This week, Mike and Rick talk Catholics, Texans, and city councils. Josh Dunn stops by to chat about the recent decision striking down virtual schools in Wisconsin, and Education News of the Weird is A Nation At Risk.
This week, Mike and Rick discuss new legislation in Colorado to give parents time off for school events, the wrongful condemnation of Ohio's voucher program, and the real story behind the "Obama Effect." Amber then tells us about a new study from the Department that reveals some disturbing budgetary news for professional development and Rate That Reform gets another driving lesson.
You often hear it (rhetorically) asked: If teachers’ unions are such a negative force in education, then why don’t the right-to-work states perform better academically? Alabama has the answer: Being right-to-work doesn’t mean that teachers and their unions are politically impotent.
Students at Bonham elementary school in Abilene, Texas, faced a serious problem last week when the school's toilets stopped working. Principal Diane Rose acted quickly and smartly. Instead of preparing mops and buckets, she called in the buses.
If you're as passionate about mountains as about charter schools, the Colorado League of Charter Schools wants to talk with you. Now in its twelfth year, the league is expanding so there are a number of positions available. Slide on over to here for more details.
Many celebs have been starting schools of late and Chuck Norris wasn't going to be left behind. Welcome to the new Norris is Power Program (NIPP) charter school, where every student is taught to beat geometry, biology, English, history, and civics into submission. The school is based on five pillars: Despotism; Might and Dominion; More Despotism; Power to Oppress; and Focus on Supremacy.
In last week’s Recommended Reading, “The cold union shoulder” (July 8, 2010), Gadfly said that administration officials were not invited to either teacher-union conference this year.
Did you miss our really boring event, “Returning the Preschool Juggernaut to Its Original Path”? Well you didn’t miss much, but you may want to check out the video, now posted on our website, because attendees report seeing Michaele and Tareq Salahi in the front row.
This week, Mike and Rick chat about mohair, pandering, and why Chinese students should move to the U.S. We've got an interview with Joe Williams about New York's charter regulations, and Education News of the Weird is glossy and luscious. Click here to listen through our website and view past editions.
Join Rick Hess and Anthony S. Bryk as they discuss the future of education research. This afternoon event will commence at 4 pm on November 19 in AEI's Wohlstetter Conference Center. Details can be found here.
On Tuesday, August 29 from noon to 2 p.m., the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation will host a lunchtime debate at the National Press Club about whether the state standards movement has reached its end--and whether national testing is the logical replacement.
Every other word coming out of Secretary Duncan's mouth these days seems to be "charter school," so now we're wondering, "With charter schools ascendant, is there still a future for vouchers?" Join us for a panel discussion on that very question, August 19 from 4 to 5:30 pm.
Join Fordham and AEI on January 11, 2010, as we co-host an exciting event titled, “A Penny Saved: How Schools and Districts Can Tighten Their Belts While Serving Students Better.” This day-long conference will be held at the Mayflower Hotel in downtown Washington, D.C.
Aphorist Dorothy Parker once observed, "Los Angeles is 72 suburbs in search of a city." Similarly diffuse and divided is Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's latest plan to take over L.A. Unified.
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal wants to cut the red tape keeping local schools and districts from achieving greater student success with his new four-year waiver proposal--but he’s attaching one big string. Under his plan, basically any state law or regulation that does not concern federal requirements, student safety, accountability, or graduation rules is on the table. The twist?
The National School and Business Partnerships Award supports and recognizes efforts between schools and businesses to improve the academic, social, or physical well-being of students. Six exemplary school-business partnerships will receive $10,000 each.
The Stanford Center on Adolescence is pleased to invite you to a conference on civic engagement of American youth. The all-day June 5 “American Identity Renewed: An Educational Agenda for the 21st Century” will take place in New York City and focus on the goal of promoting positive civic purpose in adolescents.
Teachers matter, yes. But, what about principals? Join Fordham, the Rainwater Charitable Foundation, and the Center for American Progress on November 10 from 10:00 to 11:30 AM for a discussion on principal preparation, and release of the Rainwater Leadership Alliance’s newest report on the issue.
The Strategic Data Project at Harvard’s Center for Education Policy Research is on the hunt for a Senior Research Manager. Think you’ve got what it takes?
In case you missed Fordham's scintillating National Press Club event accompanying the release of our latest report, The Autonomy Gap, you can watch the whole thing by clicking here and scrolling to the bottom of the page. Enjoy!
In an effort to return children displaced by Katrina back to school, Secretary Spellings has announced that she will consider waivers to the Department's Charter Schools Program to help meet immediate educational needs. Plus, approximately $20 million is available to help charters serving Katrina victims.
Seven years after his death, Daniel Patrick Moynihan still makes the front page of the New York Times.
Education Pioneers needs a managing director to lead the expansion of its 2007 Fellows program in Washington, D.C. Applicants should have a graduate degree, strong communication skills, and significant education reform experience in the nation's capital.
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Non-Public Education seeks a highly motivated, creative individual to serve as a management and program analyst at headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Achieve, Inc. is on the hunt for a new Director of Science. This individual would work with the National Research Council, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and state leaders to develop and implement a new set of science standards.
Speculation on student test scores set off a flurry of activity today at the California Teacher Futures Exchange (CTFE) as traders attempted to forecast teachers' pay in the new merit system advocated by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and passed by the California legislature last week.
Charter schools are different from traditional district schools in that they are free of many regulations and operating constraints, but in return for their freedoms they are held accountable for their results. Those charter schools that fail to deliver results over time are closed, the theory holds.
