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A rundown of the most read Education Next articles of the past year
Behind the Headline: States Fail to Raise Bar in Reading, Math Tests
On Top of the News States Fail to Raise Bar in Reading, Math Tests Wall Street Journal | 8/11/11 Behind the Headline Few States Set World-Class Standards Education Next | Summer 2008 A new NCES report finds that, while some states have raised their standards for proficiency in math and reading, most states still fall [...]
Behind the Headline: Charter School Forges Ahead with Expansion
On Top of the News Charter School Forges Ahead with Expansion Wall Street Journal | 7/14/11 Behind the Headline Future Schools Education Next | Summer 2011 Rocketship Education hopes to open 20 additional hybrid schools in California by 2017, a plan opposed by the local union and school district. The charter organization, which already runs [...]
Behind the Headline: Don’t Ditch Testing After Atlanta Cheating, Boost Test Security
On Top of the News Don’t Ditch Testing After Atlanta Cheating, Boost Test Security CNN.com | 07/13/11 Behind the Headline Cheating to the Test Education Next | Spring 2001 Cheating should not lead us to abandon assessments, writes Chester Finn on CNN.com. Instead, listen to testing expert Greg Cizek, who participated in the investigation of [...]
Behind the Headline: D.C. School Ratings Up Among System Parents, But Doubts Remain
On Top of the News D. C. School Ratings Up Among System Parents, but Doubts Remain Washington Post | 06/22/11 Behind the Headline Mismatch Education Next | Fall 2011 According to a new survey by The Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation, former D.C. schools chancellor Michelle Rhee is viewed more favorably now than [...]
Ed Next Book Club
In-depth interviews by Mike Petrilli with authors of new and classic books about education.
Taking Stock of a Decade of Reform
School reformers have made forward strides in the last ten years, and public debate has acquired a bipartisan cast. But just how successful have reform efforts been?
Poll: Predictions for 2011
What will 2011 bring to the world of education reform? Vote now for the two developments you think are most and least likely
Poll: Best and Worst Developments for K-12 Education
New Ed Next Readers Poll: Vote now on the best and worst events in 2010 for education.
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Behind the Headline: Making Schools Work
On Top of the News Making Schools Work New York Times | 5/20/12 Behind the Headline Is Desegregation Dead? Education Next | Fall 2010 Integration worked, so why have we rejected it? wonders David Kirp in an op-ed that appeared in Sunday’s New York Times. “If we’re serious about improving educational opportunities, we need to [...]
Behind the Headline: Lessons Are Multiplying
On Top of the News Lessons Are Multiplying Washington Post | 5/16/12 Behind the Headline All Together Now? Education Next | Winter 2011 Tracking is out and differentiated instruction is in in school systems across the country. In the Washington Post, Michael Alison Chandler looks at what it means for teachers (preparing three different math [...]
Behind the Headline: Education is the Key to a Healthy Economy
On Top of the News Education is the Key to a Healthy Economy Wall Street Journal | 5/1/12 Behind the Headline Education and Economic Growth Education Next | Spring 2008 “In addressing our current fiscal and economic woes, too often we neglect a key ingredient of our nation’s economic future—the human capital produced by our [...]
Behind the Headline: New TED-Ed Site Turns YouTube Videos into ‘Flipped’ Lessons
On Top of the News New TED-Ed Site Turns YouTube Videos into ‘Flipped’ Lessons Chronicle of Higher Education| 4/25/12 Behind the Headline The Flipped Classroom Education Next | Winter 2012 A new website unveiled by TED helps professors create “flipped classrooms” involving educational YouTube videos and interactive lessons. The website, which is both a portal [...]
Behind the Headline: School Vouchers Gain Ground
On Top of the News School Vouchers Gain Ground Wall Street Journal| 4/12/12 Behind the Headline The Newsroom’s View of Education Reform Education Next | Summer 2012 In the Wall Street Journal, Stephanie Banchero looks at Louisiana’s newly minted statewide voucher program and at the growth of vouchers nationwide. In an Ed Next article that [...]
