The public backs changes to personnel policy
Michael Podgursky, economics professor at the University of Missouri, reflects on Fordham’s latest report, How Americans Would Slim Down Public Education.
Michael Podgursky, economics professor at the University of Missouri, reflects on Fordham’s latest report, How Americans Would Slim Down Public Education.
A quick look at today's education news: Changes to IMPACT, skepticism of BCG's recommended school closing in Philly, and more
Guest blogger Nate Levenson, author of Smarter Schools, Smarter Budgets and a forthcoming Fordham Institute report on special-education spending, analyzes Fordham’s latest report, How Americans Would Slim Down Public Education
Fordham's latest report profiles how Americans would respond to tough budget realities.
A quick look at today's education news: ED pays up for AP, DCPS cuts low-performing teachers, and more
Will voters accept tough cuts?
A quick look at this morning's education news: Florida's supe is headed out, Michelle Rhee takes on education and the Olympics, and more.
A first look at today's education news: TNTP on teacher retention, literacy in history classrooms, and more.
What is the best education for exceptionally able and high-achieving youngsters? There are no easy answers but, as Chester Finn and Jessica Hockett show, for more than 100,000 students each year, the solution is to enroll in an academically selective public high school. Exam Schools is the first-ever close-up look at this small, sometimes controversial, yet crucial segment of American public education.
The testing-and-accountability movement can be proud of its accomplishments under NCLB, but the strategy has run out of steam. What now?
A first look at the education news from the weekend and this morning: the Post endorses D.C.'s ed reforms, the AFT condemns high-stakes testing, and much more
A quick look at highlights from “Ten Years After NCLB: Is the GOP Moving Forward, Backward, or Sideways on Education?”
A quick look at today's top education news: Joel Klein on charters, voucher controversy in Louisiana, and more.
What a difference a decade makes. For all the debate around vouchers and student loans, perhaps the most striking element of Mitt Romney's education agenda is how much it differs from the approach of No Child Left Behind, the defining policy of the George W. Bush years. That does not mean, however, that other Republicans necessarily agree with it. The GOP stance on education, and particularly federal education policy, is clearly shifting. But in any clear direction? And for the better?"Margaret Spellings" "Lamar Alexander" Senator "United States Senate" "Secretary of Education" "Department of Education" DOE ESEA NCLB Tennessee
A quick look at today's education news, featuring a new White House initiative for African-American education, another Office of Civil Rights investigation, and Arne Duncan's take on sequestration.
A quick preview of tomorrow morning's Fordham LIVE! discussion between former secretaries of education Lamar Alexander and Margaret Spellings.
A quick look at today's top education stories, including a deal over a longer school day in Chicago and the latest Kids Count study.
A first look at today's education news: declining enrollment in urban districts, new voucher accountability in Louisiana, and more.
A first look at education news from the weekend and this morning: Revamped community college, trouble in D.C., and business as usual in the Windy City.
Education budgets are tight and state and district leaders must make tough decisions about where to save. But is the public willing to accept cuts? If so, where? According to the results of this new survey, many Americans are open—selectively open—to dramatic changes in how school districts do business.
Edtech, Joe Biden, and cheating on standardized tests are among the day's top stories.
“Customization” isn’t just for urban hipsters
Come by Fordham’s D.C. office on July 26 for a conversation with Margaret Spellings and Lamar Alexander.
A quick look at the education news from the weekend and this morning.
Wit and wisdom from Fordham's blogs for the week of July 9, 2012.
Here’s hoping Charles Murray is wrong