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Video
2.24.2012

Rethinking Education Governance Lunchtime Keynote: Chris Cerf

During this lunchtime lecture, New Jersey Commissioner of Education Chris Cerf will discuss his thoughts on how to improve our current education-governance structure, drawing from his experiences as deputy chancellor of New York City Department of Education, his current role at the New Jersey Department of Education, and his time working for the federal government. ** We had some technical difficulties during the Q&A which is why the video is out of focus. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Video
2.23.2012

Untouchable?

Mike Petrilli and Ty Eberhardt discuss the soft spots in President Obama's education record.

Video
2.16.2012

Embracing the Common Core - Michael Cohen Presentation

Mike Cohen, president of Achieve, spoke to the specifics of PARCC (the assessment consortia Ohio joined last fall) and warned that the implementation of the new standards in ELA and math will not be easy and that districts should start the implementation process now.

Video
2.16.2012

Embracing the Common Core - Stan Heffner Presentation

Among the speakers at the event was State Superintendent Stan Heffner who stressed that the system Ohio currently has is letting kids down and not preparing them for the future. He went on to emphasize that the Common Core gives us the opportunity and chance to do better for our kids and we must capitalize on that.

Commentary
2.15.2012

Obama’s education record

Michael J. Petrilli

A new EdNext article looks at Obama's education record after four years in the White House.

Commentary
2.14.2012

Big-government business leaders?

Chester E. Finn, Jr.

If the 2012 election were to be decided on the basis of federal education policy, chalk up another significant gain for President Obama, as the titans of American business come down foursquare for yesterday's reform agenda.

Commentary
2.10.2012

America’s reform challenge

Michael J. Petrilli

It’s not that the wrong people are in charge. It’s that nobody’s in charge.

Video
2.7.2012

What's holding back America's science performance?

While business leaders rue the lack of American workers skilled enough in math and science to meet the needs of an increasingly high-tech economy, the situation may be growing even grimmer. The latest installment of TIMSS showed stagnation in U.S. science achievement, and the 2009 NAEP science assessment found that only 21 percent of American twelfth-graders met the proficiency bar. Yet while the gravity of the problem is clear, the root cause is not. Is our science curriculum lacking? Is it being squeezed out by an emphasis on math and reading? Is there a problem with our pedagogy? Are our teachers ill-prepared? Or are we simply expecting too little of teachers and students alike? Coinciding with its new review of state science standards, The Thomas B. Fordham Institute will bring together experts with very different perspectives to engage this crucial question: "What's holding back America's science performance?" Watch the discussion with UVA psychologist Dan Willingham, NCTQ President Kate Walsh, Fordham's Kathleen Porter-Magee, Project Lead the Way's Anne Jones, and Achieve, Inc.'s Stephen Pruitt.

Report
2.6.2012
Governance

Overcoming the Governance Challenge in K-12 Online Learning

John E. Chubb

In this paper, John Chubb examines how local school district control retards the widespread use of instructional technologies. He argues that the surest way to break down the system’s inherent resistance to technology is to shift control from the local district—and thus the school board—and put it in the hands of states. Download the paper to read the ten steps Chubb argues will get us to this brave new governance system.

Commentary
2.6.2012

Obama’s coming "flexibility" debacle

Michael J. Petrilli

4 predictions on the President and his education secretary's plans renege on their promise of “flexibility” for the states.

Commentary
1.31.2012

The test score hypothesis

Michael J. Petrilli

Why focusing solely on reading, math, and science could actually make the U.S. less economically competitive.

Report
1.30.2012
Standards

The State of State Science Standards 2012

American science performance is lagging as the economy becomes increasingly high tech, but  our current science standards are doing little to solve the problem.