First Bell 2-1-13
A first look at today's education news: The RTTT progress report reveals troubles in D.C., Georgia, and Maryland; Ohio governor Kasich proposes an expansion of his state's voucher program; and more
A first look at today's education news: The RTTT progress report reveals troubles in D.C., Georgia, and Maryland; Ohio governor Kasich proposes an expansion of his state's voucher program; and more
A first look at today's education news: Gov. Cuomo threatens to impose a teacher-evaluation system on NYC, Bill Gates makes the case for investing in a strong teacher-evaluation system, and more
A first look at today's education news: A teacher warns that "overparenting" can limit the life lessons that a teacher can impart, Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN) will step into key education-policy roles, and more
The Moving to Opportunity for Fair Housing Program (MTO), the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s twenty-year attempt at a real-life Pygmalion, has failed
Many proponents of private school choice take for granted that schools won’t participate if government asks too much of them; but is this assumption justified?
A first look at today's education news: The Education Department is investigating whether some school-closure plans are discriminatory, Ohio releases teacher-prep data, and more
It turns out that private schools are not vehemently opposed to academic accountability (including state testing and reporting requirements), according to a new Fordham report out today
A first look at today's education news: Senator Tom Harkin will not seek re-election in 2014, teachers in Seattle are boycotting the state's MAP exam, and more
A first look at today's education news: D.C.'s school closures are just the start of a broader plan to make the school district more efficient, the Obama administration announces that disabled students have a right to play school sports, and more
And they do so without public debate or Congressional authorization
A first look at today's education news: Insiders are skeptical that the Department of Education will make gains in teacher-preparation regulations this year, a literacy teacher urges her colleagues to see the potential in Common Core, and more
Because of the catastrophic ripples of the Watergate break-in, galling recordings from the Oval Office, and much more, our 37th president is largely persona non grata to the right and even worse to the left
A first look at today's education news: Cash-strapped American religious schools welcome a surge in foreign-student enrollment, teacher colleges are overproducing elementary school teachers, and more
Mike's new book, the Diverse Schools Dilemma: A Parent's Guide to Socioeconomically Mixed Public Schools, continues to garner attention
A first look at education news from this weekend and today: Obama's inauguration speech touched on training more STEM teachers and improving school security, the U.S. high school graduation rate hit a 35-year high, and more
This week, Mike Petrilli was a guest on "What’s the Big Idea?," a podcast hosted by Josh Starr
The Gates Foundation’s MET study was a grand success in K–12 research—but what happens next is what matters
A first look at this morning's education news: NY's deadline to make a teacher-evaluation deal has come and gone, cash-strapped school districts struggle with school-security concerns, and more
A first look at this morning's education news: Pres Obama announces a slew of school-safety and mental-health programs, the school-bus strike in NYC disproportionately affected special-ed students, and more
Shame on the New York Times
Options for students, not parents
A first look at this morning's education news: Gov. Andrew Cuomo reveals his education agenda for New York, a study finds that the PISA test undervalued U.S. educational achievement, and more
A first look at this morning's education news: Arne Duncan to say on as Education Secretary, the New York Archdiocese to close many Catholic schools, and more
It’s hard to believe that it’s taken this long for our field to undertake a research project of this level of sophistication on arguably the most important and confounding aspect of K–12 practice and policy: educator effectiveness
A first look at this morning's education news: Critics of "gifted-and-talented" programs argue that they create racial "castes" in public schools, NYC school-bus drivers may go on strike as early as Tuesday, and more
A first look at this morning's education news: A panel worries that shutting down CPS high schools will put students in the path of gang violence, a study finds that poor and minority students are more likely to be taught by low-quality teachers, and more