Education Next

2008 No. 2
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ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS RELEASES

May 06, 2008
Computer-Based Learning Could Transform Public Education within a Decade through “Disruptive Innovation,” Experts Say
Projections indicate that half of all high school courses could be online by 2019. Read the full article, "How Do We Transform Our Schools?" by Clayton M. Christensen and Michael B. Horn

April 28, 2008
Americans Vastly Underestimate Spending on Schools and Teacher Salaries, Survey Finds
According to a recent analysis of national survey results Americans do not have an accurate grasp of how much is currently being spent on public education. Read the full article, "Is the Price Right?" by William G. Howell and Martin R. West


MAJOR ARTICLES

New York City's Education Battles by Peter Meyer
The mayor, the schools, and the "rinky-dink candy store"

Troublemaker by Chester E. Finn Jr.
The education of Chester Finn

The Vallas Effect by Dale Mezzacappa
The supersized superintendent moves to the Superdome city

Going for the Gold by Barry Newstead, Amy Saxton, Susan Colby
Secrets of successful schools

Voting Down Vouchers by Clint Bolick
Lessons learned from Utah

Teachers for America by Julie Mikuta, Arthur Wise
Catalysts for change or untrained temporaries?

Education and Economic Growth by Eric Hanushek, Dean Jamison, Eliot Jamison, Ludger Woessmann
It's not just going to school but learning that matters

Charter Politics by Christiana Stoddard, Sean Corcoran
Why some places have more students in charter schools and others have fewer

No Choice in Milwaukee!?! by Martin West
Remarkable finding by an un-credible study

Free and Appropriate by Josh Dunn, Martha Derthick
Parent’s wealth muddies special-education tuition case

 


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