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Buckeye State sell out
The dust has finally settled on a long and contentious legislative battle over education reform in Ohio.
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Budget blues and b.s.
Much caterwauling has accompanied the president's new budget. Senator Kennedy thundered that the proposal, which reduces Department of Education funding about 1 percent, to $56 billion, is "the most anti-student, anti-education budget since the Republicans tried to abolish the Department of Education." Suffice to say he is exaggerating.
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Budget cuts aren't all bad?
Join us Thursday, April 9 from 1:30-3:00 PM for "Can Budget Cuts Catalyze Education Reform?" Marguerite Roza of the University of Washington's Center on Reinventing Public Education will join us to present her work (see here and
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Build a better school
The Boston-based organization Building Excellent Schools is committed to improving the academic achievement of students in the nation's urban centers. Their core program is the BES Fellowship, a 12-month, full-time, comprehensive training program for those who seek to found, build, and manage an urban charter school. BES seeks an associate director for that program.
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Build a better teacher
Two education-related articles appeared in the Outlook section of yesterday’s Washington Post. One is worth reading.
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Fordham plans to merge its sponsorship effort
Charter school supporters have argued for multiple charter school authorizers within a state since the first schools opened in the early 1990s.
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2004 Prizes for Excellence in Education
The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation proudly announces the winners of the second annual Fordham Prizes for Excellence in Education. Howard L. Fuller will receive the Fordham Prize for Valor, which is conferred upon a leader who has made major contributions to education reform through noteworthy accomplishments at the national, state, local, and/or school levels.
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A certified good time
Also on May 11, the American Board for the Certification of Teacher Excellence will host a light breakfast and panel discussion about a new study that correlates passing scores on ABCTE's teacher certification exams with student achievement. The event will take place in the National Press Club's First Amendment Lounge. Noshing commences at 8:30 a.m., discussion at 9.
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Achievement Gaps: How Black and White Students in Public Schools Perform in Mathematics and Reading on the National Assessment of Educational Progress
Alan Vanneman, Linda Hamilton, Janet B. Anderson, and Taslima RahmanNational Center for Education StatisticsJuly 2009
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A correction
In my editorial "A rush to judgment?" I made an error in dates by inadvertence (it happens). Mayor Michael Bloomberg was elected in November 2001. He gained control of the New York City school system in spring 2002. Joel Klein became chancellor of the schools in September 2002.
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A correction
Last week, in reviewing Bible Literacy Report: What Do Americans Need to Know and What Do They Know? (see here), I relied on inaccurate news reports to imply that the American Civil Liberties Union had endorsed the publication.
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Back to School!
It's Back to School time and the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools wants to help the charter community get off to a good start with a Virtual Back to School Day on September 6.
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Broaden your horizons
The Broad Superintendent's Academy is a rigorous 10-month program that prepares CEOs and executives from business, non-profit, military, education, and government backgrounds to lead urban public school systems. The Academy covers all tuition and travel expenses, and it expects to place graduates into superintendent or senior cabinet level positions within 18 months of program completion.
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Broaden your horizons
The Broad Foundation is seeking senior executives, educators with a proven track record of success, and dynamic entrepreneurs to attend its 2008 Superintendents Academy. To apply, click here.
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Broad Superintendents Academy seeks nominations
Do you know someone who has the drive, passion, and ability to successfully lead a large urban school district? The Broad Superintendents Academy is a rigorous, ten-month executive management program designed to prepare the next generation of public school chief executives.
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Byzantium. Really.
This week, Mike and Rick chat about Philly, Florida, and $2.99 cheeseburgers. We've got an old school interview with our own Martin A. Davis, Jr., and Education News of the Weird is a knockout. Click here to listen through our website and view past editions.
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Byzantium? Really?
This week, Mike and Rick chat about the FDA, why Spitzer loves the folks at Ed Sector, and Al Gore. Mike speaks Sanskrit and boasts about his yoga skills with our interviewee, and Education News of the Weird is all choked up. Click here to listen through our website and view past editions.
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Charter schools policypalooza
On May 2, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, and a distinguished panel will meet on Capitol Hill to present and discuss several new charter school studies. The event will begin at 10 a.m. in the Dirksen Senate Office Building’s room 638.
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Civics lesson
Last month, the Washington Post's David Broder wrote a column trumpeting the value of teaching civics to American students.
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Columbus City Schools should be ashamed
As an authorizer of two charter schools in Columbus, we’ve heard our fair share of stories about the district not being very cooperative with them (in the way of busing, facilities, etc.).
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Come work with us
Fordham's Dayton, Ohio, office seeks a Project Administrator to work in our charter school sponsorship division. For more information, see here.
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Correction
In the April 8th Gadfly, we incorrectly referred to Utah Republican Governor Olene Walker, at one point, as Olene Johnson (http://www.edexcellence.net/gadfly/issue.cfm?issue=143#1759). We regret the error and have corrected the archived text.
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Correction
In last week's Gadfly, a guest editorial by Diane Ravitch ("Confessions of a flag-waver") referred to a column by Jonathan Zimmerman. That column, "Let children choose a way of their own to reflect on 9/11," appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer, not Slate.com. We regret the error.
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Ed in 08?
The American Enterprise Institute asks the question all ed-policy wonks have been asking since Iowa: Where is education in the 2008 campaign?
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Entrepreneurial AEI
Are you an educational entrepreneur? Curious as to what one looks like? Then motor on down to the American Enterprise Institute on November 14, where a conference will examine the nature, landscape, successes, and limitations of educational entrepreneurship. Researchers and respondents will discuss the promises and perils that develop when the entrepreneurial spirit meets the classroom.
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Fireside charter chat
Author Joanne Jacobs will be in town Thursday, May 11 to promote her new book, Our School. She’ll give a talk, read from her book, and sign some copies. The event will be at the William E. Doar Jr.
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Fordham Foundation accepting nominations for 2005 education prizes
The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation is seeking nominations for its third annual Prizes for Excellence in Education. Two prizes of $25,000 each are awarded to researchers, policymakers, and/or practitioners who have done outstanding work in education reform in ways that accord with the Foundation's core principles.
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Fordham Foundation seeks Director of Charter School Sponsorship
Those with ears tightly pressed to the education keyhole may have heard it whispered that Fordham is dipping its toe into the Ohio charter school sponsorship creek.
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Fordham Foundation seeks research director
Are you an education policy analyst/writer/reformer looking for new worlds to conquer? We're looking for a deft writer/editor, a proven multi-tasker, and an adroit manager of others' work to lead our small research team. You must be an inspired and inventive thinker, a tireless worker, the owner of a sense of humor, in general accord with the Thomas B.
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Fordham Foundation seeks staff assistant
Eager, able staff assistant sought by hard-working education reform group with fast-moving, small team and stimulating, demanding colleagues. Located in downtown Washington D.C. Duties are highly varied but mainly administrative. Successful candidates will be intelligent, self-starting multi-taskers who are attentive to detail, flexible, humorous, literate, and tireless.