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Education news nuggets
Will for profit colleges survive?these Wall Streeters don't think so. Looking for potential National Standards pitfalls? New Zealand has some important lessons to teach us.
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Edujobs bill: To avoid cuts, make cuts?
I'd be hard pressed to top Mike Antonucci's beautifully apt blog post title ?Cannibals,? but mine is a little more explanatory.
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Quotable and notable
?The education system in Nevada does not measure up and is not providing all our children with the world-class education they deserve.? -Brian Sandoval, Nevada Gubernatorial Candidate
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Skepticism about Chicago's charter unionization
Teachers at the Chicago Math and Science Academy notified school leaders last week that they are joining the AFT-affiliate Chicago Alliance of Charter Teachers and Staff.?? Curbing teacher turnover was touted as the primary driver for unionizing.
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The Impact of a Universal Class-Size Reduction Policy: Evidence from Florida's Statewide Mandate
Matthew ChingosHarvard University, Program on Education Policy and GovernanceMay 2010
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The National Study of Charter Management Organization (CMO) Effectiveness
Center for Reinventing Public EducationRobin Lake, Brianna Dusseault, Melissa Bowen, Allison Demeritt, Paul HillJune 2010
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Public catching on to pension system woes
The truth is finally setting in about the health of Ohio’s public pension systems, but one shouldn’t be too optimistic that major reforms are on the horizon.
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Worst SIG-winning schools get $31 million. Similar charters would be shuttered.
Ohio has one of the most stringent academic ???death penalties??? in the country for our charter schools.?? If they perform poorly enough for long enough, the state will force them to close their doors.?? (And, for the record, that's a good thing ???
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Cyber-learning lessons from Georgia
Terry has an op-ed in yesterday's Cleveland Plain Dealer that's worth checking out if you're interested in virtual learning, ways to save costs in K-12 education during unprecedentedly bad times, smart accountability mechanisms for charters (including e-charters), or a c
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Experts say plug budget hole without cutting funding to schools
The looming state budget crisis has become a political elephant in the room, with state leaders largely avoiding the topic ahead of November’s elections. Case in point, a state panel charged last September with recommending solutions to the crisis held its first meeting just yesterday.
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Kicking around the data: education systems in World Cup's final 16 countries
In case you’ve been living in a cave, the 2010 FIFA World Cup is well underway, and Ohio Gadfly is a proud fan.
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When eccentric school leadership works
Ever wonder how your local high school compares to others around the state or country? Newsweek has recently published their yearly pick of top high schools across the nation. Check out the complete list, as well as interactive features (you can search by city, state, or year)
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The dilution of valedictory prestige
Grade inflation has been in the news for a while, but The New York Times ran a story the other day about a different twist on this topic ?
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Education news nuggets
Teachers in North Carolina may have won the lottery this week, and schools in upstate New York are breaking Guinness Wor
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Quotable and notable
?There are not enough good schools in the city of Boston, and that's not right.? ?Jon Clarke, Edward W. Brooke Charter School Co-Director 16
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The best education blog post you'll read all year
It's right here. Kevin Carey nails the post-NCLB school reform ethos. ?Mike Petrilli
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Quotable and notable
?It's honor inflation? I think it's a bad idea if you're No. 26 and you're valedictorian. In the real world, you do get ranked.? -Chris Healy, Furman University Associate Professor?
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Is the learning disabilities epidemic waning?
Almost a decade ago, Fordham and the Progressive Policy Institute published a phone book-sized treatise, Rethinking Special Education for a New Century. One of its most important chapters was ?Rethinking Learning Disabilities,?
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Beavis, Butthead, and David van Driessen
Thanks to Netflix CEO and education reformer Reed Hastings, I've got a number of complete seasons of Beavis and Butthead (along with many other shows and movies) at my fingertips, on demand, in good TV quality, all for less than $9 a month. Streaming Netflix is really a marvelous invention.
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Amber Winkler discusses charter school autonomy
Amber, Fordham's research director, discussed our report ?Charter School Autonomy: A Half-Broken Promise? during a recent episode of the Family Policy Matters radio show, which is based in North Carolina.
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Education news nuggets
As the world cup heats up opportunities for Sports fans to receive MBA's are increasing.
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Quotable and notable
?We think it would be wrong to lay off teachers who are performing for students when we know there are teachers who are not? Ron Huberman, CEO of Chicago Public Schools
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Student Characteristics and Achievement in 22 KIPP Middle Schools
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.Christina Clark Tuttle, Bing-ru Teh, Ira Nichols-Barrer, Brian P. Gill, & Philip GleasonJune 2010
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Fires In the Mind: What Kids Can Tell Us About Motivation and Mastery
Kathleen CushmanJossey-Bass Publishing2010
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Managing by the Numbers--Empowerment and Accountability in New York City's Schools
Clara Hemphill and Kim NauerCenter for New York City Affairs, The New SchoolJune 2010
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Building Teacher Quality in Baltimore City Public Schools
Emily Cohen, Aileen Corso, Valerie Franck and Kate KeilherNational Council on Teacher QualityJune 2010
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The perpetuation of bachelorship
Richard Whitmire has been worried about the fate of boys in the classroom for some time now. He points primarily to lackluster overall high school graduation and college-going rates for boys, which are far lower than for girls.
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Governance matters
As we’ve noted before, the Fordham Institute team with help from the Gates Foundation has embarked on a multi-stage think-fest concerning the long-term governance of the “Common Core” state standards and the forthcoming assessments that are meant to be
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