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[...]Educating Ourselves About Education
Boston Globe, MA, October 3, 2008
Experimentation means trying out bold ideas, such as providing incentives for children and parents or paying large bonuses to successful teachers or using Web-based learning in ways that many of us over 40 will never understand.
In Most School Districts, the Doctor Is in Charge, but Some Question Degree
Washington Post, D.C., October 2, 2008
The value of doctoral programs in education has long been debated. The difference between the EdD and the more research-oriented PhD is often murky.
Race For the White House: Charter Schools In Campaign Spotlight
Omaha World-Herald, NE, October 1, 2008
Both presidential candidates have made school choice a hallmark of their education platforms. But even if the White House becomes the chief charter school advocate, it would take a major shift in Nebraska's [...]
U.S. Education Budget Roiled by Financial Crisis
Education Week, MD, September 29, 2008
But a multi-billion-dollar federal plan to assist the financial markets may leave the next president with very little room for major increases for K-12 schools, perhaps for the foreseeable future.
Touring The Educational Corridor
Las Vegas Weekly, NV, September 25, 2008
In the last seven years, three charter schools have opened, and two older, public-school campuses have been given greater autonomy. Never has there been such an influx of resources into this area—millions of public and private funds [...]
Beware of the Easy School Fix
Washington Post, D.C., September 26, 2008
When fixing schools, beware of miracle cures. Every week people send me ideas they say will change the future of education and lead all humanity to enlightenment.
Fulfilling the Promise of School Choice
American Enterprise Institute, [...]
With Freedoms, Charter Schools Face Financial Risks
Voice of San Diego, CA, September 25, 2008
Charter schools were first dreamed up as hotbeds of innovation. They are public schools that are run independently by their own boards, free from school district rules and red tape.
Schools Chiefs Scrap for Ballot Spotlight
Education Week, MD, September 23, 2008
Despite heightened interest in presidential politics this election year, “down ballot” races such as the state chiefs’ contests in Indiana, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, and Washington still won’t get much attention
Consensus on Learning Time Builds
Education Week, MD, September 22, 2008
The rise of charter schools also has given educators something to think about. Two-thirds of those public schools use their freedom from most regulations to adopt longer days or longer years…
Nonprofits Gird for Loss of Funding
Boston Globe, MA, September 22, 2008
Some local nonprofits and charities fear they may lose millions of dollars in funding following the collapse of major Wall Street investment firms.
Education is a Looming Issue
Greenville News, SC, September 22, 2008
One primary [...]
Say a Prayer
New Haven Register, CT, September 18, 2008
The weakening state and national economies have not spared Catholic schools, which have been losing students for years.
On Obama: Why the Democratic Candidate Is Right About Education
New York Times, NY, September 18, 2008
Mr. Obama [...]
Charter School Brain Drain
WBUR, MA, September 18, 2008
This tension has prompted the legislature to maintain a cap on the number of charters. As a result, over the past 5 years, New York has recruited the founders from some of the best performing schools in Boston including Roxbury [...]
Winning Against Hopelessness
New York Times, NY, September 17, 2008
But when he retired, he ducked from the spotlight and resurfaced here, where he said his real calling resided. He had passed through this city in college and figured that few here would know much about his football life. [...]
Spellings Seeks to Boost 'No Child'
Washington Post, D.C., September 16, 2008
Education Secretary Margaret Spellings yesterday sought to reinvigorate support for the No Child Left Behind law even as the two major-party presidential candidates have distanced themselves from it.
Charter School Filings Boom
Daytona Beach News-Journal, FL, [...]
Chicago Charter School Network Defies Expectation
NPR, September 14, 2008
Noble Street College Prep is a remarkable example of what a school can do for kids who've never known success.
Let Charter Schools Flourish
San Angelo Standard Times, TX, September 14, 2008
If public charter schools are [...]
Is John McCain's Support of School Vouchers Good For Education? YES
Kansas City Star, MO, September 12, 2008
A key difference between John McCain and Barack Obama has to do with their views on the role and rights of parents in deciding how their children will be educated.