Behind the Headline: No Tackle Left Behind
On Top of the News No Tackle Left Behind Grantland| 3/20/12 Behind the Headline Academic Value of Non-Academics Education Next | Winter 2012 At a charter school in Washington, D.C., 19 seniors received college football scholarships this year. An article on Grantland looks at how Friendship Collegiate Academy became a football powerhouse. In an article [...]
What We’re Watching: Khan Academy – The Future of Education
Khan Academy was featured on 60 Minutes last night. Founder Sal Khan laid out his goals: to revolutionize the way teachers teach and students learn.
Education Next Spring 2012 Issue Online
The Spring 2012 issue of Education Next is now available online. In the forum, Andy Rotherham and Martha Derthick debate whether the NCLB waivers are illegal. Mike Petrilli and Ty Eberhart consider whether the reality of Obama’s education matches the rhetoric. June Kronholz visits two California districts that are partnering with Khan Academy to boost [...]
Behind the Headline: Obama Proposes NAEP Cut; Seeks State Pilot for Global Testing
On Top of the News Obama Proposes NAEP Cut; Seeks State Pilot for Global Testing Curriculum Matters | 2/17/12 Behind the Headline The International PISA Test Education Next | Fall 2009 In his new budget request, President Obama would trim $6 million from NAEP and spend the same amount on a pilot that would allow [...]
Behind the Headline: In Memphis Classrooms, the Ghost of Segregation Lingers On
On Top of the News In Memphis Classrooms, the Ghost of Segregation Lingers On The Atlantic | 2/13/12 Behind the Headline Is Desegregation Dead? Education Next | Fall 2010 What happens to a successful, all-black high school when its district revives the goal of desegregation? An article in the Atlantic looks at Manassas High School [...]
Behind the Headline: Bills Prod Schools to Hold Back Third-Graders
On Top of the News Bills Prod Schools to Hold Back Third-Graders Wall Street Journal | 2/13/12 Behind the Headline Getting Ahead by Staying Behind Education Next | Spring 2006 Efforts to end social promotion are on the legislative agenda in at least four states, reports Stephanie Banchero in the Wall Street Journal. Legislation that [...]
Behind the Headline: Progress Seen at City’s ‘Turnaround’ Schools
On Top of the News Progress Seen at City’s ‘Turnaround’ Schools Chicago Tribune | 2/9/12 Behind the Headline The Big U-Turn Education Next | Winter 2009 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 [...]
Behind the Headline: K-12 Marketplace Sees Major Flow of Venture Capital
On Top of the News K-12 Marketplace Sees Major Flow of Venture Capital Education Week | 2/1/12 Behind the Headline Fueling the Engine Education Next | Summer 2010 The flow of venture capital into the K-12 education market has exploded over the past year, reaching its highest level in a decade, reports Katie Ash in [...]
Behind the Headline: Stop Burning NY’s Special Ed Dollars
On Top of the News Stop Burning NY’s Special Ed Dollars New York Post | 2/1/12 Behind the Headline The Case for Special EducationVouchers Education Next | Winter 2010 Former State Assemblyman Michael Benjamin makes the case for special ed vouchers in New York City in an op-ed appearing in today’s Post. Jay Greene and [...]
Behind the Headline: Nonprofit Sues UW Board of Regents for Access to Syllabi
On Top of the News Nonprofit Sues UW Board of Regents for Access to Syllabi The Badger Herald (University of Wisconsin) | 1/29/12 Behind the Headline Skewed Perspective Education Next | Winter 2005 The National Council on Teacher Quality has filed a lawsuit against the University of Wisconsin for failing to provide access to course [...]
Behind the Headline: Ciolfi and Rotherham – State schools aren’t held accountable for struggling students
On Top of the News Ciolfi and Rotherham: State schools aren’t held accountable for struggling students Richmond Times-Dispatch | 1/30/12 Behind the Headline Obama’s NCLB Waivers: Are they necessary or illegal? Education Next | Summer 2011 In the Richmond Times- Dispatch, Andy Rotherham and Angela Ciolfi critique the NCLB waiver application submitted by Virginia, complaining [...]
Behind the Headline: City Students at Small Public High Schools Are More Likely to Graduate, Study Says
On Top of the News City Students at Small Public High Schools are More Likely to Graduate, Study Says New York Times | 1/26/12 Behind the Headline School Inflation Education Next | Fall 2004 A new MDRC study finds that students attending small high schools (with fewer than 100 students per grade) were more likely [...]
