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
There are plenty of reasons to be against the Common Core, but the Pinoeer Institute's Jamie Gass and Charles Chieppo miss the mark completely
A first look at today's education news: The House passes legislation to halt a doubling of student-loan interest rates, Rhode Island adopts the Next Generation Science Standards, and more
A first look at today's education news: Forty-nine Chicago public schools will close, ACT Inc. jumps into the Common-Core-assessments arena, and more
A question for folks on both sides of the education-reform debate
Our first guest on By the Company It Keeps is Tim Daly, President of TNTP
A first look at today's education news: Three more states receive NCLB waivers, Chiefs for Change pushes back against calls for a moratorium on the stakes attached to standardized tests, and more
Observe what a low achievement bar these kinds of comparisons generally set
A first look at the education news from this weekend and today: Dennis Walcott reminds voters of Mayor Bloomberg's education-reform achievements, Michigan's charters are outperforming their traditional public school peers, and more
A first look at today's education news: The CTU files suit over Chicago's plan to close over fifty schools, NYC mayoral candidate Bill Thompson outlines his education agenda, and more
In favor of good old-fashioned school choice
Neerav Kingsland of New Schools for New Orleans outlines the basics of Relinquishment
A first look at today's education news: Budget cuts cause NAEP to scale back its social-studies exam, Takoma Park lowers its voting age to 16, and more
A quick look at today's education news: NYC schools chancellor Walcott lashes out at candidates' UFT comments, experts urge conservatives to participate in the Common Core conversation constructively, and more
A quick look at education news from this weekend and today: NYC considers terminating a testing contract with Pearson after uncovering yet another error, opposition to Algebra 2 crops up in Michigan, and more
On Monday, we kick off By the Company It Keeps
Mike Petrilli debates Deborah Meier on Bridging Differences
A quick look at today's education news: Gov. Pence of Indiana signs a voucher expansion into law, President Obama proposes increasing the number of borrowers eligible for income-based repayment of student loans, and more
Next week, Andy Smarick is launching a new feature called “By the Company It Keeps,” here on Fordham’s family of blogs
A quick look at today's education news: The Louisiana Supreme Court rules that the state's current method of funding its voucher program is unconstitutional, California universities reach out to disadvantaged students early on, and more
A quick look at today's education news: Christine Quinn supports providing more gifted-and-talented spots for NYC's high-flying kids, high schoolers not headed into STEM careers may not need advanced algebra, and more
The federal government should inject an element of merit into the selection of Pell grantees
