The Arlington, VA-based Bill of Rights Institute is currently looking for a new President. This person would be passionate about educating young people about the words and ideas of America’s Founders, and the liberties and principles contained in the founding documents.
It’s a shame that President Obama’s 2011 budget request is likely to be roundly ignored by Congress, because it’s a pretty decent blueprint for the direction in which the federal government should head on education.
This week, we welcome guest co-host Checker, as he and Andy (now a regular!) discuss the passing of Don Fisher, Arne Duncan’s eight-month-late comments on No Child Left Behind, and Andy’s recent reportage of D.C.’s Catholic to charter conversions.
Having written more than his share of low-sales non-fiction, and having just completed his derivative memoir, Rubblemaker: Life as a Destructive Force, after returning from his 43rd trip to Equatorial regions, C.E. Finn has turned toward derivative fiction.
If you’re an engaged and savvy individual with a hunger for education reform, you’ve come to the right place. Fordham is now accepting winter/spring intern applications for our Washington, D.C. office.
This week, Mike and Rick discuss the new Common Core standards, the low-bar graduation exam in Maryland, and South Africa’s post-Apartheid inequalities. Then Amber tells us about Caroline Hoxby’s new New York City charter study and Rate that Reform grades a double-dealer.
...or it will if you miss this! We are pleased to present our newest report: "A Byte at the Apple: Rethinking Education Date for the Post-NCLB Era." And to introduce the world to this stupendous piece of research, Fordham will host a series of stupendous panels on November 17 from 12 p.m.
How can parents and teachers ensure that today's kids become tomorrow's civic-minded patriotic citizens? Find some good resources for civic education that emphasize strong historical content and identification with American values at www.edexcellence.net.
The good work of charter schools is often overshadowed by the bad and ugly work of charter foes. Read about some charter school bright spots at www.edexcellence.net.
How should Republicans retool when it comes to education? That's the focus of our next Great Debate. This discussion will feature three Congressmen (names forthcoming!) who are currently knee deep in this issue. Please join us April 27 from 3:30-4:30 pm. RSVP to Christina Hentges at [email protected].
This past winter holiday season was a tough one for culturally sensitive principals.
This week, Mike and Janie discuss the November implications of edujobs, the i3 winners, and what Atlanta’s cheating scandal might mean for standards. Then Amber tells us about a new reading intervention—even Britney Spears’s biography can combat summer learning loss—and Stafford wonders: Would you throw yourself down the stairs to get out of a job evaluation?
This week, Mike and Rick profess their undying love for one another, which everyone already knew, anyway. We tried to interview somebody important, but they didn't want to be associated with scatological humor. News of the Weird is going to be frowned upon by the masses.
This week, Mike and Rick discuss Bush's proposal for NCLB reauthorization, how to help kids in Denver, and how to take a robot to the prom. Chris Swanson tells us why Quality Counts 2007 is worthwhile, and Education News of the Weird is hot for teacher.
This week's NewSchools Venture Fund gabfest left Mike and Rick all talked out. The Gadfly Show will return next week at its usual place and time.
Through December 1st, Fordham's Eric Osberg will be engaged in a fierce, online, written debate on edspresso.com over weighted student funding (what, you haven't read our WSF report?). Witness the carnage here.
Our next event is only a week away, and though it’s currently at capacity, we will have a live webcast of all the proceedings. Don’t miss “National Education Standards circa 2009” on our website, November 4 from 3:30 to 5 pm.
The new Broad Residency in Urban Education offers a small group of talented leaders from the private and nonprofit sectors a chance to do hands-on work as managers in urban school districts across the U.S. In addition to a mentorship under an urban superintendent, Broad Residents will receive executive-level training and $80,000 per year.
This week, Mike and Rick discuss Fordham's new voucher paper, the future of private school choice as a viable ed policy strategy, and whether students should be able to check off more than one box when listing their race. Then Amber explains the new RAND study of charter schools and Rate that Reform is infected with March Madness.
This week, Mike and Education Sector's Sara Mead chat about Bush-Bloomberg opacity, schisms between ed reformers, and how not to offend atheists. We have an interview with Checker Finn, the original Education Gadfly, who talks about Buckeyes, and Education News of the Weird is a gem in the rough with an albatross on its back. All in under 20 minutes.
The Joyce Foundation just brought out a swell interactive guide to all things teacher-quality—from recruiting and defining quality teachers to improving and rewarding them. This one-stop shop houses relevant research, a guidebook and a TQ toolkit. Find it here.
In 1999 Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan and billionaire Eli Broad helped elect a new reform-minded school board for the L.A Unified school district. The teachers unions have fought back, though, and on March 4, two union-backed candidates defeated reformist incumbents supported by Riordan and Broad (and their political action committee, the Coalition for Kids) for seats on the school board.
Teach For America is seeking a Vice President of Research and Evaluation to join its Management Team as head of internal and external evaluation efforts. Candidates must possess a strong background in research and evaluation, and preferably a PhD.
The large-scale arrival of women in the U.S. workforce has brought serious change to many industries, certainly including education. The Economist peeks at the social consequences of this transition, specifically how these changes have affected decisions on motherhood. Previously, one of the few paths open to women was teaching.
On October 26, 2010 from 12:30 to 2:00PM, Fordham will host “Cost-Cutting Strategies and Opportunities for Schools and Districts,” with panelists Michael Casserly, J. Wm. Covington, Frederick M. Hess, and Karen Hawley Miles. RSVP here, and join us for a wallet-bending conversation.
Teach California Charters is a new initiative identifying talented individuals to teach in some of California's most rigorous charter schools.
StandardsWork's co-founder Leslye Arsht has been named Deputy Under Secretary for Military Community and Family Policy at the U.S. Department of Defense. Among her many new responsibilities is overseeing DOD's Education Activity, which serves 100,000 students in 223 schools in 13 foreign countries, seven states, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
The Tennessee Charter Schools Association is looking for an executive director. The ideal candidate will possess at least an undergraduate degree and will be responsible for various duties related to organizational development, advocacy and public engagement, and technical assistance.
Curious about tests? Then pop over to AEI on September 22 from 9:00-10:30 a.m. for a panel entitled, "What Educational Testing Can and Cannot Do." The ever knowledgeable Rick Hess will moderate. (He might even wear long pants.) To register, go here.
That's the January 29, 1986 headline I imagined as I observed the ruckus over Barack Obama's innocuous, well-meaning and mildly uplifting address to U.S. schoolkids today. I refer, of course, to the Challenger space shuttle catastrophe, observed on television by millions of American children from their classrooms in part because schoolteacher Christa McCauliffe was part of the crew.
