Hopes, Fears and Reality: A Balanced Look at American Charter Schools in 2009
Robin Lake, Ed.Center on Reinventing Public Education, University of Washington at BothellJanuary 2010
The Economic Benefits from Halving the Dropout Rate
Alliance for Excellent EducationJanuary 2010 The commonly cited phrase that an investment in kids is an investment in our collective future is no understatement. This report by the Alliance for Excellent Education examines the potential impact of increased high school graduation rates on local economies, individual earnings, and home sales.
The funniest education-related Super Bowl commercial
Curious as to how Fordham manages to churn out so much terrific education news and analysis in such a timely fashion? We employ a Gadfly of course. Watch this video to learn more.
Re: Decade in Review
In Gadfly’s January 8th “Decade in Review,” I noticed a minor inaccuracy concerning the September 1999 entry about school facilities. The tobacco settlement provided only $2.5 billion of the Rebuilding Ohio Schools initiative I launched in the fall of 1999. I proposed a 12-year, $10.2 billion plan to rebuild all of Ohio's schools.
Social studies, history standards debate finally heating up
Mike LaffertyInterest is building over how best to teach history to Ohio’s public school kids. Largely ignored thus far by the media, the draft social studies standards – read, history – have been noticed by the education and history community.
So that our readers can be snowed in, but not tuned out...
Terry M. MoeDon’t feel like reading through 41 Race to the Top applications? (We don’t blame you.
Convergence and Contradictions in Teachers' Perceptions of Policy Reform Ideas
Learning Point Associates & Public AgendaJane Goggshall, Amber Ott, & Molly LasagnaJanuary 2010
Our limits on school choice are better than your limits on school choice
Michael J. PetrilliIn the brouhaha over last week's UCLA Civil Rights Project reporton charter school "segregation," one talking point seems unimpeachable: that it's??paternalistic or
In the news...
Post's Hiatt on Obama's "killing off DC's voucher program" Will Alabama ever pass a charter school law?
What a work ethic!
Stafford PalmieriThose in the Mid-Atlantic region know that we've been drowned in the white fluffy stuff. I'm talking about snow and lots and lots of it.
ED's ?Plan B? budget
Stafford PalmieriWe've been talking about the Administration's FY 2011 education budget for a week or so now.