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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...
James S. Coleman: Education’s North Star
A star has at least five points. So I was told by a senior colleague at a time in my life when I was desperately trying to figure out how to burnish just one. Even by that standard, James S. Coleman is securely situated in a celestial constellation, as five points can be discerned even if one looks only at his research on schools.
George Shultz, James Timbie, Adele Hayutin: The Emerging New World
Join us for a rare conversation with renowned statesman George Shultz, former long-time State Department official James Timbie and economist Adele Hayutin about opportunities facing the United States and the world at this unique point in history.
James Tooley on Private Schools for the Poor and the Beautiful Tree
James Tooley, Professor of Education at Newcastle University, talks to EconTalk host Russ Roberts about low-cost for-profit private schools in the slums and rural areas of poor countries. Tooley shows how surprisingly widespread private schools are for the poor and how effective they are relative to public schools where teacher attendance and performance can be very disappointing. The conversation closes with whether public schooling should remain the ideal in poor countries.
New study makes irrefutable case for charter schools
Buffalo School Superintendent James Williams picked a rotten time to oppose the growth of charter schools...
The Federal Role In Education
Assistant Secretary James Blew and Eric Hanushek discussed The Federal Role in Education on Capital Conversations.
Answers About Charter Schools, Part 2
James D. Merriman IV, the chief executive of the New York City Center for Charter School Excellence, is answering City Room readers’ questions this week about charter schools in New York City...
Update: Leading Economists and Educators Debate the Economic Implications of the Crisis in American Education
The results of a new national poll about education and the economy will be among the topics of discussion at a policy forum on June 27th hosted by ED in '08 Chairman Roy Romer and Librarian of Congress Dr. James H. Billington...
The Private Schools No One Sees
University of Newcastle professor James Tooley journeyed to Hyderabad, India in early 2000 at the behest of the World Bank, to study private schools there...
California Courts Effectively Ban Home Schooling
In what was branded by James Dobson as “an all-out assault on the family,” a California court of appeal handed down a decision on a secret juvenile case that effectively bans home schooling in the state of California by establishing criteria not met by most of the parents of California’s approximately 166,000 home schooled kids...
No Child Left Behind And Testing Help Hold Schools Accountable
The controversial education law known as No Child Left Behind is up for reauthorization, and amid the nuances under debate one question stands out: Will pressures from the left and right force the federal government to abandon its annual, statewide testing requirements?
Conservative Defenders Of Common Core Push Back
With Common Core set to be one of the political flashpoints in the race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination and with it a topic at the upcoming CPAC conference (a Thursday panel is entitled "Common Core: Rotten to the Core"), conservative defenders of Common Core briefed reporters on Wednesday to begin pushing back against critics.
Michael Petrilli On All Sides With Ann Fisher (38:25)
Michael Petrilli talks about Common Core and standardized tests.
Michael Petrilli On Kojo Nnamdi Show (27:55)
Across the country a growing movement to "opt out" of high stakes standardized testing tied to the new Common Core curriculum is gaining momentum.
What Does “Fully Funded” Mean?
Maryland is on the verge of enacting a trailblazing expansion of educational freedom.
Take Back Our Schools
Rewards, Education, And The Culture Of Poverty
For some children, a “culture of poverty” severely limits the opportunities they have to benefit from structured play and enrollment in out-of-school programs.
Eva et al. Flunk The Fairness Test
In the pre-Common Core era, we had a big problem. Most state tests measured minimal competency in reading and math. But we failed to communicate that to parents, so they reasonably thought a passing grade meant their child was pretty much where they needed to be.
Michael Petrilli On The Education Gadfly Show
Hoover fellow Michael Petrilli, Amber Northern, and Ellen Alpaugh discuss “failing” schools, data privacy, teacher evaluation in Virginia, and a look at school funding disparities.
New Orleans Charter Schools' Academic Growth Superior, Study Says
Students at New Orleans charter schools show more academic growth than their peers in conventional schools, according to a new study from Stanford University.
Education Next Offers Policy Views, With An Edge
Education Next, a crisply produced quarterly that straddles the worlds of newsstand magazines and academic journals, has claimed a prominent spot in K-12 debates that tilts toward support for higher standards, accountability, and school choice.