Despite Reports to the Contrary, New Teachers Are Staying in Their Jobs Longer
Megan LailThe new-teacher attrition rate is not 50 percent. Megan Lail
Turning lightning into electricity: Organizing parents for education reform
Kevin MahnkenIvory tower, meet grounded boots. Kevin Mahnken
Charters Without Lotteries: Testing Takeovers in New Orleans and Boston
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.Debunking the “selection bias” myth. Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.
Model Citizens
Robert PondiscioArizona makes passing the U.S. citizenship test a graduation requirement. Other states should too. Robert Pondiscio
Why has education policy produced such little improvement?
Rod PaigeA former secretary of education on the gap between policy and practice. Rod Paige
Stump speech contest: What members of Congress should say about testing
Michael J. PetrilliThe word around town is that support for annual testing among rank-and-file members of Congress—in both chambers and on both sides of the aisle—is dangerously low. They are constantly hearing complaints from their constituents about the overuse and abuse of standardized tests, and many are eager to do something about it.
Don’t confuse jargon with rigor
Robert PondiscioAt Inside Schools, a website for parents covering New York City schools, reporter
State of dismay
Editor's note: This post appears in response to Michael J. Petrilli and Frederick M. Hess's earlier article.
Carmen Fariña's war on evidence
Robert PondiscioEditor's note: This post originally appeared in a slightly different form in the Daily News and City Journal.
The Effects of Youth Employment: Evidence from New York City Summer Youth Employment Program Lotteries
Dara Zeehandelaar Shaw, Ph.D.Proof that such programs do keep kids out of harm’s way. Dara Zeehandelaar, Ph.D.
Trends in Teacher Certification: Equipping teachers to prepare proficient readers
Robert PondiscioLicensing tests to insure teachers know how to teach reading? What a concept! Robert Pondiscio
Quality Counts 2015
Chester E. Finn, Jr.Education Week’s annual report confuses preschool quality with preschool quantity. Chester E. Finn, Jr.
Stay the course or turn the page?
Michael J. PetrilliEditor's note: This post originally appeared in a slightly different form at RegBlog.
Playing the race card won't save No Child Left Behind
Michael J. PetrilliThe debate over annual testing is important, but it’s no Brown v. Board of Education. Frederick M. Hess and Michael J. Petrilli
When government fails us
Michael BrickmanMonday afternoon, a Washington, D.C., metro rail train stopped in a tunnel not far from a major station, and the car began filling with smoke. Soon the lights went off and, though many passengers were struggling to breathe, they were told by metro employees to stay put.
ESEA update: More red than green in Lamar Alexander's reauthorization bill
Michael J. PetrilliLast week, I explained the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (a.k.a. No Child Left Behind) in a single table:
Barack Obama's love affair with universality
Chester E. Finn, Jr.Free community college diverts resources away from more pressing problems. Chester E. Finn, Jr.
Three thoughts about Secretary Duncan's ESEA speech
Michael J. PetrilliOverachieving Andy already beat me to the punch with ten thoughts about the secretary’s speech today.
Ten things to know about Secretary Duncan's ESEA reauthorization speech
As I wrote last week, with the ESEA reauthorization process heating up, lots of advocates are now trying to influence the congressional deliberations. Secretary Duncan weighed in this morning.
Vision Talks a better fit for conservatives than ed reformers
Michelle LernerIn AEI’s latest Vision Talks video, Arthur Brooks, its president and the happiest man in the think-tank world, argues that public-policy advocates need to make a better cas
When the standard algorithm is the only algorithm taught
Editor's note: This post originally appeared in a slightly different form on the Tools for the Common Core Standards blog.