First Bell 4-10-13
Pamela TatzA first look at today's education news: The final NGSS draft and President Obama's budget proposal are out, most LAUSD students aren't prepared for college, and more
First Bell 4-9-13
Pamela TatzA first look at today's education news: Britain's Iron Lady is memorialized, NYC's revamped gifted screening process didn't change much, and more
Margaret Thatcher, education reformer
Chester E. Finn, Jr.Foreign policy isn’t all that Margaret Thatcher and her team had in common with Ronald Reagan and his
First Bell 4-8-13
Pamela TatzA first look at today's education news: Bill Gates cautions against overusing standardized tests in teacher evaluations, NYC teachers are staying in their jobs longer, and more
The right response to the Atlanta cheating scandal
Michael J. PetrilliIntelligently mend test-based accountability, don't end it
Agitating, standards, charters, teachers, and widgets
Andy's picks, from Kansas City to CALDER
First Bell 4-4-13
Pamela TatzA first look at today's education news: Mississippi passes legislation providing $3 million to partially fund pre-K programs, a look at Tennessee's Achievement School District, and more
The good news from Pakistan
Chester E. Finn, Jr.A new book from Sir Michael Barber, noted British education reformer, describes an effort to improve education in rural Pakistan
What can education reformers learn from the gay marriage movement?
Michael J. PetrilliIt's a stretch—education is a classic social issue, while education reform is largely a governance challenge
First Bell 4-3-13
Pamela TatzA first look at today's education news: "Cram schools" are gaining popularity, Texas considers scaling back its high school graduation requirements, and more
First Bell 4-2-13
Pamela TatzA first look at today's education news: Atlanta's former schools chief and three-dozen others have been indicted for test fraud, the common-assessment consortia will undergo a federal review process, and more
Quixote, jobs, innovation, and Catholic schools
A collection of news and announcements
First Bell 3-29-13
Pamela TatzA first look at today's education news: Connecticut schools have begun to tighten graduation requirements, "Bring Your Own Device" may lead to a "digital divide," and more
First Bell 3-28-13
Pamela TatzA first look at today's education news: A report finds that NJ's pre-K program has lasting benefits, Gov. Branstad of Iowa proposes raising teacher salaries and offering incentive pay to teachers, and more
First Bell 3-27-13
Pamela TatzA first look at today's education news: The Indiana Supreme Court upholds the state's school-voucher program, NAEP will administer a new test on technology and engineering literacy, and more
First Bell 3-26-13
Pamela TatzA first look at today's education news: New Jersey takes over the Camden school district, NY State legislators pave the way to end the teacher-evaluation standoff, and more
Why are elite colleges more selective than ever?
Michael J. PetrilliEven as national and international exams tell us American high schoolers aren't making significant achievement gains, freshmen SAT scores at the nation's top colleges keep rising
First Bell 3-25-13
Pamela TatzA first look at the education news from this weekend and today: Chicago's fifty-four school closures has communities in an uproar, districts seek greater flexibility with the funds they have, and more
First Bell 3-22-13
Pamela TatzA first look at today's education news: Chicago closes fifty-four public schools, there are signs of life in NYC's teacher-evaluation debate, and more
Catherine the Great, Frederick Douglass, and education reform
The stories of these historical giants have three associations particularly relevant to the work of education reform
First Bell 3-21-13
Pamela TatzA first look at today's education news: NY's new budget will help NYC schools recuperate dollars lost during the teacher-evaluation debacle, U.S. school buildings are alarmingly out of date, and more
SIG, tests, and state legislative proposals
Andy Smarick's pick of the news
First Bell 3-20-13
Pamela TatzA first look at today's education news: Pennsylvania's Common Core-aligned diploma law has a gaping loophole, unions and school officials will testify to delay teacher-evaluation reform in Maryland, and more
First Bell 3-19-13
Pamela TatzA first look at today's education news: Principals in 11 percent of NYC's public schools did not flunk a single teacher in the last eight years, student tracking and ability grouping is on the rise, and more
First Bell 3-18-13
Pamela TatzA first look at the education news from this weekend and today: high-ability, low-income students are unlikely to even apply to the best colleges, Wall Street likes Philly's school closures, and more
First Bell 3-15-13
Pamela TatzA first look at today's education news: The number of high school kids taking classes for college credit is up 67 percent since 2003, L.A. supe John Deasy argues for depoliticizing education research, and more
First Bell 3-14-13
Pamela TatzA first look at today's education news: A suburban NJ community is divided over armed guards in schools, key Republican congressional leaders are talking up school choice, and more