Behind the Headline: President Obama’s State of the Union Address
On Top of the News President Obama’s State of the Union Address New York Times | 1/25/12 Behind the Headline Valuing Teachers Education Next | Summer 2011 In his State of the Union address last night, President Obama discussed the impact good teachers can have on their students’ future productivity, stating “We know a good [...]
Behind the Headline: Texas School Sports Ban – Premont Schools Drop Athletics To Save District
On Top of the News Texas School Sports Ban: Premont Schools Drop Athletics To Save District The Huffington Post | 1/23/12 Behind the Headline Academic Value of Non-Academics Education Next | Winter 2012 A school district in Texas that has failed to make AYP for 3 years has decided to suspend its athletic programs in [...]
Behind the Headline: Teachers take to Twitter to improve craft and commiserate
On Top of the News Teachers take to Twitter to improve craft and commiserate Washington Post | 1/21/12 Behind the Headline: All A Twitter About Education Education Next | Fall 2011 An article in the Washington Post looks at how a growing number of teachers are using Twitter to improve their craft by reaching beyond [...]
Behind the Headline: Flipped Classrooms Give Every Student a Chance to Succeed
On Top of the News My View: Flipped classrooms give every student a chance to succeed CNN | 1/19/12 Behind the Headline The Flipped Classroom Education Next | Winter 2012 Today on CNN, a principal from Clinton Township, Michigan discussed his school’s use of the flipped classroom to boost the achievement of failing students. In [...]
Behind the Headline: Parents Should Be Allowed to Choose Their Kids’ Teacher
On Top of the News Parents Should Be Allowed to Choose Their Kids’ Teacher Time.com | 1/19/12 Behind the Headline In Low-Income Schools, Parents Want Teachers Who Teach Education Next | Summer 2007 Since teacher effectiveness varies greatly within schools, even good schools, parents need to do more than just pick good schools for their [...]
Ed Next Book Club: Diane Ravitch’s The Death and Life of the Great American School System
Mike Petrilli talks with Diane Ravitch about her best-selling book and her vision for the future.
Behind the Headline: Durbin Queries USDA about School Lunch Abuses
On Top of the News Durbin Queries USDA about School Lunch Abuses Chicago Tribune | 1/14/12 Behind the Headline Fraud in the Lunchroom? Education Next | Winter 2010 Senator Dick Durbin is asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to do more to verify eligibility for the federal free and reduced price school lunch program after [...]
Behind the Headline: Tim Tebow’s Unusual Education
On Top of the News Tim Tebow’s Unusual Education Answer Sheet |1/14/12 Behind the Headline Home Schooling Goes Mainstream Education Next | Winter 2009 Tim Tebow and his four siblings were home-schooled from kindergarten through high school by their parents, who were pioneers in the home-schooling movement, notes Valerie Strauss on her Answer Sheet blog [...]
Behind the Headline: “Let’s Not Weaken It”: An Exclusive Interview with George W. Bush on NCLB
On Top of the News “Let’s Not Weaken It”: An Exclusive Interview with George W. Bush on NCLB Time.com | 1/12/12 Behind the Headline The Future of No Child Left Behind Education Next | Summer 2009 George W. Bush spoke with Andy Rotherham about the impact of No Child Left Behind and what should happen next [...]
Behind the Headline: U.S. Faults State’s Progress on Race to the Top Goals
On Top of the News U.S. Faults State’s Progress on Race to the Top Goals New York Times 1/10/12 Behind the Headline Assessing New York’s Commissioner of Education Education Next | Summer 2011 The U.S. Department of Education has notified New York that it could lose some of its Race to the Top funds if [...]
Behind the Headline: ‘Parent Trigger’ Laws Get Support from Across the Spectrum
On Top of the News ‘Parent Trigger’ Laws Get Support from Across the Spectrum Sacramento Bee 1/3/12 Behind the Headline Not Your Mother’s PTA Education Next | Winter 2012 Alan Bonsteel, president of Californians for Educational Choice, makes the case for parent trigger laws in an op-ed in the Sacramento Bee. In the Winter 2012 [...]
