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Event
3.29.2018

Three Hoover Fellows on NAEP, A Nation at Risk, and the Future of Education Reform

This month, the U.S. Department of Education released the latest results of the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), which told us how fourth- and eighth-grade students are faring nationally, in every state, and in most big cities in math and reading. This month also marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of A Nation at Risk.

Podcast
3.28.2018
Governance

States lead on education

On this week's podcast, Carissa Moffat Miller, the new executive director of the Council of Chief State School Officers, joins Mike Petrilli and Alyssa Schwenk to discuss CCSSO’s campaign to highlight innovative state education policies. On the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines the effects of the National Heritage Academies chain of for-profit charter schools.

Commentary
3.26.2018
Teachers & School Leaders

Teachers vs. STEM integration

Jeff Murray

STEM education is, by design, integrative. It strives to emulate the real-world work of engineers within a teaching environment.

Podcast
3.21.2018
Curriculum & Instruction

A conversation with 2018’s Wisest Wonks

On this week’s podcast, Jessica Shopoff and Chase Eskelsen, employees of K12, Inc. and winners of Fordham’s 2018 Wonkathon, join Mike Petrilli and Alyssa Schwenk to discuss their ideas for reimagining American high school. On the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines race and gender biases in online higher education.

Podcast
3.14.2018
Teachers & School Leaders

Ruminating on the Kerner Commission’s fiftieth anniversary

On this week's podcast, Roberto Rodríguez, president and CEO of Teach Plus, joins Mike Petrilli and Alyssa Schwenk to discuss race and poverty in education. During the Research Minute, David Griffith examines whether authorizers are making it harder for people of color to win charter contracts.