First Bell 4-10-13
Pamela TatzA first look at today's education news: The final NGSS draft and President Obama's budget proposal are out, most LAUSD students aren't prepared for college, and more
First Bell 4-9-13
Pamela TatzA first look at today's education news: Britain's Iron Lady is memorialized, NYC's revamped gifted screening process didn't change much, and more
Margaret Thatcher, education reformer
Chester E. Finn, Jr.Foreign policy isn’t all that Margaret Thatcher and her team had in common with Ronald Reagan and his
First Bell 4-8-13
Pamela TatzA first look at today's education news: Bill Gates cautions against overusing standardized tests in teacher evaluations, NYC teachers are staying in their jobs longer, and more
The right response to the Atlanta cheating scandal
Michael J. PetrilliIntelligently mend test-based accountability, don't end it
Agitating, standards, charters, teachers, and widgets
Andy's picks, from Kansas City to CALDER
First Bell 4-4-13
Pamela TatzA first look at today's education news: Mississippi passes legislation providing $3 million to partially fund pre-K programs, a look at Tennessee's Achievement School District, and more
The good news from Pakistan
Chester E. Finn, Jr.A new book from Sir Michael Barber, noted British education reformer, describes an effort to improve education in rural Pakistan
What can education reformers learn from the gay marriage movement?
Michael J. PetrilliIt's a stretch—education is a classic social issue, while education reform is largely a governance challenge
First Bell 4-3-13
Pamela TatzA first look at today's education news: "Cram schools" are gaining popularity, Texas considers scaling back its high school graduation requirements, and more
First Bell 4-2-13
Pamela TatzA first look at today's education news: Atlanta's former schools chief and three-dozen others have been indicted for test fraud, the common-assessment consortia will undergo a federal review process, and more
Quixote, jobs, innovation, and Catholic schools
A collection of news and announcements
Unnecessary Censorship: Ed-Reform Edition
Featuring (in order of appearance): Michael Petrilli - Executive Vice President, Thomas B. Fordham Institute Amber Winkler - Vice President for Research, Thomas B. Fordham Institute John Chubb - Interim CEO, Education Sector Anne L. Bryant - Executive Director, National School Boards Association Gene I. Maeroff - Founding Director, Hechinger Institute Mike Miles - Superintendent, Dallas ISD Christopher S. Barclay - President, Montgomery County Board of Education, Maryland Geoffrey Jones - founding principal, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Chester E. Finn, Jr. - President, Thomas B. Fordham Institute Rick Hess - Resident Scholar and Director of Education Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute