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Florida’s Online Option
by Bill Tucker
Combining distance learning with personalized instruction, this Sunshine State innovation supplements school district course offerings.
Breaking Down School Budgets
by Marguerite Roza
Service costing offers insight into the cost differences between core courses and electives and across subject areas and course levels.
Educating the Public
by William Howell, Martin West
The 2008 Education Next-PEPG Survey found that providing respondents with accurate information about teacher salaries decreased support for raising them; providing information about charter schools increased support for them among liberals but lowered it among conservatives.
Domino Effect
by Scott Carrell, Mark Hoekstra
Children who have been exposed to domestic violence can adversely affect both academic outcomes and behavior among their classmates.
Another Lemon
by Josh Dunn, Martha Derthick
Florida’s charters under attack
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Demography as Destiny?
by Matthew Ladner, Dan Lips
Sustained emphasis on reading, accountability, and school choice have narrowed the achievement gap for Florida’s minority students.
How to Get the Teachers We Want
by Frederick Hess
A teaching profession for the future would make better use of teachers’ talents and skills by adopting a staffing model similar to those in law and health care.
The Future of No Child Left Behind
by Diane Ravitch, John E. Chubb
End it? Or mend it? John Chubb and the Koret Task Force recommend fine-tuning the provisions of No Child Left Behind, while Diane Ravitch advises Congress to repeal the law.
Can Tracking Improve Learning?
by Esther Duflo, Pascaline Dupas, Michael Kremer
Children placed in classes according to their prior achievement learned more than their peers, and the effects lasted beyond the duration of the program.
Full Immersion 2025
by Gerald Huff, Bror Saxberg
How will 10-year-olds learn?
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