First Bell 4-4-13
A 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
A 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
A new book from Sir Michael Barber, noted British education reformer, describes an effort to improve education in rural Pakistan
It's a stretch—education is a classic social issue, while education reform is largely a governance challenge
A first look at today's education news: "Cram schools" are gaining popularity, Texas considers scaling back its high school graduation requirements, and more
A 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
A collection of news and announcements
A first look at today's education news: Connecticut schools have begun to tighten graduation requirements, "Bring Your Own Device" may lead to a "digital divide," and more
A first look at today's education news: A report finds that NJ's pre-K program has lasting benefits, Gov. Branstad of Iowa proposes raising teacher salaries and offering incentive pay to teachers, and more
A first look at today's education news: The Indiana Supreme Court upholds the state's school-voucher program, NAEP will administer a new test on technology and engineering literacy, and more
A first look at today's education news: New Jersey takes over the Camden school district, NY State legislators pave the way to end the teacher-evaluation standoff, and more
Even as national and international exams tell us American high schoolers aren't making significant achievement gains, freshmen SAT scores at the nation's top colleges keep rising
A first look at the education news from this weekend and today: Chicago's fifty-four school closures has communities in an uproar, districts seek greater flexibility with the funds they have, and more
A first look at today's education news: Chicago closes fifty-four public schools, there are signs of life in NYC's teacher-evaluation debate, and more
The stories of these historical giants have three associations particularly relevant to the work of education reform
A first look at today's education news: NY's new budget will help NYC schools recuperate dollars lost during the teacher-evaluation debacle, U.S. school buildings are alarmingly out of date, and more
Andy Smarick's pick of the news
A first look at today's education news: Pennsylvania's Common Core-aligned diploma law has a gaping loophole, unions and school officials will testify to delay teacher-evaluation reform in Maryland, and more
A first look at today's education news: Principals in 11 percent of NYC's public schools did not flunk a single teacher in the last eight years, student tracking and ability grouping is on the rise, and more
A first look at the education news from this weekend and today: high-ability, low-income students are unlikely to even apply to the best colleges, Wall Street likes Philly's school closures, and more
A first look at today's education news: The number of high school kids taking classes for college credit is up 67 percent since 2003, L.A. supe John Deasy argues for depoliticizing education research, and more
A first look at today's education news: A suburban NJ community is divided over armed guards in schools, key Republican congressional leaders are talking up school choice, and more
We’re honored and humbled by the news that the EWA named Flypaper the best blog in its field
In this edition of the Ed Next Book Club, Mike Petrilli sits down with Tony Wagner to discuss his new book
What's needed are smart policies: strong teacher professional standards, rigorous standards for and assessments of prep programs, and exacting rules on education certification
A first look at today's education news: A new Boston school-assignment plan that looks at both geography and quality faces a committee hearing today, debates rage in Alabama over a tax-credit-scholarship program and Common Core implementation, and more
A first look at today's education news: An NYC panel rejected a school-closure moratorium, the NSF issues a call for multidisciplinary research on education, and more
10 TV shows for kids that are educational and engaging
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