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Help Wanted
The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation seeks a Finance Director and Chief Operating Officer to organize and manage its financial affairs and operations, working closely with the president and board of trustees.
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Help wanted
The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation seeks a bookkeeper/administrative assistant. For details see http://www.edexcellence.net/employment/bookkeeperadminasst.html
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The U.S. Department of Education seeks proposal readers for its Teaching American History Grant Program. Readers will have a chance to influence how $100,000,000 of federal grant money-aimed at improving K-12 history teaching-is distributed.
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When recently released graduation rate statistics were greeted by the business community with a hefty dose of skepticism, Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott decided to call on employers, and the Texas Association of Business in particular, to voluntarily stop hiring folks who haven't made it through that teenage rodeo--high school.
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International lessons about national standards
Like comets, elections, Olympics, and the moon, education policy ideas come and go in cycles. Consider America's on-again, off-again enthusiasm for national standards and tests. Way back in 1959, President Dwight D. Eisenhower called for "national goals" in education, including "standards." A decade later, President Richard M.
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Job opening
The Florida Schools of Excellence Commission (FSEC) is looking for a new Executive Director. This position is not for the faint of heart; FSEC not only authorizes charter schools but authorizes charter school authorizers.
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Job opening
Are you or someone you know trying to launch a career into policy? Education Sector may be looking for you to be their new Research Assistant! You'd get to work with some of Ed Sector's great minds, while conducting research and analysis on leading education issues.
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K.i.d.s. seeks Director of Education Programs
Keys to Improving Dayton Schools, Inc. (k.i.d.s.), a nonprofit organization based in Dayton, Ohio, seeks an exceptional educator to work closely in partnership with area charter schools to guide and assist their academic improvement efforts.
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K.i.d.s. seeks Director of Education Programs
Keys to Improving Dayton Schools, Inc. (k.i.d.s.), a nonprofit organization based in Dayton, Ohio, seeks an exceptional educator to work closely in partnership with area charter schools to guide and assist their academic improvement efforts.
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More Race to the Top drop-outs
Upon hearing that the Ohio Department of Education rejected the majority of districts’ and charter schools’ Race to the Top proposals, we pondered whether this would instigate a dropping-out effect among LEAs who signed on originally but maybe were w
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NCTQ holds event, invites you
On June 27th, The National Council on Teacher Quality is launching its State Teacher Policy Yearbook at an event that you might like to attend.
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New opportunity for new leaders
New Leaders for New Schools is recruiting some 110 new leaders to become outstanding urban principals.
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Opportunities abound with online learning
This week Fordham’s newest board member Caprice Young spent some time in Ohio and her visit could not have been timed more perfectly.
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Opportunities at the Fordham Foundation
The Fordham Foundation hopes to fill two positions. At our national headquarters in D.C., we're looking for a talented writer and editor, a resourceful researcher and a proven multi-tasker to join our small team as a Research Assistant. You must be interested in education policy and reform, a tireless worker, and in general accord with Fordham's principles.
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Opportunities at the Fordham Foundation
The Fordham Foundation is seeking superior candidates for several challenging positions:
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Part-time writing/editing opportunity at Fordham
The Fordham Foundation continues its hunt for a crackerjack writer/editor to help with education writing projects on a part-time or occasional basis. The ideal candidate is a voracious reader and education reform junkie with a keen eye for detail, a good sense of humor, and the capacity to slice through conventional wisdom.
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Potential interns, report for duty
Fordham seeks a winter intern to start work at our Washington, D.C., office as soon as possible. We're looking for a savvy person interested in education reform who possesses a willingness to work hard in a fast-paced policy environment.
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Quality must trump quantity when it comes to new charter schools
With more than 300 charter schools serving nearly 100,000 children, Ohio is known for its significant school choice market. Two of its cities (Dayton and Youngstown) are in the top ten cities nationally in terms of charter-school market share.
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Research staff opportunities at Fordham
Can you write like a gifted angel - but faster? Do you have wide-ranging interests in K-12 education? Are you conversant with many kinds of policy research? A deft editor? Do you generally agree with the Gadfly - and Fordham's education-reform principles? Are you a tireless multi-tasking workaholic who is keen to influence the course of education reform in America?
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Save the date
Please join us for our second Great Debate on Thursday, December 11, "Resolved: America Needs a "Broader, Bolder" Education Reform Strategy." This heated discussion will feature Peter Edelman (assistant secretary of HHS under Clinton), Mike Smith (deputy secretary of education under Clinton), Doug Besharov (Social Welfare Studies Scholar, AEI), and Gene Hickok (deputy secretary
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Seduced by NCLB
The Siren song wafts your way. On Thursday, November 30, the American Enterprise Institute and Fordham are hosting an event sure to woo even the most agoraphobic among us: a five-year assessment of the implementation of NCLB's "cascade of sanctions." This beguiling journey begins at 9 a.m.
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Slake your thirst for Reading First
Join us on Monday, March 10th, at 9:30 a.m. at the Fordham Foundation for a lively discussion about our new Reading First report, and about the program's future. We'll be serving breakfast at 9:00; the event will go until 11. Click here for more information.
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Talking charter schools and more on NPR
Fordham’s Terry Ryan appeared last week on WOSU’s All Sides with Ann Fisher.
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The great debate
Join us at Fordham on Wednesday, September 24th, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. to watch Governor Roy Romer and Jon Schnur debate Diane Ravitch and Debra Meier on the following topic: Resolved: A Stronger Federal Role in Education is needed in the 21st Century. After the carnage, we'll host a reception.
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The great debate
Governor Roy Romer, Jon Schnur, Diane Ravitch and Deborah Meier have attracted such a crowd, Gadfly's worried he'll have to peek in through the window. There is a waiting list, though, and you can be added to it by emailing [email protected]. The event will occur Wednesday, September 24th, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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Wanted: Fordham intern
Are you a bright, savvy college student or recent college grad with an interest in education reform and an appetite for work experience in a fast paced environment? If so, you could be a perfect fit as a Fordham intern in our Washington, D.C. office. Please send resumes and cover letters to Jon Talbot at [email protected].
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Want to work for us?
The Fordham Foundation has several positions it needs to fill. We're seeking a Research Director.
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We've moved
Fordham has moved. Our new address is: 1701 K Street, NWSuite 1000 Washington, DC 20006Our phone and fax numbers remain the same.
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What a bargain!
Collective Bargaining in Education, a new book edited by the Urban Institute's Jane Hannaway and Education Sector's Andrew Rotherham, will be released at the National Press Club's Holeman Lounge on Tuesday, February 28. The event begins at noon, and will run until 1:30 (lunch is provided). Space is limited.