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Help build(ing) excellent schools
Building Excellent Schools is looking for an experienced manager and committed ed reformer to lead its new Excellent Schools Network.
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Join GreatSchools
Love D.C.? Passionate about education? GreatSchools is looking for a program director committed to improving educational outcomes for District children by inspiring and guiding parents to be involved. Find all the details at the GreatSchools website.
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The other NCLB
The achievement gap will cede the stage at the American Enterprise Institute’s “No Citizen Left Behind: Closing America’s Civic Empowerment Gap” discussion in on May 14. Harvard scholar Meira Levinson will join AEI’s Rick Hess and Charles B. Adams of The SEED School of Washington, D.C. from 9 to 10:30 a.m. for a conversation about her book of the same name.
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Have a knack for the education biz?
SABIS Educational Systems, Inc., an international EMO that operates nine schools and licenses its education program to charters in several states, is looking to hire a business development specialist. In this position, you’d identify opportunities to start new schools or license programs; several years experience conducting new market analysis and/or project management are a must.
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Fordham LIVE! Pricing the Common Core
Next Wednesday's discussion on the dollar costs of Common Core implementation will now feature an important new voice: former Department of Education official and noted Common Core skeptic Ze'ev Wurman. Wurman will add his insights to a panel that already includes former Florida Education Commissioner Eric J.
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Keep Fordham humming
Do you have experience in nonprofit financial and accounting practices and an understanding of office administration? Are you interested in working in a small, fast-moving, lively, and demanding work environment? Are you cheerful, bright, friendly, and eager? You’re in luck, as Fordham is hiring an accounting and office manager for our Washington, D.C. office.
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Are you an accountability expert?
If so, then you're in luck because the Laura and John Arnold Foundation is looking for a director of public accountability.
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Become an education Gadfly
If you’re a skilled researcher with a talent for writing and a passion for education, an internship with the Fordham Institute may a perfect fit. We seek resourceful, intelligent, detail-oriented, hard-working individuals who are capable of excelling in an intellectually stimulating and often intense work environment.
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Are you an accountability expert?
If so, then you might be in luck. The Laura and John Arnold Foundation is looking for a director of public accountability.
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Run a first-rate school
The Kauffman School, a new public-charter school established by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation of Kansas City, is looking for a Chief Executive Officer to oversee a rigorous college-prep program. Senior management and teaching experience, as well as a commitment to results-oriented leadership, are key.
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The NGA could be the place for you
The National Governors Association is seeking two experienced professionals to join its education division as senior policy analysts.
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NACSA is hiring!
The National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA), which works to expand excellence within the charter-school sector, is looking for both a state and federal policy analyst and a director of state and
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Is American education coming apart?
In his latest best seller, Charles Murray depicts a growing class divide which has fundamentally reshaped American culture, society, and economics. Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010 has generated plenty of attention and controversy since its release, but it does not delve deeply into what that divide means for U.S. education.
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$1 million to start a great school
The Mind Trust is offering a cool million dollars to teams willing to start life-changing schools in Indianapolis. The organization’s Charter School Incubator initiative will award start-up funding, distributed through a rigorous performance review and accountability process, to teams committed to developing large systems of the highest-quality public charter schools in that city.
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Three for tea: Lamar, Margaret, and Checker tackle the future of federal education policy
A decade after the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act, the GOP stance on education, and particularly federal education policy, is clearly shifting. But in any clear direction? And for the better? To examine those questions, the Fordham Institute will bring together two former GOP education secretaries to debate the Republican Party’s direction on this vital issue.
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Join Fordham's senior leadership team
The Fordham Institute is looking for an operations and finance whiz with a track record of success in non-profit management to serve as a member of our senior leadership team. See Fordham’s career page for more information about this outstanding opportunity.
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Your intro to the ed-policy world
Have a talent for research? A knack for opinion writing? Can you keep an office humming? If so, apply to be an intern at the Fordham Institute. We seek resourceful, intelligent, detail-oriented, hard-working individuals who are capable of excelling in an intellectually stimulating and often intense work environment.
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Ed policy in the Windy City
The Heartland Institute will be hosting an Emerging Issues Forum on August 9 in Heartland's hometown of Chicago. At this one day event, experts will discuss a wide range of policy issues and present free-market ideas in the areas of energy, the economy, education, healthcare, and more.
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Got research?
The folks at the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice have put out a call for research proposals that explore the effects that choice and competition have on K-12 education. The foundation is looking for proposals from individual researchers or groups of researchers on any school-choice topic related to vouchers, education-savings accounts, and tax-credit scholarships.
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A-E-I...and you?
The American Enterprise Institute’s all-star education team is looking for a recent college grad with basic education knowledge, and excellent communication and organization skills to join their team as a research and program assistant. The job will entail a wide range of research, administrative, and event-planning tasks.
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Lay the foundation for something great
Building Excellent Schools is looking for an experienced manager and committed ed reformer to lead its new Excellent Schools Network.
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Opening <strike>Gates</strike> doors in education
Want to be at the forefront of education policy and philanthropy? Are you an experienced education wonk with an interest in federal policy? Then the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation may be the place for you: Apply now to become a senior program officer.
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How do we teach the top?
The plight of low-performing students dominates our education news and policies. Yet America’s high flyers demand rigorous schooling, too, particularly if the U.S. is to sharpen its economic and scientific edge.
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Raise money, raise achievement
Passionate about improving public education? Have a talent for development? D.C.’s Washington Latin Public Charter School is looking for an experienced fundraising professional to serve as its new director of development and oversee its upcoming $6 million capital campaign.
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Stem America’s mediocre STEM performance
The National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI) is looking for a dynamic, experienced leader to take the reins of its multi-faceted efforts to improve science, technology, and math education in U.S. schools.
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Wanted: All-star researcher
The National Council on Teacher Quality is looking for an experienced, creative policy analyst with a talent for creativity and writing to head up their research on teacher preparation. In this role, you will conduct original research, write briefs, develop new standards for evaluating teacher preparation programs, and more.
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Looking for a job that puts StudentsFirst?
If you have a talent for project and team management, a knack for writing, and at least seven years of experience in education policy and/or research, head over to StudentsFirst’s career page.
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Get help building a great charter school
Have a vision for an exceptional school? Make it a reality. Want to grow your successful model? Get support for the expansion. Either way, The Mind Trust is ready to help with its Charter School Incubator program, which is accepting applications until November 2, 2012.
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Keep a top policy team running
If you have a talent for writing, are an ace at organization, and like playing wonk on all sorts of topics, apply to join the American Enterprise Institute’s team as a “utility infielder." AEI is hiring a research program manager for its domestic policy studies department and seeks someone with policy experience to work on a range of subjects and projects.