Beyond Demographic Destiny: An Analysis of Massachusetts' Minority and White Student Achievement Gaps
Pioneer Institute Richard Cross, Theodor Rebarber, Kathleen Madigan, Bruce Bean March 2010
Pioneer Institute Richard Cross, Theodor Rebarber, Kathleen Madigan, Bruce Bean March 2010
Tom LovelessBrookings Institution, Brown Center on Education PolicyMarch 2010
Naomi and Victor ChudowskyCenter on Education PolicyMarch 2010
National Center for Education StatisticsMarch 2010
While cash-strapped sport teams and PTAs across the country have lamented recent financial losses from bake sale bans for the sake of our children’s waistlines, no one has argued against the efficacy of improving student diets. Until now.
What do two mediocre charter schools on opposite coasts have in common? They’re both slated to close come June on account of low enrollment, financial concerns, and subpar test scores. Justice Charter High, a Los Angeles Green Dot campus, and New Covenant School in Albany have been on thin ice in recent years, but they’ve both made great gains in and out of the classroom.
If you’ve been wondering how the just-passed health care reform bill will affect your own coverage, consider the coverage of our nation’s teachers. Many enjoy the incredibly cushy Cadillac kind, courtesy of indefatigable unions and generous school boards.
We’re one step closer. “Common” standards for U.S. schools are knocking at the door. They won’t likely make it all the way in but even a partial entry is looking like it might do some good.
Enough is enough. At least that’s what the tiny school district of the “no-stoplight” town of Congress, AZ is saying to four women who have bombarded it with over 100 public records requests in eight years. The purpose of this paperwork?
It's not unusual for corporate foundations to invest in education, but increasingly these generally conservative organizations are teaming with reform-oriented groups. The??Credit Suisse Americas Foundation just announced a new initiative that will make grants in two of the most important ed reform areas:
There's a debate brewing about how much???if at all???great standards contribute to education reform. This week, the Wall Street Journal published an editorial saying that they are not as important to student achievement as universal choice.
Mike Petrilli, I don't think you write ???poppycock'. I don't know why people are so mean.
"Do we have to have charter schools? We tried, we failed. I don't want to start a race 8 percent behind the other states." ??? Joseph Morton, Alabama state superintendent