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A little context on racial disparities in suspension rates
The latest report from the Civil Rights Project draws some incorrect conclusions.
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The public's take on: virtual education
Findings from Fordham's latest: How Americans Would Slim Down Public Education
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Prediction: STEM push will bear no fruit
Why the Obama administration's Master Teacher Corps won't get far
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First bell: 8-6-12
A first look at today's news: Chris Christie's tenure bill, vouchers in D.C., and more on the Stuyvesant cheating scandal
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Regarding cost, the public seems to “get it” but results need context
Guest blogger Bruce Hunter, associate executive director of the American Association of School Administrators, analyzes Fordham's latest publication, How Americans Would Slim Down Public Education.
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Public schools do not need a diet
Guest blogger Anne L. Bryant, executive director of the National School Boards Association, analyzes Fordham’s latest report: “How Americans Would Slim Down Public Education.”
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The public backs changes to personnel policy
Michael Podgursky, economics professor at the University of Missouri, reflects on Fordham’s latest report, How Americans Would Slim Down Public Education.
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First bell: 8-3-12
A quick look at today's education news: Changes to IMPACT, skepticism of BCG's recommended school closing in Philly, and more
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What exactly will the public support?
Guest blogger Nate Levenson, author of Smarter Schools, Smarter Budgets and a forthcoming Fordham Institute report on special-education spending, analyzes Fordham’s latest report, How Americans Would Slim Down Public Education
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How would Americans slim down public education?
Fordham's latest report profiles how Americans would respond to tough budget realities.
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First bell: 8-2-12
A quick look at today's education news: ED pays up for AP, DCPS cuts low-performing teachers, and more
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First bell: 8-1-12
A quick look at this morning's education news: Florida's supe is headed out, Michelle Rhee takes on education and the Olympics, and more.
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First bell: 7-31-12
A first look at today's education news: TNTP on teacher retention, literacy in history classrooms, and more.
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Exam Schools: Inside America's Most Selective Public High Schools
What is the best education for exceptionally able and high-achieving youngsters? There are no easy answers but, as Chester Finn and Jessica Hockett show, for more than 100,000 students each year, the solution is to enroll in an academically selective public high school. Exam Schools is the first-ever close-up look at this small, sometimes controversial, yet crucial segment of American public education.
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Testing and accountability: We can't rest on our laurels
The testing-and-accountability movement can be proud of its accomplishments under NCLB, but the strategy has run out of steam. What now?
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First bell: 7-30-12
A first look at the education news from the weekend and this morning: the Post endorses D.C.'s ed reforms, the AFT condemns high-stakes testing, and much more
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Alexander and Spellings on the GOP’s education agenda
A quick look at highlights from “Ten Years After NCLB: Is the GOP Moving Forward, Backward, or Sideways on Education?”
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First bell: 7-27-12
A quick look at today's top education news: Joel Klein on charters, voucher controversy in Louisiana, and more.
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Ten Years After NCLB: Is the GOP Moving Forward, Backward, or Sideways on Education?
What a difference a decade makes. For all the debate around vouchers and student loans, perhaps the most striking element of Mitt Romney's education agenda is how much it differs from the approach of No Child Left Behind, the defining policy of the George W. Bush years. That does not mean, however, that other Republicans necessarily agree with it. The GOP stance on education, and particularly federal education policy, is clearly shifting. But in any clear direction? And for the better?"Margaret Spellings" "Lamar Alexander" Senator "United States Senate" "Secretary of Education" "Department of Education" DOE ESEA NCLB Tennessee
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First bell: 7-26-12
A quick look at today's education news, featuring a new White House initiative for African-American education, another Office of Civil Rights investigation, and Arne Duncan's take on sequestration.
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Alexander v. Spellings on the federal role in education: A viewer’s guide
A quick preview of tomorrow morning's Fordham LIVE! discussion between former secretaries of education Lamar Alexander and Margaret Spellings.
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First bell: 7-25-12
A quick look at today's top education stories, including a deal over a longer school day in Chicago and the latest Kids Count study.
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First bell: 7-24-12
A first look at today's education news: declining enrollment in urban districts, new voucher accountability in Louisiana, and more.
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First bell: 7-23-12
A first look at education news from the weekend and this morning: Revamped community college, trouble in D.C., and business as usual in the Windy City.