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The Gadfly Daily’s week in review
A look back at wit and wisdom from the Fordham Institute’s blogs for the week of March 12, 2012
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George Miller and the do-gooder caucus double down on No Child Left Behind—A top 10 list
Perhaps Rep. Miller and his allies are "conservatives" on education after all.
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Teacher compensation reform is possible...
NCTQ Director of Teacher Preparation Studies Robert Rickenbrode explains the significance of the program described in Fordham's latest report, "Teacher Compensation Based on Effectiveness: The Harrison (CO) School District's Pay-for-Performance Plan."
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Michelle Rhee on the Harrison (CO) School District's pay-for-performance plan
Michelle Rhee and Eric Lerum of StudentsFirst analyze the Harrison School District's approach to teacher compensation.
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A “how-to” guide for teacher compensation reform
Fordham's latest report profiles the Harrison (CO) School District's innovative pay-for-performance teacher compensation plan.
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Teacher Compensation Based on Effectiveness: The Harrison (CO) School District's Pay-for-Performance Plan
This report, authored by Superintendent Mike Miles, takes a detailed look at the Harrison (CO) School District 2's Pay-for-Performance Plan. The Harrison Plan confronted the dual challenges of defining an effective teacher and identifying all the things that demonstrate her effectiveness. This how-to guide is meant to serve as a tool and model for Ohio’s school districts.
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Charter Schools
3 thoughts about the future of school integration
Mike provides his take on how to approach the integration issue from a recent panel discussion co-hosted by the Century Foundation, Howard University, and the Fordham Institute
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The Gadfly Daily’s week in review
Here’s a quick review of what Fordham’s bloggers had to say this week.
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The conservative case for the Common Core
Stop obsessing with the "tight" and start rallying around the "loose"
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Checker Finn on student discipline
Catch up on the Education Department's new report on student discipline by watching last night's PBS NewsHour discussion with Checker and the University of California, Berkeley's Christopher Edley, Jr.
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Do we need a “virtual” education ministry?
Mike proposes a private-sector department of education, but run much more efficiently and with higher-quality staff than the government ever could.
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Catching up on the waivers
Watch the full video from "Weighing the Waivers: Did the Administration Get It Right on ESEA Flexibility?"
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James Q. Wilson, RIP
His contributions to America's vitality—and sanity—deserve to celebrated. And his absence to be mourned.
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The Gadfly Daily’s week in review
A look back at some of Fordham’s best posts for the week of February 27, 2012
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Coffee, donuts, & NCLB waivers: Don’t miss it!
Tomorrow morning, the Fordham Institute will host experts from the media, the Administration, and think tanks to answer at “Weighing the Waivers: Did the Administration Get It Right on ESEA Flexibility?”
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Eric Hanushek on the "teacher effectiveness gap"
The Hoover Institution's Eric Hanushek weighs in on variation in teacher quality between schools.
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Wrong, wrong, wrong, Mr. President
We are obligated to respect the office of President of the United States but nobody needs to agree with what the occupant of that office says. And Barack Obama could not have been more wrong in his remarks yesterday to the nation's governors on the subject of school teachers.
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Required reading for ESEA reauthorization
With the House Education and the Workforce Committee marking up two bills to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (a.k.a. No Child Left Behind) today, look back at Mike Petrilli's analysis of where Congress disagrees and what a compromise could look like.
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American education can't win if it doesn't play the game
Guest blogger Marc Tucker explains that the U.S. is not only not in the game of learning from other countries' education systems, it does not even know the game is being played.
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The "teacher effectiveness gap" was just a myth: 3 implications
The finding that really good, and really bad, teachers are evenly distributed around New York City upends everything we thought we knew about teacher quality.
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Rethinking LRE
Why it just doesn't make sense for every school to be required to handle every type of learning disability.
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The Gadfly Daily’s week in review
A look back at commentary and analysis from the Fordham Institute’s blogs for the week of February 20.
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Rethinking Education Governance Session IV: The Way Forward
What's next? This panel brings together a group of "big thinkers" to hash out a plan for education governance in the twenty-first century. What should the structure look like? Who should helm the wheel? And how can we bring these thoughts into action? Paul Hill, Kenneth Meier, Jon Schnur, and Paul Pastorek will engage in a roundtable discussion to think through these questions. Moderator: Chester E. Finn, Jr., president, Thomas B. Fordham Institute
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Rethinking Education Governance Session III: Alternative Approaches
Many lessons on effective governance arrangements can be pulled from other sectors--and other nations. During this panel, authors Michael Mintrom, Barry Rabe, and Richard Walley will explain what insights can (and can't) be drawn from other countries—and from other federal initiatives, like healthcare and environmental policy. Moderator Paul Manna will also present a paper by Sir Michael Barber on lessons from British education-reform efforts. Moderator: Paul Manna, associate professor, College of William and Mary
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Rethinking Education Governance Session II: Traditional Institutions in Flux
This panel calls into question the ideal of local control. Its panelists—including Jeffrey Henig, Frederick M. Hess, Kathryn McDermott, and Kenneth Wong—will investigate the rise of mayoral control, the growth of interstate collaboration, and the role of the state and federal governments in education. Discussant Margaret Goertz will prod panelists to explain these shifts--and what they think each means for education in the twenty-first century. Moderator: Patrick McGuinn, associate professor, Drew University
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Rethinking Education Governance Session I: Challenges
From the event Rethinking Education Governance on December 1, 2011 at the Capitol Hilton - http://www.edexcellence.net/events/rethinking-education-g... Opening Remarks: Chester E. Finn, Jr. Session I: Challenges What governance challenges currently mire efforts to reform education? This panel will tackle the financial systems and governance structures that impede change, drawing on the examples of innovators both within and without the system whose reforms have been stifled or slowed by our curious current structures and policies. It will also explain how our present system has harmed our nation's most disadvantaged youth. Panelists include Cynthia Brown, Michelle Davis, Marguerite Roza, and Steven F. Wilson. Moderator: Michael J. Petrilli, executive vice president, Thomas B. Fordham Insitutute