Stung that the replacement of dissenting members of New York City's board of education produced hostile editorial comment in an election year, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Joel Klein will institute caning in the event that such a thing should happen again.
This week at www.edexcellence.net, read coverage from around the country on the latest Achieve, Inc. report: Do Graduation Tests Measure Up?
This week at www.edexcellence.net, read coverage from around the country on the latest Achieve, Inc. report: Do Graduation Tests Measure Up?
The New America Foundation's Education Policy Program seeks an associate director and a policy analyst. See here for more info.
The brand new Institute of Education Sciences (which replaced the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement) has announced that it seeks to award over $90 million in new grants to support research on teacher quality, reading comprehension, effective math education, character development, preschool curricula, and other topics.
The brand new Institute of Education Sciences (which replaced the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement) has announced that it seeks to award over $90 million in new grants to support research on teacher quality, reading comprehension, effective math education, character development, preschool curricula, and other topics.
San Francisco's New Schools Ventures Fund - a high-impact education philanthropy fund that invests in scalable non-profit and for-profit ventures, especially in underserved communities - is seeking an Associate Partner to assist the CEO in supporting and developing its network of educators, philanthropists, policy makers, entrepreneurs and business leaders.
On May 16th, the U.S. Department of Education's flagship television show, Education News Parents Can Use, will focus on the latest No Child Left Behind tools available for parents. Topics will include SES and school choice. Concerned moms and dads, take note. The program will air at 8 p.m. and last one hour.
The New York City Charter School Center has an opening for a VP for Policy and Advocacy. The ideal candidate has strategic, tactical and managerial capability.
Mike and Rick are finally back in the studio together this week as they discuss Diane Ravitch’s use of NAEP data to raise doubts about charters, Rick and Checker’s piece on stimulus funding, and new charter changes in Massachusetts. Then Amber tells us about a new NBER evaluation of the Harlem Children’s Zone and Rate that Reform bans texting while driving.
Gadfly has learned that Nina Shokraii Rees, the head of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII), will exit her post and head into the private sector come mid-January.
Or so argue Mike and Rick in their new article in Policy Review. But we hope you don't get lost on the way to the accompanying event, "Left at the Altar," to be held at AEI on February 5, 2009 from 1:00-2:30 pm; you'd be missing a fabulous set of speakers and the presentation of a provocative thesis.
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools has just released a research brief dispelling myths about how charter schools are a financial drain on districts and communities. Check it out here.
Eager to learn how the midterm elections will affect the nation’s education scene? Join AEI scholars next Tuesday, November 9, from 9:00 to 10:30 AM for a discussion on this pressing topic. Learn more or register here.
The Louis Calder Foundation is seeking proposals from charters, parochial schools, charter management organizations, and community-based partnerships to develop “content based core curriculum education programs.” They hope that supporting more organizations delivering strong content-based curricula will encourage others to follow suit.
Fordham is seeking winter/spring interns for both research and new media work in our D.C. office. If you’re an education policy savant with strong research or computer media skills, we’ve got just the opportunity for you.
Fordham is offering grants of between $15,000 and $25,000 to advanced doctoral students, junior faculty members, and suchlike pursuing research related to the courts and k-12 education. Find out more, here.
The Starship Enterprise Institute is this week hosting yet another panel--yes, our old friend Hick will moderate as usual--featuring similar types of people who w
This week, Mike and Rick discuss Fordham's latest and brightest treatise on data, Randi Weingarten's acclaimed speech at the National Press Club, and the appointment of Linda Darling-Hammond as transition team education advisor.
This week, Andy is back as guest co-host and joined by Rick. They discuss the New York Times debate on standardized tests, whether Race to the Top needs a lesson in humility, and the chutzpah of teacher unions recruiting members at successful charter schools.
The Bill of Rights Institute is seeking an experienced professional to manage and deliver their educational programs.
Mike and Janie argue over bipartisanship, explain findings from our recent report on ed schools, and second-guess President Obama. Amber messes with Texas, and Remmert counts slowly in Rate that Reform.
Don’t miss Janie’s inaugural turn in the co-host spot, as she and Mike debate: our new report, NJ’s supe salary cap, and Wake County’s re-segregation woes. Then Amber dives into the Brown Center report on the Harlem Children’s Zone, and Rate that Reform gives effort an F.
Young Education Professionals and Fordham are proud to bring you Jason Kamras, a former U.S. teacher of the year and now the D.C.
Florida is never sunnier than in June. And on the 19th and 20th of that month, the Foundation for Excellence in Education and the James Madison Institute are hosting the Excellence in Action Education Summit in Orlando at the Walt Disney Contemporary Resort (Disney's Anachronistic Resort is booked on the same days, we hear, by the NEA).
Are you an educator and an instructional leader who believes that allchildren can learn and be successful? Keys to Improving Dayton Schools isplanning to operate a high quality, high performing school, and we are nowlooking for people who want to be one of our Founding School Leaders. We
The American Enterprise Institute presents, on Thursday, March 15th at 3:45 p.m., a symposium--Why Johnny Doesn't Vote--that examines why young Americans are less and less engaged with civic participation. Rick Hess will moderate the event, judiciously, no doubt. Register here.
