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James Ceaser is the Harry F. Byrd Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, director of the Program for Constitutionalism and Democracy, and was a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. He is the author of several books on American politics and American political thought, including...
Senators Propose Replacing No Child Left Behind
Two prominent senators have unveiled bipartisan legislation aimed at replacing the No Child Left Behind program enacted under President George W. Bush, The Washington Post reported.
Bravo
The Every Child Achieves Act of 2015, unveiled a few days back by Senators Lamar Alexander and Patty Murray and scheduled for HELP Committee mark-up on April 14, is a remarkable piece of work.
Common Core Sets Education Goals That Emphasize Depth Over Breadth
Three decades ago, a presidential commission warned that our students’ educational shortcomings had become so pronounced as to reach a tipping point that endangered national security.
New York City Charters Leave Thousands Of Seats Unfilled Despite Exploding Demand, Study Finds
New York City’s charter schools are leaving thousands of seats unfilled each year despite ballooning demand and long waiting lists, according to an analysis of public data to be released Friday.
Alexander-Murray: This Is What Compromise Looks Like, In A Single Table
I’m back from a week’s vacation and pleased to find that ESEA reauthorization is still (if just barely) alive. The release of a compromise bill from Senate HELP Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander and ranking member Patty Murray gives me an excuse to bring back my beloved color-coded ESEA table.
Patty Murray And The Return Of Wishful Thinking
Everyone is right to laud the impressive work of Senate HELP Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander and ranking member Patty Murray in producing a strong bipartisan bill to update the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).
Victor Davis Hanson On Kelley and Company (30:14)
Hoover fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses his articles concerning the "Thought Police" and education.
What’s Next On ESEA?
Tell me if you disagree, my fellow wonks and pundits, but I don’t think anyone predicted a 22-0 vote from the Senate HELP committee on ESEA reauthorization. What an amazing tribute to the bipartisan leadership of Chairman Lamar Alexander and ranking member Patty Murray.
The Academy And The Right To Be Comfortable
Writing in today’s Wall Street Journal, Harvey Silvergate describes a recent panel discussion hosted by Smith College President Kathleen McCartney for Smith College alumni. The panel was titled: “Challenging the Ideological Echo Chamber: Free Speech, Civil Discourse and the Liberal Arts.”
Eric A. Hanushek And Paul E. Peterson On Changes In The Achievement Gap
In 1964, as part of the Civil Rights Act, Congress authorized a national study of equality of educational opportunity. The study was conducted under the leadership of James Coleman.
The Immensity Of The Coleman Data Project
When I reflect on James Coleman and the “Equality of Educational Opportunity”study (EEOS), I am immediately inclined to quote Ecclesiasticus 44:1: “Let us now praise famous men, and our fathers that begat us.” Coleman is the father of much social scientific analysis of education.
The Spring 2016 Issue Of Education Next Is Here!
Fifty years ago, the U.S. Office of Education released James S. Coleman’s “Equality of Educational Opportunity” report, an immense analysis of data from around 600,000 public school students and tens of thousands of teachers.
The Different Ways Schools Go About Character Development
The Content of Their Character: Inquiries into the Varieties of Moral Formation is dense and subtle, but it’s also informative and valuable, particularly for educators. We’ve come to expect as much from the University of Virginia–based Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture, headed by Ryan Olson and founded by his co-editor, the distinguished UVa professor James Hunter.
Stanford to get $30 million for energy institute
Stanford University will get $30 million to establish a new institute on energy efficiency, the university announced today...
Discrimination and the Ivory Tower
The Supreme Court may finally get to clean up the mess that race-based admissions have created at our universities.
The Education Exchange: Low-Cost Private Schools Serving The Global Poor
A professor at the University of Buckingham, James Tooley, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Tooley’s new book, Really Good Schools: Global Lessons for High-Caliber, Low-Cost Education, and the success of some low-cost, effective private schools in the developing world.
Technology may help poor schools by starting with rich ones
["Saving Schools"] is an analytical history of key American school reformers, from Mann to John Dewey to Martin Luther King Jr. to Al Shanker to Bill Bennett to James S. Coleman. I knew about those guys, but the last chapter discussed someone I never heard of, Julie Young, chief executive officer of the Florida Virtual School...
Education Next: Fueled by Federal Stimulus Package, Education Spending Will Likely Increase Over Next Decade Despite Lack of Achievement Gains for Students
Despite an economic downturn and new data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released last month that show no learning gains in math for American 4th graders, the nation`s public schools will likely have more money and a larger and better paid labor force than they had in 2009, according to education researchers James W. Guthrie and Arthur Peng of Vanderbilt University. . . .
Stanford alum promises $30M for energy studies
Stanford University alumnus Jay A. Precourt has promised $30 million to build the Precourt Institute for Energy Efficiency, the university said Thursday...
Stanford alumnus commits $30 million gift to fund energy efficiency institute
Stanford University alumnus Jay A. Precourt has committed $30 million to establish the Precourt Institute for Energy Efficiency at the university...