First Bell 6-14-13
A first look at today's education news: An expansion of pre-K will likely mean an expansion of private pre-K providers, Montgomery County plans to make it harder to transfer to out-of-district high schools, and more
A first look at today's education news: An expansion of pre-K will likely mean an expansion of private pre-K providers, Montgomery County plans to make it harder to transfer to out-of-district high schools, and more
The second half of Andy's compilation of must-read recent publications
A first look at today's education news: The Senate Education Committee approves Sen. Harkin's NCLB-reauthorization bill, the share of the nation's population with college degrees reaches an all-time high, and more
In classic Team Obama style, Duncan explains resistance to the president's pre-K plan as Congressional dysfunction
Keeping it real with reform realism
States can do better than the NGSS
A first look at today's education news: Kansas adopts the NGSS, Gov. Perry signs a bill reducing the number of state tests Texas's students must take prior to graduation from 15 to 5, and more
Andy Smarick interviews Mashea Ashton, CEO of the Newark Charter School Fund
Recent events have divided conservative school reformers, but it’s not too late to stitch it back together
Andy channels the NYT book review--offering four insightful early-summer education reports worth reading.
Peter Cunningham responds to an anti-Common Core article in the New York Times
A first look at the education news from this weekend and today: Ability grouping and computer-adaptive testing are on the rise, special-ed students attend class virtually, and more
Mike asks Deborah the question: Does it "work"?
The ESEA-reauthorization bill released by Senate HELP committee Chairman Tom Harkin could have left much more policy to the states
Tackling poverty and inequality from the reformer's perspective
Retirement costs and school-district budgets
A first look at today's education news: Senate Democrats unveil an NCLB-reauthorization bill; a deal on Wisconsin's income-tax cuts, school-voucher expansions, and public school funding moves forward; and more
Andy Smarick's latest interview is with Robin Lake, director of the Center for Reinventing Public Education (CRPE)
A first look at today's education news: A 40-year-old CA law requires student achievement to be included in teacher evaluations, a D.C. councilmember proposes a package of bills that would dramatically reform the District's public education system, and more
Before 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
A 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
A first look at today's education news: Colleges attempt to recruit disadvantaged students early on, tea-party groups are mobilizing against the Common Core, and more
Mike debunks another set of lies, half-truths, and misinformation from the Pioneer Institute
A first look at today's education news: The CTU files a third lawsuit aimed at stymieing the Chicago Board of Education's plan to close forty-nine schools, Colorado's school-finance system has been ruled constitutional, and more
The Colorado Supreme Court made the right decision in the long-running Lobato school-finance case
In this week's installment, Andy Smarick interviews NACSA senior advisor and Harvard lecturer Nelson Smith
A first look at today's education news: Anthony Weiner's first mayoral debate is on education policy, Texas lawmakers pass a slate of education laws, and more