Still Left Behind: Student learning in Chicago
Stafford PalmieriCivic Committee of The Commercial Club of ChicagoJune 2009
The Big Four?
With the Big Three in and out of the red, it seems bankruptcy is the new black in Detroit. Who's got the bug?
Prime time for Kline
The Republican Party's adventures with Big Government Conservatism might be coming to an end, at least with respect to education policymaking. Representative John Kline of Minnesota is now the ranking minority member of the House Education and Labor committee, and seems eager to rethink NCLB from top to bottom.
Sarah Palin, anti-intellectualism, and the plight of the liberal arts
Michael J. Petrilli"She was hungry, loved politics, had charm and energy, loved walking onto the stage, waving and doing the stump speech. All good. But she was not thoughtful.
Drafting the best teachers
And then there was meritocracy. When then-State Education Commissioner Peter McWalters ordered Providence, Rhode Island to abandon seniority hiring and firing practices in that city's schools, we applauded. Now, his replacement, Deborah Gist, has completed the policy's pass to Providence supe, Tom Brady.
Jay Greene, jumping to conclusions
Michael J. PetrilliJay Greene says we are "obsessed with the latest policy fashions" and switching our "policy focus so that it is in line with the current administration and congressional majority."
Oh God
Michael J. PetrilliThe Wall Street Journal sounds the alarms about the Christianity-in-American-history battle brewing in Texas.
ARRA and the urban faith-based schools crisis
The federal stimulus legislation is pumping lots of money into the nation's public education system, but what about private schools, particularly the invaluable subset of inner-city faith-based, including
Fiddling in Sacramento
Guest blogger Ron Reynolds is executive director of the California Association of Private School Organizations (CAPSO), the California state affiliate of the Council for American Private Education (CAPE).
Giving credit where credit is due
Emmy L. PartinOhio's legislature agreed this week to a $50.5 billion biennial state budget and Governor Strickland is expected to sign the bill by week's e