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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...
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...
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. . . .
Has School Accountability Outlived Its Shelf Life?
One of the earliest casualties of the COVID-related school closures was school accountability for academic results, and many education leaders want it to stay that way.
Good News in U.S. Education
In a test given regularly by this federal agency since the early 1970s, nine-year-old students earned the highest scores ever in both reading and mathematics.
The Risks of a "Sputnik moment"
Do we really want the federal government to launch a national curriculum? By Williamson M. Evers.
Professor, Do Your Job
The classroom is not your political platform.
Reroute the Preschool Juggernaut
Universal preschool education is not the solution to America’s long-standing education achievement gaps.
Honor in the Task
How can we shore up the American work ethic? By honoring good work. By Russell Muirhead.