Education Next

2008 No. 3
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ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS RELEASES

May 12, 2008
Education Next’s New Report Card on State Proficiency Standards under NCLB Reveals Which States Have World-Class Standards and Which Do Not
Researchers find state standards slipping in 8th grade reading and math. Read the full article, "Few States Set World-Class Standards" by Paul E. Peterson and Frederick M. Hess

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

How Do We Transform Our Schools? by Clayton Christensen, Michael Horn
Use technologies that compete against nothing

Brand-Name Charters by Julie Bennett
The franchise model applied to schools

Accountability Left Behind by Rocco Testani, Joshua Mayes
U.S. Court of Appeals sides with the NEA, would free districts from NCLB requirements

New York City Charter Schools by Caroline M. Hoxby, Sonali Murarka
Who attends them and how well are they teaching their students?

Court Jousters by Josh Dunn, Martha Derthick
Plaintiffs exploit weaknesses in NCLB

No Country for Strong Men by Daniel Weintraub
California unions tame the Terminator

Is the Price Right? by William Howell, Martin West
Probing American's knowledge of school spending

Looking Beyond the Reading First Controversy by Shepard Barbash
The promise and perils of federal leadership

Scaling Up in Chile by Gregory Elacqua, Dante Contreras, Felipe Salazar
Larger networks of schools produce higher student achievement

Few States Set World-Class Standards by Paul E. Peterson, Frederick Hess
In fact, most render the notion of proficiency meaningless

 


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