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Commentary
1.28.2013

First Bell 1-28-13

Pamela Tatz

A first look at today's education news: Senator Tom Harkin will not seek re-election in 2014, teachers in Seattle are boycotting the state's MAP exam, and more

Commentary
1.25.2013

First Bell 1-25-13

Pamela Tatz

A first look at today's education news: D.C.'s school closures are just the start of a broader plan to make the school district more efficient, the Obama administration announces that disabled students have a right to play school sports, and more

Commentary
1.24.2013

First Bell 1-24-13

Pamela Tatz

A first look at today's education news: Insiders are skeptical that the Department of Education will make gains in teacher-preparation regulations this year, a literacy teacher urges her colleagues to see the potential in Common Core, and more

Commentary
1.23.2013

Nixon, his staff, and the art of government reports

Because of the catastrophic ripples of the Watergate break-in, galling recordings from the Oval Office, and much more, our 37th president is largely persona non grata to the right and even worse to the left

Report
1.23.2013
Charter Schools, Governance, Private School Choice

School Choice Regulations: Red Tape or Red Herring?

David A. Stuit, Sy Doan

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—to be released on January 29—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?

Commentary
1.23.2013

First Bell: 1-23-13

Pamela Tatz

A first look at today's education news: Cash-strapped American religious schools welcome a surge in foreign-student enrollment, teacher colleges are overproducing elementary school teachers, and more

Commentary
1.22.2013

First Bell 1-22-13

Pamela Tatz

A first look at education news from this weekend and today: Obama's inauguration speech touched on training more STEM teachers and improving school security, the U.S. high school graduation rate hit a 35-year high, and more

Commentary
1.18.2013

MET: Now What?

The Gates Foundation’s MET study was a grand success in K–12 research—but what happens next is what matters

Commentary
1.18.2013

First Bell 1-18-13

Pamela Tatz

A first look at this morning's education news: NY's deadline to make a teacher-evaluation deal has come and gone, cash-strapped school districts struggle with school-security concerns, and more

Commentary
1.17.2013

First Bell 1-17-13

Pamela Tatz

A first look at this morning's education news: Pres Obama announces a slew of school-safety and mental-health programs, the school-bus strike in NYC disproportionately affected special-ed students, and more

Commentary
1.16.2013

First Bell 1-16-13

Pamela Tatz

A first look at this morning's education news: Gov. Andrew Cuomo reveals his education agenda for New York, a study finds that the PISA test undervalued U.S. educational achievement, and more

Video
1.15.2013

State of Education, State Policy Report Card 2013

StudentsFirst's much-awaited (and plenty contentious) 2013 State Policy Report Card awarded its highest rankings (B-minuses) to Louisiana and Florida; a dozen states earned an F. After California was flunked, chief deputy superintendent Richard Zeiger took his ire to the New York Times: “‘This group has focused on an extremely narrow, unproven method that they think will improve teaching—and we just flat-out disagree with them.’” This video's panel discussion digs into the new report card, the future of education reform, and how to bridge the divide between policy and practice.

Commentary
1.15.2013

First Bell 1-15-13

Pamela Tatz

A first look at this morning's education news: Arne Duncan to say on as Education Secretary, the New York Archdiocese to close many Catholic schools, and more

Commentary
1.14.2013

The MET study: implications, winners, and losers

It’s hard to believe that it’s taken this long for our field to undertake a research project of this level of sophistication on arguably the most important and confounding aspect of K–12 practice and policy: educator effectiveness

Commentary
1.14.2013

First Bell 1-14-13

Pamela Tatz

A first look at this morning's education news: Critics of "gifted-and-talented" programs argue that they create racial "castes" in public schools, NYC school-bus drivers may go on strike as early as Tuesday, and more

Commentary
1.11.2013

First Bell 1-11-13

Pamela Tatz

A first look at this morning's education news: A panel worries that shutting down CPS high schools will put students in the path of gang violence, a study finds that poor and minority students are more likely to be taught by low-quality teachers, and more

Commentary
1.10.2013
Curriculum & Instruction

Chingos

Common Core’s fate is tied to that of the two testing consortia

Commentary
1.10.2013

First Bell 1-10-13

Pamela Tatz

A first look at this morning's education news: The California teachers' pension fund began to divest itself of gun stocks, parents at a struggling elementary school in Atelando, California, are the first to successfully use the parent-trigger law, and more

Report
1.10.2013
Governance

Education Governance for the Twenty-First Century: Overcoming the Structural Barriers to School Reform

Paul Manna, Patrick McGuinn

America’s fragmented, decentralized, politicized, and bureaucratic system of education governance is a major impediment to school reform. In Education Governance for the Twenty-First Century: Overcoming the Structural Barriers to School Reform, a number of leading education scholars, analysts, and practitioners show that understanding the impact of specific policy changes in areas such as standards, testing, teachers, or school choice requires careful analysis of the broader governing arrangements that influence their content, implementation, and impact.