It's no Fordham internship, sure, but if you had to go elsewhere, Michelle Rhee's office is it. While we mentioned last week that she's looking for summer 2009 interns, Gadfly forgot to add that she's looking for spring 2009 interns, too!
This week, Petrilli and guest co-host Palmieri ponder DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee's new teaching and learning standards, Los Angeles's school outsourcing plan, and Detroit's attempt to solve bankruptcy by spending more money. Then Amber tells us about a new EEPA study on curriculum similarity and Mickey sits in on Rate that Reform with a mass dress code fiasco.
February 20th at 4:00 p.m. is when Fordham will host a can't-miss discussion about our forthcoming collective bargaining study. Our panel: Bill Raabe, the National Education Association director of collective bargaining and member advocacy; Terry Grier, superintendent of Guilford County Schools; and Gail Littlejohn from the Center for Reform of School Systems.
This week, Mike and Rick contemplate the future of the Washington Consensus, graduation rates, and the much debated ed sec pick. Amber then knocks the new Ed Sector 21st Century Skills report down to size and Rate that Reform talks high school serial killers.
In last week’s editorial (“Chinese alarm bells,” May 13, 2010), we erroneously attributed 325 Chinese "guest teachers" to Asia Society's network. Guest teachers are provided to Asia Society and other Confucius Classroom programs through the College Board and other sources.
Mike and Rick are manifestoed out, and instead talk shop on election implications, campaign contributions, and color-blind admissions. Amber jazzes up the pension reform debate, and Chris asks which witch is which.
As Americans turn their wondering eyes to the second round of Race to the Top, an unlikely front-runner has emerged: Greece. Struggling with billions of Euros in debt and looking for a lifeline, top Greek government officials have been spotted at 400 Maryland Avenue.
We're back! This week, Mike and Rick discuss unionized charter schools, bailing out state education funds, and Bush's education legacy. Then Amber tells us about a new study of Boston charter schools and Rate That Reform gets fishy.
This week, Mike and Rick talk about time machines, fedora-wearing politicos, and the benefits of sucking up. Checker Finn stops by and grants us an interview, and Education News of the Weird is, once again, purely puerile, even disgusting. Happy holidays, listeners!
Promising that its work will “leverage Uncle Sam to new heights,” the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced today that it will play an even larger role in the federal Department of Education.
We welcome a statistical heavyweight as our guest host this week: former NCES commissioner Mark Schneider.
This week, Mike and Rick talk about why Quality Counts thinks U.S. education is the world's best, kids at Brown have so much time to throw naked parties, and Texas is a progressive place.
This week, Andy and Stafford discuss good grades in the Big Apple, school violence in Chi-town, and young principals in Beantown. Then Amber gives us the lowdown on the PDK/Gallup poll of American opinion on education and Rate that Reform grades Obama's (speech) lesson plans.
This week, Mike and Rick talk about supes, Catholics, and Cubans. We've got an interview with Jonas Chartock of the Charter School Policy Institute, and Education News of the Weird is one with the people. Click here to listen through our website and view past editions.
You heard it here first: Michelle Mhee, DC Chancellor of Schools, will appear on next month's cover of Good Housekeeping magazine. Sporting an "I ♥ teachers" apron, sundress, and Bissell Versus, she simply glows against the bright kitchen backdrop.
Public Impact is on the hunt for two knowledgeable consultants to lead projects on turnarounds, human capital, charter schools, and finance. If this sounds like just your fit, apply today—the application deadline is Monday. Learn more here.
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The Rockefeller Institute put on a swell symposium last year about the lack of transparency in state accountability systems. Check it out here.
This week, Mike and Rick debate Arne's pot of discretionary boodle, the real salary potential of teachers, and the post-Obama fate of Black History Month. Then Amber explains why we should be suspicious of a new study on lead levels and achievement and Rate that Reform documents schools' Valentine's Day coping strategies.
The Indiana Governor's Office is looking for an analyst to work on education and workforce issues. Successful candidate would work closely with the Governor's senior education policy advisor to develop legislative and policy initiatives aimed at improving the performance of Indiana's schools, universities, and workforce training programs.
The Mayor of Indianapolis-the country's only mayor with the authority to sponsor charter schools-seeks an assistant director for charter schools to help coordinate the application review process, oversee charter schools, and develop an accountability process with the mayor. For details see www.charterauthorizers.org (click on Jobs).
On May 27, the Cincinnati Enquirer ran a front page story announcing that the board of the state’s top performing charter school—the W.E.B. DuBois Academy—had voted to close the school due to serious financial problems. As the school’s sponsor, the Thomas B.
We are saddened to note the passing this week of John Brandl, a champion education reformer to whom we were honored to present the 2005 Fordham Prize for Valor. Education reformer, though, is but one of the many public-service roles that Brandl occupied throughout his long and venerable career.
The education-reform world lost a strong ally and a good friend last week with the passing of Lovett (Pete) Peters.
The Mind Trust is now accepting applications for its Indianapolis-based Education Entrepreneur Fellowship. It's a fantastic idea that seeks to develop promising education ventures. Find out more here.
The Office of Innovation and Improvement at the U.S. Department of Education is looking to fill a civil service position that oversees its school choice and charter school programs. It's an important job.
This week, Mike and Rick discuss a school in Massachusetts that wants to rise above test scores, the death of “No Child Left Behind” (as a name, not a law!), and out-of-work ed-school grads. Then Amber presents Fordham’s latest report on national standards and Rate that Reform wishes Texas really would secede.
Oakwood Elementary School in Des Moines, Iowa, is taking childhood obesity seriously. Concerned about its rapidly widening student population, the school revamped recess last year and made playtime less about chit chat and more about burning calories.