McCain's 'Education' Spot Is Dishonest, Deceptive
Washington Post, D.C., September 11, 2008
A new John McCain ad caricatures Barack Obama’s education record by claiming that his only achievement is to pass legislation ensuring "comprehensive sex education" for kindergartners.
Teachers Union Initiates School Reform Plan
USA Today, September 10, [...]
Obama, McCain Spar on Education
Wall Street Journal, September 10, 2008
The battle followed a speech Sen. Obama delivered earlier in the day, attempting to put education front and center in the campaign.
Gergen & Vanourek: Bold School Reform Missing
Washington Times, D.C., September 10, 2008
There is [...]
Obama Embraces Charter Schools In Education Plan
New York Times, NY, September 9, 2008
Barack Obama is promising to double funding for charter schools and replace inferior teachers, embracing education reform proposals normally more popular with Republican candidates.
Teachers Matter
National Review Online, NY, September 9, 2008
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Obama Supports Charter Schools. Why Can't Richmond?
Richmond Times Dispatch, VA, September 5, 2008
Much the same has happened here in River City, where the school administration has fought an attempt to launch the state's first elementary charter school, in the old Patrick Henry elementary building south of the [...]
Waiting In Line to Attend a Texas Charter School
If public charter schools are really so bad, then why are tens of thousands of Texas students standing in line for admission?
The State of Texas, which prides itself on everything being bigger and better, does not [...]
Another Lost Opportunity For Education Reform?
Muncie Star Press, IN, September 4, 2008
The public schools will continue to suffer mediocrity until state and federal policymakers understand that American public education is over-regulated and over-politicized.
Teachers Association Wades Gingerly Into Republican Waters
National Journal, DC, September 3, 2008
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Democrats, Teachers Unions Now Divided On Many Issues
USA Today, September 2, 2008
A funny thing happened to the Democratic Party on the way to an education platform: The party has visibly split with teachers unions, its longtime allies, on key issues.
Republicans May Waver Over NCLB
Education Week, MD, August 29, 2008
But it remains far from clear whether Sen. McCain—and other top Republicans—will continue to embrace the federal mandates on school accountability at the center of the No Child Left Behind Act…
Addressing Education Policy
Philadelphia Inquirer, [...]
Making the Grade?
World Magazine, NC, August 29, 2008
Barack Obama and John McCain try to convince Americans that their vastly different education proposals would pass instead of fail.
Raising the Bar: How Parents Can Fix Education
Wall Street Journal, August 29, 2008
More than budgets or [...]
Dear Mr. Weaver,
I checked out the transcript of your speech, 'as prepared for delivery,' given at the DNC on Monday. Is this the actual speech you gave? If so, I am quite simply appalled.
Your first words are, "I am here today on behalf of 3.2 million NEA members [...]
Big Labor's Comeback
Wall Street Journal, August 27, 2008
Forget for a moment the media fascination with disgruntled Hillary Clinton delegates or Michelle Obama's makeover. One of the most underreported stories at this week's Democratic National Convention is that Big Labor is making a big comeback.
Lesson Plan: Put Kids Over Teachers
Rocky Mountain News, CO, August 25, 2008
An eclectic mix of Democratic wunderkinds, tough-talking education reformers and one elder statesman - former Gov. Roy Romer - are challenging their party to step away from teachers unions and return to fighting for the educational [...]
Poll Gives Obama Edge on Improving Schools
Education Week, August 20, 2008
Jeanne Allen, the president of the Center for Education Reform in Washington, said Democrats may have an edge on the issue simply because Americans have little to go on in trying to determine how each candidate would [...]
Bill Gates, one of the most successful men in history, has weighed in on a problem that will prevent others from achieving success like his. American students now languish near the bottom on international rankings.
"This isn't supposed to happen," Bill Gates told Oprah Winfrey on an August 7, 2008, Special [...]
Solve Education Ills By Letting Parents Pick Schools
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA, August 15, 2008
Commercials selling everything from laptops to lunch boxes will soon jam the airwaves …Unfortunately, when it comes to what really matters - the quality of your child's school - parents rarely hear from schools because [...]
Our Goal: Strong Schools
Denver Post, CO, August 14, 2008
But amid this discussion, we need a clear and reasoned voice to continually make the case that strong public education is the best driver of future economic growth.
