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The children left behind
Our report High-Achieving Students in the Era of No Child Left Behind continues to attract the press's attention.
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Green Dot in DC
Green Dot may be coming to DC to take over a failing high school or two. The full article is worth reading, but, in my opinion, this blurb just about perfectly summarizes the optimism-sans-evidence of the turnaround crowd.
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From the to-read pile
I just got finished reading Education Sector's very interesting report on teachers' opinion about their unions. I found it enlightening and distressing in turns.
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Duncan and the NEA
Secretary Duncan delivered the last of his four policy speeches today at the annual conference of the National Education Association, the nation's largest teachers union. Overall, it was a good talk.
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EdNext debate focuses on school spending
Education Next has just released an interesting and tantalizing debate on school funds. In the wake of Flores, issues of funding equity have again risen to the fore.
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Lines to watch for in Duncan's speech to the NEA tomorrow
Arne Duncan and his fans have been hinting that he's going to be tough on the teachers union tomorrow at??its big annual confab. But will he speak these truths?
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The Splendid Splinter of urban ed reform
Before excusing myself from this debate (which was great) and deferring to my forthcoming article, I'll respond point-by-point to the Hassel's last post.
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Mike and Kojo
Tune in to WAMU 88.5 today at noon if you're able, because our own Mike Petrilli will be a guest on the Kojo Nnamdi Show.
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The Hassels: Turnarounds follow a formula
We've arrived at the sixth (perhaps final?) part of the??school turnaround??debate between our Andy Smarick and??Public Impact's Bryan and Emily Hassel. Just checking in now?
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What does the "firefighter case" mean for teacher testing?
A month ago, I wondered what Sonia Sotomayor might think about teacher tests, as the more rigorous ones typically have a "disparate impact" on minorities; African-American and Hispanic candidates fail them at much higher rates than whites do.
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From "disadvantage" to "disqualify"
As this brief explained, it's unlikely we'll get much reform out of most of the stimulus legislation's education funds. But Secretary Duncan could squeeze some more reform out of the law if he's willing to be bold.
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Article on the way
I got deeply involved in the closure/new start vs. turnaround debate because it has a major bearing on the basic argument of my book project. So I started thinking through and researching the various angles several months ago when this was still a relatively sleepy, back-burner issue.
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School reform and the growing disconnect between DC and the states
The Fordham Institute is unique in the school reform sector in that we have offices in both Washington, DC and Ohio
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Check out Checker on National Journal's new blog
Our own Checker Finn is opining for National Journal's just-launched Education Expert Blog, which poses a question every week to a panel of education heavyweights.
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A prayer is answered for the Liam Julian Fan Club
Do you miss reading the work of Liam Julian, who until he left Fordham last year was one of Flypaper's most prolific and talented writers? Then get your fix with this New Atlantis piece on virtual schooling.
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Of interest...
??????? In Baltimore, the teachers union's contract demands are forcing unwanted changes in the city's highest performing school.
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Today's 'Quotable and Notable'
Quotable "I've gotta sit here sucking my thumb because I can't get reforms?" ??--Boston Mayor Tom Menino
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Howard Fuller's straight talk
Feeling blue about school reform? This riveting no-nonsense address by Howard Fuller at last week's National Charter School Conference will relieve your doldrums.
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The Hassels: Don't turn our backs on turnarounds yet
This post, written by Bryan C. Hassel and Emily Ayscue Hassel of Public Impact, is a response to Andy Smarick's June 25 post about turnarounds.
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Mike recants his Wisconsin editorial
After an onslaught of anger from Wisconsonites about his Green Bay Post-Gazette piece blasting the state's testing and accountability system, our own Mike Petrilli
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Growing ed reform human capital
The White House Fellowship program, arguably America's best career-development opportunity for those interested in public service, today announced members of the 2009-2010 class.
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Tackling education standards
Well, well, well. Looks like our Mike Petrilli is unstoppable. This week he burst onto the scene in the land of cheese and football. The land of the Green Bay Packers! That's right. Mike wrote an op-ed that appeared in the Green Bay Press-Gazette.