A first look at education news from this weekend and today: South Dakota authorizes school employees to carry guns while on the job, Massachusetts lawmakers consider removing the charter school cap in the lowest-performing districts, and more
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Online and blended learning alter some of the most basic characteristics of traditional schooling—and the ripples extend much, much farther
A first look at today's education news: 10 percent of Philly's public schools are slated to close, New York becomes the first state to drop the GED exam, and more
A first look at today's education news: The LA school board election results draw a range of reactions, NBC Nightly News will take on race-based goals in states' NCLB waiver plans, and more
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A first look at today's education news: The struggle over whether to close a neighborhood high school in Philadelphia reflects struggles in many other school districts, a judge plans to rule whether Alabama's governor can sign into law a tax-credit-scholarship bill, and more
A first look at today's education news: Arne Duncan takes back his "pink-slips" assertion, a Louisiana judge throws out Gov. Jindal's education-reform package, and more
A first look at the education news from this weekend and today: the LA school-board election attracts national attention and dollars, three new states apply for NCLB waivers, and more
A first look at today's education news: NYC has picked out Common Core-aligned textbooks and materials, fact-checkers question Arne Duncan's sequestration claims, and more
A first look at today's education news: The Obama Administration predicts dire consequences for Title I and special education if sequestration is not stopped, CPS plans to get tough on underperforming charters, and more
A first look at today's education news: Mathematica Policy Research finds that KIPP charters produce substantial achievement gains, a union-run charter is granted a two-year reprieve despite mixed achievement results, and more
A first look at today's education news: English and U.S. History remain the most popular AP courses, high school dropouts cost $1.8 billion in lost tax revenue each year, and more
A first look at the education news from this weekend and today: Sequestration threatens 400 teacher and aide positions, CREDO finds that NYC's charters are quality, and more
A first look at today's education news: A new analysis of NAEP scores contains a plethora of information, Arne Duncan implies strongly that he may grant district-level NCLB waivers, and more
Following the release of Fordham's report, School Choice Regulations: Red Tape or Red Herring?, Mike Petrilli and Adam Emerson sat down with John Kirtley of Step Up for Students to talk about when private schools choose to participate in choice programs. While Fordham found that Catholic schools were less likely to be deterred by accountability regulations, Kirtley took a slightly different tack. Watch to find out more!
A first look at today's education news: Teacher job satisfaction is at a twenty-five-year low, one in five students took and passed an AP exam, and more
A government policy developed by mostly-benevolent leaders can do incalculable harm to those it was designed to help
When it a CRPE report on modernizing state education agencies, Andy is of two minds
A first look at today's education news: a federally mandated commission issues a "blueprint" that harkens back to 1972, charter expulsion rates are no higher than those in traditional schools overall, and more
A first look at the education headlines from this weekend and today: NYC's school-bus strike is over, a study contends that charters select for students, and more
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A first look at today's education news: More concerns over the president's pre-K plans emerge, MOOC providers struggle to catch cheaters, and more
Many proponents of private school choice take for granted that schools won't participate if government asks too much of them, especially if it demands that they be publicly accountable for student achievement. Were such school refusals to be widespread, the programs themselves could not serve many kids. But is this assumption justified? A new Fordham Institute study provides empirical answers. Do regulations and accountability requirements deter private schools from participating in choice programs? How important are such requirements compared to other factors, such as voucher amounts? Are certain types of regulations stronger deterrents than others? Do certain types schools shy away from regulation more than others? These are just some of the questions that David Stuit, author of the Fordham study, will discuss with a panel featuring John Kirtley of Step Up for Students (Florida), Larry Keough of the Catholic Conference of Ohio, and Paul Miller of the National Association of Independent Schools.
A first look at today's education news: Questions on the cost and viability of the president's pre-K plan abound, a parent trigger goes off without a hitch, and more
