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Commentary
11.1.2006

Courting disaster

Schools in Garfield, New Jersey, boast the latest in high-priced amenities, including a spanking new $40 million middle school.

Commentary
11.1.2006

Moe money for performance

"Makes no sense at all.... A truly dumb idea." A commentary on Mike Tyson's recent announcement that he wants to fight women? Nope.

Commentary
11.1.2006

A right to single-sex education?

Martin A. Davis, Jr.

Last week the Department of Education announced new rules that clear the way for public school districts to open single-sex schools and classrooms. Since then, a flood of criticisms from women's groups and some civil rights organizations has spewed forth.

Commentary
11.1.2006

No Springtime for Hitler

Student Walter Petryk must have known when he donned a Hitler costume this past Tuesday morning that administrators at Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences wouldn't be pleased. Probably for that precise reason, or because he had grown a mustache for the occasion, he did it anyway.

Commentary
11.1.2006

Tests, elections, and achievement

Chester E. Finn, Jr.

Any number of things can be said about next week's election and I will forbear from most of them. But one issue has surfaced that is genuinely alarming for education reformers: indications that some Democratic candidates (and office holders) are turning against standards-based reform and moving to roll back the assessment regimen that plays a crucial role in it.

Report
11.1.2006
Accountability & Testing

The Fordham Report 2006: How Well Are States Educating Our Neediest Children?

The Fordham Report 2006: How Well Are States Educating Our Neediest Children? appraises each state according to thirty indicators across three major categories: student achievement for low-income, African-American, and Hispanic students; achievement trends for these same groups over the last 10-15 years; and the state's track record in implementing bold education reforms. It finds that just eight states can claim even moderate success over the past 15 years at boosting the percentage of their poor or minority students who are at or above proficient in reading, math or science.