Use facts, not courts, to fix affirmative action
Michael J. PetrilliBefore the Supreme Court announces its decision in Fisher v. University of Texas, let's consider two important findings about the real world of higher education
Paying the Pension Price in Philadelphia
Robert M. Costrell, Larry MaloneyOne of three technical reports on retirement costs and school-district budgets.
First Bell 6-3-13
Pamela TatzA first look at today's education news: NYC finally has a new teacher-evaluation system, some Michigan lawmakers set their sights on blocking Common Core funding, and more
The Big Squeeze: Retirement Costs and School-District Budgets
Dara Zeehandelaar Shaw, Ph.D., Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.When it comes to pension reform in the education realm, it’s hard to stay positive. Here, we’re saddled with a bona fide fiscal calamity (up to a trillion dollars in unfunded liabilities by some counts), and no consensus about how to rectify the situation. No matter how one slices and dices this problem, somebody ends up paying in ways they won’t like and perhaps shouldn’t have to bear. All we can say is that some options are less bad than others.