Quotable & notable
?Frequently, we think of digital media as a distraction and a risk, but it is a potential bridge between what students find engaging and what they need to know'' * ? Joseph Kahne, Professor of Education at Mills College
?Frequently, we think of digital media as a distraction and a risk, but it is a potential bridge between what students find engaging and what they need to know'' * ? Joseph Kahne, Professor of Education at Mills College
The Senate HELP committee voted last night to send the Harkin-Enzi ESEA bill to the floor. It passed 15-7, with support from all of the Democrats and three Republicans (Mike Enzi, Lamar Alexander, and Mark Kirk).
This is the second in a series of blog posts introducing Fordham's latest report, Halting a Runaway Train: Reforming Teacher Pensions for the 21st Century.
?It shouldn't be a rite of passage for students to feel bad when they come to high school.'' * ?Mark Frank, dean of Parke House at New Albany High School
[pullquote]"I got to tell you, the only viable political strategy for getting broad-based support of school reform on that premise is to get those middle-class parents drunk.? -AEI's Rick Hess[/pullquote]We wrap up coverage of Monday's panel discussion, ?The Other Achievement Gap,?
Microsoft just reported its quarterly earnings, posting $5.7 billion in profits but disappointing investors, who had hoped for more. News like this naturally excites Wall Street more than it does education wonks.
This is the first in a series of posts that will introduce the Fo
?The genie of school choice is out of the bottle'' * ?Terry Ryan, Vice president for Ohio programs and policy, Thomas B. Fordham Institute
Mike and Janie hold down the fort this week, discussing the Harkin-Enzi bill, same-sex schooling, and St. Louis (both its new gifted-ed program and the Cardinals). Amber evaluates teacher-prep programs and Chris finds a novel way to hide a bald spot. [powerpress]
Monday's panel discussion, ?The Other Achievement Gap,? provided a chance for critics and supporters of the Fordham Institute's recent study Do High Flyers Maintain their Altitude? to make their cases in person.?
I wonder if Sesame Street and the movies can teach math to our students more efficiently than a
In case you missed the entertaining back-and-forth at Monday's panel discussion, you can now watch the ?The Other Achievement Gap? in its entirety on our website.?
The left-leaning Think Tank Review Project reviews virtually every analytic report that Fordham publishes—and they have yet to find one that they like.
In this guest blog post, the team at?
?Kids are barometers of truth. ?They know whether you care for them.'' * ? Angelique Jacques Marcoulis, Principal of Opportunities Unlimited Charter High School
Guest blogger Alex Medler is the VP for Research and Evaluation at the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA). Medler chaired the board of directors of Colorado's Charter School Institute, a statewide charter authorizer.
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Guest blogger Roxanna Elden is a National Board Certified Teacher in Miami, and the author of See Me After Class: Advice for Teachers by Teachers.
?At the end of the day, you can't give a death sentence for stealing a turkey.'' * ?Derrick Bass, Dean at Marshall High School in Chicago
While Checker dispenses with the United Educators of San Francisco on one coast, a more worthy opponent has emerged much closer to home.?
It's official: Federal policymakers across the political spectrum are finally willing to admit that Congress overreached when it passed No Child Left Behind and put Uncle Sam in the driver's seat on education accountability.
?And Johnny still can't read. Even his diploma. I don't see what there is about the last 50 years of failure that's worth enshrining in marble, and a shock to the system might be just what the system needs. We can hardly make matters worse.'' *
Jeb Bush's Foundation for Excellence in Education (FEE) kicks off its annual summit today out in San Francisco.