Neerav Kingsland takes you on a tour of five cities and what’s to be learned. Richard Colvin checks in on California’s API measure (pdf) – which was lauded as landmark at its creati...
I do a guest turn at Real Clear Politics today to discuss the Walker recall. I think of the recall the same way as the Republican push for impeachment of President Clinton – an act where politi...
50Can has an important look at teacher evaluation out today. The WSJ says unions in Wisconsin are losing members in the wake of the Walker reforms. And Steven Greenhut looks at pension reform politic...
Jim Ryan is bullish on the choice components of Romney’s ed plan. I think there is a lot less there than he hopes. Doesn’t this line from the Romney paper (pdf), “adopt open-enrollm...
Important front page article in today’s Washington Post about students who incur higher education debt but don’t graduate. I’ve been writing some lately about why college is still w...
We’re hiring an analyst at Bellwether for our growing Thought Leadership team. Great chance to join Bellwether’s overall team of 18 full-time professionals and apply yourself to a variety...
Pell Grants are booming and at long last a conversation seems to be starting about how to make them more effective. I discuss 5 ideas in this week’s TIME School of Thought column: A decade ago ...
Here’s my take on today’s Romney education rollout. Elsewhere Jason Delisle found $52 billion dollars for higher education. Interesting report on civic engagement and knowledge from ETS. ...
The long rumored Mitt Romney education doomsday weapon was revealed today. And it’s basically President George W. Bush’s education policy – but without the accountability. Let’...
Politics K-12 reports on the Administration’s pushback on tutoring. I’m not sure how a blanket ban makes any more sense than a blanket requirement to provide tutoring. Provider quality is...
Enjoy the newest from Deborah Kenny and her team at HVA.
Ed Week takes a multi-pronged look at new education advocacy groups, solid overview of the landscape and more to come. Pat McGuinn takes a look at the same, a breaks a bit of news. After yesterday...
To understand what’s happening with student loans you need to keep two things in mind at once: There is a problem, yes, but there is also a lot of hysteria. And increasingly lost in the hysteri...
The Times breaks the news this morning that David Coleman is taking the helm at College Board when Gaston Caperton retires this fall. It’s an inspired and non-traditional choice but David’...
Bellwether helped the National Chamber of Commerce take a look at school boards around the country and discuss some key takeaways and ideas for how business can play a constructive role in school boa...
We’re going to close the Bellwether feedback survey on Wednesday evening. Many thanks to all those who have responded, if you’re not among them you can learn more and respond via this lin...
If you only read one thing today, this WaPo op-ed by Mississippi TFA’er Eli Hager is a pretty good bet. Unfortunately, the consensus he describes isn’t a simple right – left issue. ...
Audrey Waters asks why Mathalicious is raising money on Kickstarter in the first place.
This week’s TIME column is about science teaching. If you’re not happy with our science achievement there is something we can all do – get kids outside more. It’s Teacher Appreciati...
The week started with video observations and as it ends a new Gates Foundation paper on teacher observations and improving reliability (pdf).
Next Tuesday the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is hosting a 1/2 day meeting on school boards and the role of business groups with them. Speakers include: Kelly Brough, President and CEO, Denver Metro Cham...
Colin Powell talks with Harvard EdCast and puts host Matt Weber through the paces. Well worth a listen all the way through. Sandy Kress hops in the wayback machine to early 2002. Over at National Geo...
From the WSJ – Common Core, shaken or stirred? Significant politics there. And NYT checks in on CT outcomes. You can go home again! Joe Williams takes on the UFT in the Daily News. It got even ...
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities notes that the House Budget Committee broke last summer’s budget deal by eliminating the automatic sequestration and cutting non-defense discretionary spe...
Bellwether’s third fiscal year is coming to a close soon and we’re doing some strategic planning as we look toward the future and think about our growth. In addition to a survey we’...
Some education goings on at Maker Faire. And Charter School Growth Fund and EdSurge are putting something together there, too.
The Times takes a look at Joel Klein, NewsCorp, and education. Reading between the lines what the story really shows is how much the personal becomes the political in education.
In the American Spectator RiShawn Biddle argues that Romney largely will continue the education policies of Bush and Obama – mainly because he has some moderates advising him and once was a mod...
If you want an on-the-ground (and fluid) example of the complicated politics of education and intraparty tensions for Democrats these days it’s hard to beat what’s happening in Connecticu...
In this week’s TIME column I take a look at PineappleGate. In case you’ve been under a rock that’s the saga in New York over a question on the state’s ELA test. I trace the sa...
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