my world.” As we enter the second decade of the most globalized century in human history, we can ill afford to be bound by our linguistic limits.
National Center for Education StatisticsSarah Grady, Stacey Bielick, and Susan AudApril 2010
The former commissioner of the National Center on Education Statistics (a.k.a.
As we've mentioned before, McGregor Elementary in Canton stands out for consistently delivering academic results despite serving an area that's been particularly hard hit by Ohio's industrial decline.
?I can't tell you how much I wish Race to the Top would have created a firestorm. The reality is, it didn't.? ? Jeanne Allen, President and Founder, Center for Education Reform
One of the best things about my job is that I get to spend time with real teachers and real students learning about their challenges, their opportunities, their worries, and their good work. Last night I was asked to be a judge for the second annual Richard Allen Schools' student debate in Dayton.