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Carrots, Sticks, & the Bully Pulpit

Interesting day at AEI last week. Hosted a lively discussion on “Education 2012: What the Election Year Will Mean for Education Policy,” looking at what the year ahead holds for education in Washington and nationally.

In the Digital World, Every District Can Compete with Every Other

In Utah, new legislation has given school districts the opportunity to attract high school students from throughout the state to their online course offerings.

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10 States Receive Waivers from Education Law's Sweeping Requirements

2/9/12 | Huffington Post

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Obama’s NCLB Waivers: Are they necessary or illegal?

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The Obama Administration will announce today that 10 states will receive waivers from NCLB requirements. In the Winter 2012 issue of Ed Next, Rotherham and Martha Derthick debate whether President Obama was right to offer states conditional waivers releasing them from some requirements of NCLB.

Progress Seen at City 'Turnaround' Schools

2/9/12 | Chicago Tribune

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The Big U-Turn

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In Chicago, an evaluation of the city’s aggressive efforts to turn around failing schools is spurring heated debate over whether the gains seen in turnaround schools are signficiant and whether the approach should be expanded to more schools. The study, by the Consortium on Chicago School Research, found that elementary and middle schools that were part of the turnaround effort were catching up to district averages, but high schools were not. In the Winter 2009 issue of Ed Next, Bryan Hassel and Emily Ayscue Hassel wrote about the key ingredients for successful school turnarounds. In the Winter 2010 issue of Ed Next, Andy Smarick argued against the turnaround approach.

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High-risk middle- and high-school students who transfer to their preferred school are less likely to be arrested and spend less time incarcerated, pointing to impact of school choice


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NCLB reauthorization offers possibility for federal redirection, if it focuses on providing parents more accurate information and greater choice rather than requiring top-down compliance


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