The U.S. spends more per capita on education than every other country in the OECD except Switzerland. Yet teacher salaries are relatively low and students underperform their OECD peers on international tests. The solution to all these problems may just be to pay teachers more money, especially in salary rather than expensive fringe benefits.
The Lone Star State needn’t go it alone anymore
A useful primer on the special ed capital of the world
E.D. Hirsch gets a new ally
The Indianapolis Public Schools struck back this week, countering The Mind Trust’s plan for reforming education in Indy with a school reform report of its own.
Guest blogger David Harris, CEO of The Mind Trust, answers the BIG question: "What's the most important education governance issue?"
In the 1990s, much of the fireworks in the education policy debate centered around a “reading war” where supporters of whole language squared off against the forces of phonics. Now, in the Common Core era, I predict a similar firestorm is on the horizon.
New Fordham review warns that proposed changes to Texas's math standards, while an improvement, leave plenty to be desired.
Today we continue our analysis of the impact of Governor Kasich’s mid-biennium education policy proposals with a look at how it would change the state’s charter school academic death penalty. (See our previous analyses of how schools
NCTQ's Kate Walsh and Arthur McKee explain the significance of the Brookings Institution's recent report, "Choosing Blindly: Instructional Materials, Teacher Effectiveness, and the Common Core."
The income disparity between people with a bachelor’s degree versus those with only a high school diploma is increasing at a rapid rate. Thirty years ago, those with a bachelor’s degree earned an average of 40 percent more than those who only completed high school. Today, the earnings’ difference is about 80 percent.
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer's explanation of her decision to veto an expansion of the state's publicly funded savings account to help more disadvantaged students pay for private education rings hollow.
Rural and small-town schools face unique challenges. We could use more creative programs like the USDA's Community Facilities lending initiative for easing the burden of inadequate facilities, helping schools develop realistic enrollment projections and obtain affordable space.
Sure, I’ll move—for a price
Colorado Springs superintendent and teacher-compensation-reform pioneer Mike Miles is taking the reins in Dallas.
David Brooks, E.D. Hirsch, and why the status quo persists
Is it intellectually inconsistent to promote common standards while advocating for school choice?
The Department of Education's reversal on special education spending does a disservice to district administrators and general ed students.
Though the Cleveland Metropolitan School District is in dire need of the reforms,these two high-performing high schools, John Hay Early College High Schools and Cleveland School of the Arts High School, demonstrate that not everything in Cleveland is broken.
An urban wasteland in the industrial Midwest shows how a portfolio approach to public education can inspire even the most disadvantaged families to “shop” for the right school.
Passing a set of historic reform bills last week, the Louisiana legislature handed Gov. Bobby Jindal and his new education chief, John White, the keys to reform city.
With the spotlight on urban schools, recognizing the value of our country's rural schools is often forgotten.
