Governance and Urban School Improvement: Lessons for New Jersey from Nine Cities
Surprise! Mayoral control is no panacea
Surprise! Mayoral control is no panacea
Poor kids do better when they live in affluent neighborhoods
Americans have a lot to learn about learning disabilities
One foot before the other, say we
iPhones for toddlers? Just how young is too young? No wonder youngsters are having difficulty paying attention and thinking critically these days.
?The greatest crime in education is accepting the status quo, and Baltimore Superintendent Andr?s Alonso and the Baltimore Teachers Union deserve a lot of credit for crafting this bold proposal.? Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education
The U.S. secretary of education is feeling just fine about the proposed teacher contract in Baltimore, thank you very much. ?Liam Julian, Bernard Lee Schwartz Policy Fellow
Yesterday Randi Weingarten was interviewed by host Neal Conan on NPR's Talk of the Nation. Had I been listening, and had I learned that Weingarten was the program's guest, I would have turned the dial.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie ?has reportedly offered the former District of Columbia's schools chancellor the job of New Jersey education commissioner.? ?Liam Julian, Bernard Lee Schwartz Policy Fellow
Fordham's recent survey of education-school professors, Cracks in the Ivory Tower? The Views of Education Professors Circa 2010, reveals a remarkable openness among teachers of teachers to many K-12 reform initiatives sweeping the reform landscape today.
Ed Next lives up to its mission statement ? ?in the stormy seas of school reform? giving voice (without fear or favor) to worthy research, sound ideas, and responsible arguments?? ? with its new ?forum? on Charter Management Organizations.
The New York State Charter School Association's Peter Murphy is reporting some good news from the Empire State, via the state's highest court:? charter schools are exempt from the onerous ?prevailing wage? laws.
Terry and Kathryn are in Arizona this week for the annual NACSA Leadership Conference where they are sharing lessons learned from Fordham's five years as a charter school authorizer in the Buckeye State.