First Bell 5-1-13
Pamela TatzA quick look at today's education news: The parent-trigger bill failed in the Florida Senate (again), the Waltons give $8 million to StudentsFirst, and more
Bill Bennett on the state of American education
Michelle LernerOn the thirtieth anniversary of "A Nation at Risk," Dr. Bennett spoke at the Fordham Institute on the state of American Education
Ed Next Book Club: Michelle Rhee on Radical
In this installment of the Education Next book club, host Mike Petrilli talks with Michelle Rhee about her new autobiography
First Bell 4-30-13
Pamela TatzA quick look at today's education news: Randi Weingarten calls for a moratorium on the stakes attached to Common Core-aligned tests, states' pre-K financing is spread thin over too many students, and more
The pre-K lobby enters the spin cycle
Michael J. PetrilliThe headline that "per pupil funding" of pre-K is "down dramatically" is incredibly misleading
One giant leap for teacher development
Leap Year, TNTP's latest offering, looks under the hood of the first year of teaching
First Bell 4-29-13
Pamela TatzA first look at the news from this weekend and today: The evidence mounts against turning around schools, Texas's rigid truancy laws may be on their way out, and more
First Bell 4-26-13
Pamela TatzA first look at today's education news: Florida may consider tests other than PARCC, dissident teachers in Mexico ramp up protests, and more
Chris Barbic, Nelson Smith, Landry Clarke & Gene Gene the Dancing Machine
Smith's new brief tells the story of the still-young Achievement School District in Tennessee
Redefining the School District in Tennessee
Michelle LernerAn alternative to the traditional school district with the potential to turn failing schools around has emerged
First Bell 4-23-13
Pamela TatzA first look at today's education news: A new Pew survey finds that U.S. teens aren't doing as badly in science as the public fears, Algebra 2 will become an elective in Florida's high schools, and more
Why don’t schools embrace good ideas?
Michael J. PetrilliMaybe it isn't as simple as changing incentives
First Bell 4-22-13
Pamela TatzA first look at the education news from this weekend and today: Pearson is under fire in both NYC and Texas, Hawaii finally has a teacher contract, and more
Proud to be a private public school parent
Michael J. PetrilliThere's public, and then there's “public.”
First Bell 4-18-13
Pamela TatzA first look at today's education news: A coalition of parents petitions NYC for more gifted and talented spots, Brown University is set to offer an engineering MOOC for high schoolers, and more
The RNC on the CCSSI, OMG!
Michael J. PetrilliRepublicans make a colossal—but reversible—error on the Common Core
Will the assessment consortia wither away?
Chester E. Finn, Jr.The College Board and ACT have entered the ring
First Bell 4-17-13
Pamela TatzA first look at today's education news: Florida teachers are suing over the state's teacher-evaluation formula, the CTU zeroes in on ousting Rahm, and more
The end of the testing consortia as we know it?
Alabama’s decision to drop out of both consortia and choose a battery of ACT exams is enormous
First Bell 4-16-13
Pamela TatzA first look at today's education news: The RNC adopts a resolution attacking the Common Core, teacher unions aim to organize charter schools, and more
What’s your “Summer 2015 Plan”?
New Jersey just released new report cards for all schools in the state. The information now available, including indicators of college- and career-readiness and excellent “peer school” comparisons, is invaluable. And it is deeply discomfiting for many of the state’s complacent schools and districts.
First Bell 4-15-13
Pamela TatzA first look at the education news from this weekend and today: Some NY school parents are planning to boycott the new Common Core-aligned tests, researchers caution that school districts must be thoughtful about how they close schools, and more
Michelle Rhee probably blew it on cheating—but got much else right
Michelle LernerLet's mend it, not end it
First Bell 4-12-13
Pamela TatzA first look at today's education news: More contractors take advantage of NYC's poorly regulated pre-K special-ed program, Indiana's school-voucher expansion hits another snag, and more
Budget, KC, Dallas, anthropologists, and the zen of Bill Murray
Sage advice and news tidbits from Andy Smarick
First Bell 4-11-13
Pamela TatzA first look at today's education news: Simply explaining college admissions processes makes high-achieving students more likely to apply to colleges that match their abilities, robot teachers are on the loose, and more
Texas: Big, proud…and wimpy?
Chester E. Finn, Jr.Lone Star State moves to lower its own standards