McCain Supports ‘Equality Project’
Education Week, MD, August 13, 2008
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CHAVOUS: Making a difference
Washington Times, D.C., August 13, 2008
Where are the other Kevin Johnsons, Andre Agassis and Oscar de la Hoyas? Why is it that most people don't even know that these superior athletes have done more to make a difference when they passed their athletic prime [...]
How Well Are They Really Doing?
New York Times, NY, August 12, 2008
The states have made a mockery of that provision, using weak tests, setting passing scores low or rewriting tests from year to year, making it impossible to compare progress — or its absence — over time. [...]
Obama & Education: Backward Barack
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA, August 11, 2008
It's not privileged kids who need school choice; they can afford private schools or can move to neighborhoods with decent public schools. It's the poorest kids -- those stuck in wrecked inner-city districts -- who choice helps the [...]
Don’t miss this one: a gainfully-employed television writer, deciding to leave it all behind to try “to make a difference, to share my passion for language and literature with the next generation,” describes in hair-pulling detail her convoluted efforts to gain ‘permission’ to teach English in Los Angeles’ public high [...]
For Teachers’ Unions, It’s the Year of the Women
Education Week, MD, August 7, 2008
At the national teachers’ unions, this is the year of the women. For the first time in recent history, all of the American Federation of Teachers’ top elected leaders are women. At the National [...]
Some Say Catholic Schools Save Taxpayers Billions
Catholic Courier, NY, August 6, 2008
As the New York State Legislature prepares to return for an Aug. 19 emergency economic session to reopen this year's budget and discuss next year's $6.4 billion deficit, Catholics from around the state continue to propose [...]
Where the Race Now Begins at Kindergarten
New York Times, NY, August 6, 2008
Despite mounting layoffs on Wall Street and the broader economic downturn, private schools in New York City continue to thrive, with administrators and consultants saying this year has been the most competitive yet for admission [...]
Extracurricular Politics
Wall Street Journal, August 5, 2008
Teachers' unions are expert at presenting the interests of their members and of public school students as one and the same. Which is why it's always illuminating to see how the nation's largest teachers' union, the National Education Association, spends its [...]
It's Time For Education Reform
New York Daily News, NY, August 3, 2008
Campaigning at town halls across America, I am often asked about my plans to reform our public schools. And the answer begins with two points on which most everyone agrees: Every public school child deserves a [...]
Education as a Civil Rights Issue
New York Times, NY, August 1, 2008
Civil rights groups have begun a welcome attack on a House bill that would temporarily exempt the states from the all-important accountability requirements in the No Child Left Behind Act, which was signed into law [...]
Let the Funding Debate Begin!
New America Foundation, DC, July 29, 2008
Now that Republican and Democratic presidential candidates Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama have both released their education agendas, Ed Money Watch has decided to examine the federal education funding implications of both plans.
Charter School Survey Shows the Success of Innovative Education Models in the Face of a Severe 40% Funding Gap
PR Newswire, national, July 28, 2008
The results of a comprehensive survey on the factors influencing charter school operations released by the Center for Education Reform (CER) provide a [...]
The Greatest Scandal
Wall Street Journal, July 28, 2008
The profound failure of inner-city public schools to teach children may be the nation's greatest scandal. The differences between the two Presidential candidates on this could hardly be more stark….We think the facts support Senator McCain.
Math Scores Show No Gap for Girls, Study Finds
New York Times, NY, July 25, 2008
Although boys in high school performed better than girls in math 20 years ago, the researchers found, that is no longer the case.
Virtual Schools, Real Businesses
Forbes, NY, July 25, [...]
Education Starts Here
New York Sun, NY, July 24, 2008
Increased school choice and financial support may well be part of the answer, but the foundation for healthy children's education is institutional strength in the family and church.
Teachers' Leader Wants To Focus On What Students Should Know
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First Lady Defends Criticized 'No Child' Tests
USA Today, July 23, 2008
Ask first lady Laura Bush and she'll tell you that, come what may, the 2002 education law, championed by President Bush, will be a lasting part of her husband's legacy.
