On Top of the News ArchivesPrevious On Top of the news June 30, 2009
Behind the News
from the EdNext ArchivesHow and why middle schools harm student achievement
—
Podcast: Jonah Rockoff talks with Education Next.
A new study by Jonah Rockoff and Benjamin Lockwood finds that students in New York City attending standalone middle schools score lower on standardized tests than students of the same age who attend K-8 schools. The study appears in the Fall 2010 issue of Ed Next.
Behind the News
from the EdNext ArchivesAdvocating for Arts in the Classroom
Academic discipline or instrument of personal change?
The Center for Arts Education complains that, while the hiring of arts teachers in New York City has increased, spending on arts supplies has dramatically decreased. In an article that will appear in the Fall 2010 issue of Ed Next, Mark Bauerlein dissects the strategy used by arts education organizations to promote spending on the arts.
Issue Archives
Most Read
The Turnaround Fallacy
Stop trying to fix failing schools. Close them and start fresh.
The Persuadable Public
The 2009 Education Next-PEPG Survey asks if information changes minds about school reform.
Spring 2010 / Vol. 10, No. 2
Winter 2010 / Vol. 10, No. 1
Fall 2009 / Vol. 9, No. 4
Summer 2009 / Vol. 9, No. 3
Spring 2009 / Vol. 9, No. 2
Winter 2009 / Vol. 9, No. 1
Fall 2008 / Vol. 8, No. 4
Summer 2008 / Vol. 8, No. 3
Spring 2008 / Vol. 8, No. 2
Winter 2008 / Vol. 8, No. 1
Fall 2007 / Vol. 7, No. 4
Summer 2007 / Vol. 7, No. 3
Spring 2007 / Vol. 7, No. 2
Winter 2007 / Vol. 7, No. 1
Fall 2006 / Vol. 6, No. 4
Summer 2006 / Vol. 6, No. 3
Spring 2006 / Vol. 6, No. 2
Winter 2006 / Vol. 6, No. 1
Fall 2005 / Vol. 5, No. 4
Summer 2005 / Vol. 5, No. 3
Spring 2005 / Vol. 4, No. 2
Winter 2005 / Vol. 5, No. 1
Fall 2004 / Vol. 4, No. 4
Summer 2004 / Vol. 4, No. 3
Spring 2004 / Vol. 4, No. 2
Winter 2004 / Vol. 4, No. 1
Fall 2003 / Vol. 3, No. 4
Summer 2003 / Vol. 3, No. 3
Spring 2003 / Vol. 3, No. 2
Winter 2003 / Vol. 3, No. 1
Fall 2002 / Vol. 2, No. 3
Summer 2002 / Vol. 2, No. 2
Spring 2002 / Vol. 2, No. 1
Spring 2001 / Vol. 1, No. 1
Winter 2001 / Vol. 1, No. 4
Fall 2001 / Vol. 1, No. 3
Summer 2001 / Vol. 1, No. 2
Sponsored Results
Sponsors
Most Popular Articles
- Are Shaker Heights Schools a Success? A Reply to Kahlenberg
- Value-Added: The Devil's in the Details
- Straddling the Democratic Divide
- Will We Have the Best Courses Online in Five Years?
- LAT on Teacher Value-Added: A Disheartening Replay
- Trench Warfare on the Board of Ed
- New Education Next Forum: Are Boys Being Shortchanged in K-12 Schooling?
- The Turnaround Fallacy
- Book Alert: The Flat World and Education
- An A-Maze-ing Approach To Math
Sign Up To Receive Notification
when the latest issue of Education Next is posted
In the meantime check the site regularly for new articles, blog postings, and reader comments