Behind the Headline: Union Enters Conn. Debate
On Top of the News Union Enters Conn. Debate New York Times | 1/4/12 Behind the Headline Unions and the Public Interest Education Next | Winter 2012 In Connecticut, the state teachers union has issued a report containing its ideas for school reform. Richard Kahlenberg and Jay Greene debated whether collective bargaining rights for teachers [...]
More Students Attending Charter Schools
CNN recently released a podcast on the growing number of students attending charter schools throughout the U.S., based on a report by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. Among those interviewed was Education Next’s own editor-in-chief, Paul E. Peterson, who gave his thoughts on the successes charter schools have had. From the transcript: Paul Peterson, [...]
Behind the Headline: The Haves’ Children are Healthier than the Have-Nots’
On Top of the News The Haves’ Children are Healthier than the Have Nots’ New York Times | 12/25/11 Behind the Headline Don’t Sweat It Education Next | Fall 2006 In California, elementary schools with more students from low-income families have lower scores on a statewide test of physical fitness. Some blame inequalities in the [...]
Behind the Headline: National Education Reformer to Lead Bridgeport
On Top of the News National Education Reformer to Lead Bridgeport CTPost.com | 12/21/11 Behind the Headline The Vallas Effect Education Next | Spring 2008 Bridgeport, Conn. has announced that Paul Vallas will become the superintendent of the city’s school system on January 1. The hard-charging leader has left a trail of admirers and critics [...]
Behind the Headline: Half of U.S. Schools Fail Federal Standards
On Top of the News Half of U.S. Schools Fail Federal Standards USA Today | 12/15/11 Behind the Headline Is Your Child’s School Effective? Education Next | Fall 2006 A new report finds that 48% of U.S. schools did not make adequate yearly progress this year. Earlier this year, Arne Duncan predicted that 82% of [...]
Behind the Headline: Joe Robert’s Legacy
On Top of the News Joe Robert’s Legacy Washington Post | 12/9/11 Behind the Headline How Vouchers Came to D.C. Education Next | Fall 2004 Joe Robert, a D.C. philanthropist who supported efforts to expand school options for disadvantaged children, died last week. In the Washington Post, Sally Sachar writes about her work with Robert [...]
Behind the Headline: Class Matters. Why Won’t We Admit It?
On Top of the News Class Matters. Why Won’t We Admit It? New York Times | 12/12/11 Behind the Headline Poor Schools or Poor Kids? Education Next | Winter 2010 On the New York Times’ op-ed page, Helen Ladd and Edward Fiske revisit the agenda of the “Broader, Bolder” approach to school reform, complaining that, [...]
Behind the Headline: Was Gingrich Right About Putting Kids to Work?
On Top of the News Was Gingrich Right About Putting Kids to Work? Time | 12/8/11 Behind the Headline An Appeal to Authority Education Next | Fall 2008 “Gingrich’s latest idea — making disadvantaged students do janitorial work — is faulty in its specifics but not crazy in general,” writes Andy Rotherham, pointing out that [...]
Behind the Headline: New Orleans charter school frustrations reach a boil
On Top of the News New Orleans charter school frustrations reach a boil Nola.com | 12/6/11 Behind the Headline Authorizing Charters Education Next | Fall 2010 In New Orleans, the state body charged with authorizing charter schools is being criticized for recommending the rejection of many applications from local, African-American groups while approving applications from [...]
Behind the Headline: How to Rescue Education Reform
On Top of the News How to Rescue Education Reform New York Times | 12/6/11 Behind the Headline Cautionary Tale Education Next | Fall 2011 In today’s New York Times, Ed Next’s Rick Hess and Stanford’s Linda Darling-Hammond team up to plead for a smarter federal role in education. In the Fall 2011 issue of [...]
Behind the Headline: On Land and In the Bay: Innovation Tackles Truancy
On Top of the News On Land and In the Bay, Innovation Tackles Truancy New York Times | 12/4/11 Behind the Headline Getting At-Risk Teens to Graduation Education Next | Fall 2011 The New York Times looks at a project-based school in San Francisco for teens who have been chronically truant. Some of the 275 [...]
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