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In the News

Oft-Cited Statistic Likely Inaccurate

with Eric Hanushekvia Education Week
Wednesday, June 13, 2007

"About half of all new teachers leave the profession after just five years on the job..."

In the News

State Tests, NAEP Often a Mismatch

with Eric Hanushekvia Education Week
Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Many of the states that claim to have large shares of their students reaching proficiency in reading and mathematics under the No Child Left Behind Act have set less stringent standards for meeting that threshold than lower-performing states, a new federal study finds...

In the News

Do away with public schools

with Milton Friedmanvia Los Angeles Times
Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Here's a good question for you: Why have public schools at all?

In the News

The Chinese work ethic and other news

by Diane Ravitchvia Education Week
Monday, June 11, 2007

I hope you had a wonderful trip to China and that you are not too wiped out...

Analysis and Commentary

On Education - Homeschooling is a viable alternative to public schools

by Richard Sousa with Caroline M. Hoxbyvia San Francisco Chronicle
Monday, June 11, 2007

Let's hear it for the home team -- they have done it again...

In the News

Uni voucher system graduates to a serious idea

with Milton Friedmanvia Sydney Morning Herald
Thursday, June 7, 2007

The Group of Eight universities has launched a far-reaching higher education policy statement and, again, educational vouchers have been thrust into the spotlight...

In the News

State Tests Show Gains Since NCLB

with Eric Hanushekvia Education Week
Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Scores on state tests have increased consistently and significantly in the five years since the No Child Left Behind Act became law, and there’s some evidence that gains that started in the 1990s accelerated after the law’s enactment, a new report concludes...

In the News

Education’s Difficult Stage

with Diane Ravitchvia Gotham Gazette
Monday, June 4, 2007

On most mornings about 1,000 students show up at I.S 287, the Christa McAuliffe School in Bensonhurst Brooklyn...

In the News

Sitting Out the Pledge

with Diane Ravitchvia City Journal
Monday, June 4, 2007

Every weekday morning, two students ring chimes over the public address system of Jamaica High School in Queens and begin the day’s announcements...

In the News

September opening for Arab language school

with Diane Ravitchvia United Press International
Friday, June 1, 2007

The state of New York is following through with plans to open the nation's first public school dedicated to teaching Arabic and Arab culture...

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