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Analysis and Commentary

We know 'em when we see 'em

by Chester E. Finn Jr.via National Journal Expert Blog: Education
Thursday, May 27, 2010

We do know why these schools are failing. It's because they're not doing the things that cause schools to succeed...

Analysis and Commentary

How Well Did Ending Social Promotion Work Out in New York City?—Some Further Thoughts

by Paul E. Petersonvia Education Next
Tuesday, May 25, 2010

One always learns from readers’ blog comments, even if one disagrees...

In the News

Company, Harvard prof work on Web-linked textbook, WWII game

with Niall Fergusonvia Boston Herald
Monday, May 24, 2010

A renowned Harvard professor is teaming with a local software company to change the way students learn history.

Analysis and Commentary

It’s the Old Teachers, not the Beginning Teachers, who are Well Paid

by Paul E. Petersonvia Education Next
Monday, May 24, 2010

Is a 20 plus year teacher 62 percent better than a teacher with ten years of experience—or do unions, in their negotiations with school districts, sell out the young teachers for their own purposes...?

Analysis and Commentary

The Constitution Versus the Green Brief

by Robert Zelnickvia Arena (Politico)
Saturday, May 22, 2010

While civilians compete for positions available, enhancing their credentials over time and barred by the Civil Rights Act of 1964 from practicing racial or religious discrimination, the military must above all else put a cohesive team into battle...

Analysis and Commentary

Is New York City’s Decision to End Social Promotion Beginning to Work?

by Paul E. Petersonvia Education Next
Friday, May 21, 2010

[T]here is good news contained in the latest report from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) on how well Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Joel Klein are doing in New York City at teaching elementary and middle school students how to read...

Analysis and Commentary

University Endowments Contributed to the Financial Crisis

by Alvin Rabushkavia Thoughtful Ideas
Friday, May 21, 2010

This is not a condemnation of the advice given by economics and finance professors in elite universities. Rather, it is a critique of the high-return investment model in elite universities’ endowments...

Interviews

CA State Senator Pushing Plan to Block TX Textbook Changes

with Williamson M. Eversvia Fox News
Friday, May 21, 2010

Bill Evers discusses California textbooks on Fox News...

In the News

What Educators Are Learning From Money Managers

with Caroline M. Hoxbyvia Forbes
Thursday, May 20, 2010

Innovative schools collect data, look for small changes, intervene quickly and move resources to the formulas that work...

In the News

Evaluating NCLB

with Eric Hanushek, Margaret (Macke) Raymondvia Education Next
Thursday, May 20, 2010

Accountability has produced substantial gains in math skills but not in reading...

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