By the Company It Keeps: Tim Daly
Our first guest on By the Company It Keeps is Tim Daly, President of TNTP
Our first guest on By the Company It Keeps is Tim Daly, President of TNTP
A first look at today's education news: Three more states receive NCLB waivers, Chiefs for Change pushes back against calls for a moratorium on the stakes attached to standardized tests, and more
Observe what a low achievement bar these kinds of comparisons generally set
A first look at the education news from this weekend and today: Dennis Walcott reminds voters of Mayor Bloomberg's education-reform achievements, Michigan's charters are outperforming their traditional public school peers, and more
A first look at today's education news: The CTU files suit over Chicago's plan to close over fifty schools, NYC mayoral candidate Bill Thompson outlines his education agenda, and more
In favor of good old-fashioned school choice
Neerav Kingsland of New Schools for New Orleans outlines the basics of Relinquishment
A first look at today's education news: Budget cuts cause NAEP to scale back its social-studies exam, Takoma Park lowers its voting age to 16, and more
A quick look at today's education news: NYC schools chancellor Walcott lashes out at candidates' UFT comments, experts urge conservatives to participate in the Common Core conversation constructively, and more
A quick look at education news from this weekend and today: NYC considers terminating a testing contract with Pearson after uncovering yet another error, opposition to Algebra 2 crops up in Michigan, and more
On Monday, we kick off By the Company It Keeps
Mike Petrilli debates Deborah Meier on Bridging Differences
A quick look at today's education news: Gov. Pence of Indiana signs a voucher expansion into law, President Obama proposes increasing the number of borrowers eligible for income-based repayment of student loans, and more
Next week, Andy Smarick is launching a new feature called “By the Company It Keeps,” here on Fordham’s family of blogs
A quick look at today's education news: The Louisiana Supreme Court rules that the state's current method of funding its voucher program is unconstitutional, California universities reach out to disadvantaged students early on, and more
A quick look at today's education news: Christine Quinn supports providing more gifted-and-talented spots for NYC's high-flying kids, high schoolers not headed into STEM careers may not need advanced algebra, and more
The federal government should inject an element of merit into the selection of Pell grantees
From urban schools to Common Core to contrary ed reformers, Andy Smarick has you covered
A quick look at education news from this weekend and today: Gov. Snyder and Secretary Duncan will discuss education policy in Detroit, the U.S. Department of Justice tells Wisconsin that voucher-receiving private schools must comply with federal Americans with Disabilities Act, and more
A quick look at today's education news: Detroit schools emergency manager Roy Roberts will step down, Texas considers a teacher-evaluation revamp, and more
Andy Smarick's picks of the week
A quick look at today's education news: Teachers at UNO have voted to unionize, computer problems in three states have hindered testing, and more
College aid should go to the college-ready
A quick look at today's education news: The parent-trigger bill failed in the Florida Senate (again), the Waltons give $8 million to StudentsFirst, and more
On the thirtieth anniversary of "A Nation at Risk," Dr. Bennett spoke at the Fordham Institute on the state of American Education
In this installment of the Education Next book club, host Mike Petrilli talks with Michelle Rhee about her new autobiography
A quick look at today's education news: Randi Weingarten calls for a moratorium on the stakes attached to Common Core-aligned tests, states' pre-K financing is spread thin over too many students, and more
The headline that "per pupil funding" of pre-K is "down dramatically" is incredibly misleading