Don’t miss J.B. Schramm and E. Kinny Zalesne in The Times on post-secondary preparation:
…the real revolution, tucked away in the Race to the Top guidelines released by the Department of Education last month, is that high school has a new mission. No longer is it enough just to graduate [...]
It’s a rare day when I have anything printable to say about the New York Yankees.  Seriously.
But Jorge Posada, who plays catcher, and his wife stepping out for education reform is noteworthy and praiseworthy.  Too few professional athletes (and entertainers for that matter) are willing to take on issues like ed reform in meaningful [...]
This new teachers’ contract in Detroit isn’t nearly as good as it’s being made out to be – and that’s not even very good! My take in 140 characters here and here. More later.
[...]On Saturday Michigan passed an ambitious package of legislation to address eligibility and competitiveness for Race to the Top. The tough crowd at the Detroit News editorial board likes it.  Tim Melton is among the heroes here but a lot of folks stepped up.
Among other provisions the legislation [...]
Yesterday we checked in on the Race to the Top debate in Michigan. Today, Detroit News editorial writer and columnist Amber Arellano writes up a guest post on the debate in Motown over the possible arrival of “rubber rooms,” which as we’ve noted on this blog aren’t as fun as [...]
Detroit Press covers the action on the legislation moving in MI to position the state for Race to the Top.*Â Â Money quote from Democratic House education chairman Tim Melton:
“What’s been terrible for me the last few years is watching the communities that are most affected by this, that are Democratic [...]
A few days ago we looked at Florida’s pretty strong Race to the Top application and in particular its language requiring adults to actually put the interests of kids first in order to get the money. Â
Now along comes Stephen Sawchuk to point out that in most states the language basically [...]
College Summit has a Race to the Top guide for the state success factors around post-secondary. As a bonus there is video with Andrew Beyer  J.B. Schramm.
[...]You should check out this essay by Chester Finn on the state of play in education reform:
The next wave of education reform will require both the right and the left to let go of some long-held premises about education policy. ÂConservatives will need to see, for instance, that local control [...]
Per this post, here’s how you do satire.
And, in other dental news, here’s a contest for kids to design toothbrushes.
[...]US News has a useful map of where the charter schools are. On the Hill Jared Polis (D-CO) wants to see more of ‘em and has a good bill to do that.
[...]Keep an eye on a subtle trend in the voucher debate. Past presidents (think President Clinton) took political heat over where they sent their children to school and their school choice positions.  But President Obama is facing a slightly different and even more personal issue — his own education.
Over the past [...]
There are loads of smart things floating around – on all sides of the Race to the Top issue – and then there is this essay in Education Week…wow…really?
[...]Quite a Race to the Top edit from the Lowell Sun in MA. There will be some legislative action there and in MI in the days leading up to the first Race to the Top application deadline.
Also, overheardfrom one of the under-appreciated wits and wonks in our space, a [...]
A few weeks ago in USN I looked at the prospects for Elementary and Secondary Education Act (No Child Left Behind) reauthorization.
Conclusion:Â Â Â Â That’s why despite everything else on his plate, if he’s serious about seeing education reform in 2010 President Obama must expend political capital on it himself. So far [...]
Two reports new reports are well worth your time.  Important new paper from College Summit on “year 13″ data and strengthening the feedback loop (pdf) on how students do after high school.   Look for some similar ideas from ES in January. At CAP, Raegen Miller turns in a paper on value-added [...]
Here’s Kevin Huffman’s inaugural WaPo column is out. It’s about the President’s Nobel acceptance speech. My shorter take on that is here at Politico.
[...]Florida has made some of their Race to the Top materials public. And it’s useful to see because it shows the seriousness about reform in some of the states that are competing.  The entire MOU is worth reading — especially if you’re a state wondering how serious this all is.
Per [...]
Here’s one way to think about charter performance: Despite some quality problems charters are over-represented per-capita on the U.S. News rankings of U.S. high schools, which take into account equity and achievement gaps – as opposed to some other rankings you may have heard of…  Disc - I helped develop [...]
This tweet from Politics K-12 says it all. States advised not to make up data as part of Race to the Top…
[...]New report from McKinsey coming out of their Singapore meeting (pdf), well worth checking out.
[...]Most, but not all, high performing charter schools are urban ventures. Here are some opportunities in the Delta region with KIPP.
[...]Wow, just in case you actually thought there was a big consensus emerging in the reform debate a lot going on in this issue of the Alabama School Journal (pdf).  It’s illustrative…Ben Smith has the political angle on all this, too.  But, don’t miss the sweet deals on [...]
Over at the National Journal education blog they’re debating charter performance.  It’ll be a circus before it’s over, any debate involving charters seems to be. My take here: Look beyond the label.
[...]Seems like this Troops to Teachers story appears in a big paper every few years now, no?
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It’s another take a kid fishing edition.
This is the son and daughter of Susan Oliver. She’s a public relations professional in the education reform space. You can follow her on Twitter here. But, since one of her primary clients is the [...]
New CEP report looks at what’s happening with stimulus dollars around the country.  Couple of items worth paying attention to inside.
[...]You can check out the new Brookings paper on education news coverage (or more precisely the lack thereof) and see a video of the release event.  Should they have called it “Cover Me” instead? Maybe David Brooks would have written on it then…In any event you have to [...]
Not a lot about education in the President’s speech last night…we always get short shrift!  Ha ha.
Anyway, there is a big education implication coming out of the new policy.  Namely, if the President has the left upset over his Afghanistan policy, left and center upset for different reasons about health care [...]
The papers for next Monday’s AEI conference on the demand side of educational entrepreneurship are now online.
[...]In the WaPo  Milloy writes on the Oblate Sisters of Providence and the eduangle. (h/t reader OL, thx)
[...]The much anticipated book with that title and edited by Jane Hannaway and Dan Goldhaber is now out. You can read an overview here.  It’s like Dan Brown, just without symbols, and uses some of the exact same words you’ll find in works by Malcom Gladwell, Michael Lewis, [...]
At the HuffPo he writes on why NCLB maters. Plus, at his blog, 10 industry predictions for 201o.Â
[...]It’s the holiday season again — and again this year please consider participating in Holiday Mail For Heroes via the Red Cross to support the men and women in our armed forces.
[...]Interesting ConnCan paper on ed finance in Connecticut, implications and ideas that resonate beyond that state.
[...]Title I Monitor has a roundtable with a lot of useful perspective (pdf) on what’s happening out there.
[...]Social entrepreneur Alan Khazei is gaining momentum in the MA Senate race.
Update:Â Boston Globe endorses Khazei.
[...]Today’s speech and announcement by New York Mayor Bloomberg is important on a couple of levels. You can watch live. Matters to the future of reform in the city, Race to the Top and New York, and also education politics more generally.
In D.C. the age discrimination suit relative [...]
Well, probably not in these edujobs at Tennessee Score, the EAO there:Â Â Director of Statewide Leadership, Director of Teacher Effectiveness, and Project Manager for Teacher Effectiveness.
[...]New CER data showing that the total number of charter schools now operating is north of 5,000.  So change those talking points! Meanwhile, New York’s data firewall gets the Race to the Top attention but turns out their charter school policy isn’t so hot either (pdf).
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