Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, and other leading experts presented a generally positive overview of globalization and the U.S. economy March 2, although they warned that the cost of healthcare presents a crisis that must be addressed before it spirals out of control...
In their Feb. 21, 2007, letter to the editor rebutting Diane Ravitch’s Commentary on the report of the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce ("‘Tough Choices’: Radical Ideas, Misguided Assumptions," Jan. 17, 2007), Thomas W. Payzant and Charles B. Reed build their case on the claim that the United States has the second-most-expensive system of education in the developed world, but only mediocre results...
Diane Ravitch, no friend of the current state of teacher education, got a standing ovation from an unlikely crowd last week: a roomful of deans and directors gathered here for the annual conference of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education...
In a rush to meet requirements under the No Child Left Behind Act that instructional materials purchased with federal aid be scientifically proven effective, educational software companies are promoting research that is substandard and often misleading, according to a new report in the spring 2007 issue of Education Next...
Rankings of educational programs, hospitals, physicians, cars, and other goods and services have become increasingly popular during the past 20 years...
