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In the News

Want kids with great grades? Then grade their teachers

with Eric Hanushekvia Seattle Times
Friday, April 27, 2007

I believe in public education...

In the News

If nothing else, the jargon is world class

with Hoover Institutionvia St. Petersburg Times
Friday, April 27, 2007

The push for "World-Class Education Standards" is this year's proof that Florida thinks the solution to every school issue is a new slogan, a meddlesome mandate and another standardized test...

In the News

Editorial: No educrat is left behind

with Paul E. Petersonvia TCPalm News
Thursday, April 26, 2007

Well-intentioned, but crippled by manipulation in some states, the federal No Child Left Behind law is up for renewal in Congress...

In the News

Huckabee says he is GOP's best chance against Hillary Clinton

with Hoover Institution, Chester E. Finn Jr.via Arkansas News Bureau
Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Mike Huckabee said Monday he was Republicans' best hope to beat Hillary Clinton in 2008 and he welcomed the chance to debate his record on education improvements compared to reforms she led in Arkansas...

In the News

Weighting for Lefty

with Diane Ravitchvia Village Voice
Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Math conferences aren't typically hotbeds of controversy...

In the News

Most Nations Fall Short of NAEP Proficiency, Analysis Finds

with Chester E. Finn Jr.via Education Week
Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Outside of a handful of Asian nations, the typical 8th grader in many foreign countries would not meet “proficient” levels on U.S. tests of mathematics and science, according to a reanalysis of international achievement data being published today...

In the News

Md. asked to align school standards

with Chester E. Finn Jr.via Baltimore Sun
Friday, April 20, 2007

More Maryland students will be better prepared for college and work if state officials follow through on their pledge to align high school graduation and college acceptance standards as part of the American Diploma Project...

In the News

X+Y = logical testing

with Chester E. Finn Jr.via Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Friday, April 20, 2007

The rules of algebraic functions do not vary from nation to nation or from state to state...

Analysis and Commentary

Hooked on Hysterics

by Michael J. Petrillivia National Review Online
Thursday, April 19, 2007

If you enjoy political theater of the absurd, tune in to a House Education and Labor committee hearing Friday on “Mismanagement and Conflicts of Interest in the Reading First Program..."

In the News

Expert on adolescence to address conference

with William Damonvia Marin Independent Journal
Thursday, April 19, 2007

A daylong conference titled "What Kind of Person Do You Want to Be? - Ethics, Adolescents and Schools," will be on Saturday at the Branson School...

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