New study on student discipline: black kids take it on the chin
Peter MeyerThe wonderful hubris of the new National Education Policy Center study on Discipline Policies, Successful Schools, and Racial Justice, is not the assertion that discipline data should be an essential metric in gauging a school's success ? which it should ?
Tackling the retirement time bomb
Chris TessoneTeacher pension systems around the country are falling into crisis due to poor investment returns, unfunded increases in benefits, and poor governance and management.
Quotable & notable
?What can the state department do for higher performing districts? Get out of the way.'' * ? Stefan Pryor, Connecticut's new education commissioner
Amber Winkler joins Fordham's executive team
Chester E. Finn, Jr.On behalf of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, I am happy to announce that today our board elected?Dr.
Quotable & notable
?A child who is suspended from school is more than likely waving a red flag for needing intervention and support. Metaphorically speaking, this is a time you want to put your arms around a student, rather than push them away.'' *
Amber changes her name to Waterfall
Janie and Daniela go two-for-two. This week they unpack Duncan's teacher-prep plan, quality control in digital learning, and the parallels between football and education. Amber boots out ineffective teachers and Chris calls out of turn. [powerpress]
Upon further review...Paul Gross' critique of the NRC Science Framework
Guest blogger Ze'ev Wurman, an executive with Monolithic 3D, a Silicon Valley startup, has participated in developing California's education standards and assessments in mathematics since the mid-1990s.
The best education change agent: deadlines
Peter MeyerI happened on a small story in the Times on Sunday, called ?Deadlines Get Results,?
Education news nuggets
I wonder if surfing and break-dancing are forms of vigorous physical activity under
Quotable & notable
?The culture of bullying won't end until people across the country take action and show children and teens that they care'' * ? Julie Hertzog, Director of Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights Center's National Bullying Prevention Center
High Flyers in the news and on the air
Differentiation, tracking, and the needs of high-achievers are hot topics these days, thanks in part to Fordham's recent study Do High Flyers Maintain Their Altitude? Performance Trends of Top Students.
Computers in the classroom: the disconnect between K-12 and higher education
Quotable & notable
?It's the old business of if you want your test scores to go up, don't test the lower-scoring students'' * ? Doug McRae, Retired testing consultant
Is a single-minded focus on "college for all" the enemy?
Michael J. PetrilliI've been traveling a bunch the past few weeks, making it harder to blog. (Though there's always time to tweet!) So I'm a little late to the party on the recent report from Complete College America, Time is the Enemy.
More on "college ready" and "college for all"
Peter MeyerPart of the answer to Mike's Single-minded Focus question this morning about the depressing college completion data is in Sam Dillon's front page New York Times story, also this morning, on the
AMO Non-enforcement: Easy Flex vs. ESEA flex?
Guest blogger Christine Wolfe served in the George W. Bush Administration as the Associate Deputy Secretary for Policy and is currently President of Wolfe Policy Consulting.
Quotable & notable
?We need to be careful about making judgments about one year of data.'' * ? Mary Peters, Senior director of research and innovation at Battelle for Kids
Plenty of ?Room for Debate? on America's top students
Fordham's latest study, Do High Flyers Maintain Their Altitude?
Roughing the taxpayer: accountability and school athletics
Tyson EberhardtEducation reformers are often accused of being stats-crazy, but are they ignoring important numbers like sports participation rates and athletics spending?? The D.C.