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Schools and the City

Young professionals are moving to the city and sticking around to raise families. Are urban school districts ready for them?

By  Michael Thomas Duffy  Books, Homepage  

Solving America’s Math Problem

Tailor instruction to the varying needs of the students

Tailor instruction to the varying needs of the students

By  Jacob Vigdor  Features, Homepage, Journal, On Top of the News  

The Elephant in the Classroom

Why is diversity so hard to manage?

Why is diversity so hard to manage?

By  Jennifer Burns Stillman  Features, Homepage, Journal, On Top of the News  

Diverse Charter Schools

Popular, controversial, and a challenge to run successfully

Popular, controversial, and a challenge to run successfully

By  Alexander Russo  Features, Homepage, Journal  

Setting Students Up for Success

Create the path of least resistance

Create the path of least resistance

By Rebecca Friedman with Chavi Abramson     Briefs, Homepage, Inside Schools, Journal, School Life  

Exam Schools from the Inside

Racially diverse, subject to collective bargaining, fulfilling a need

Racially diverse, subject to collective bargaining, fulfilling a need

By  Chester E. Finn, Jr. and Jessica Hockett  Features, Homepage, Journal, On Top of the News  

Capturing the Dimensions of Effective Teaching

Student achievement gains, student surveys, and classroom observations

Student achievement gains, student surveys, and classroom observations

By  Thomas J. Kane  Features, Homepage, Journal, Teachers and Teaching  

A River of Data

Making the learning experience more effective

Making the learning experience more effective

By  Bror Saxberg  Briefs, Homepage, Journal, What Next  

Can Teacher Evaluation Improve Teaching?

Evidence of systematic growth in the effectiveness of midcareer teachers

Evidence of systematic growth in the effectiveness of midcareer teachers

By  Eric S. Taylor and John H. Tyler  Homepage, Inside Schools, Journal, Research  

Is the U.S. Catching Up?

International and state trends in student achievement

International and state trends in student achievement

By  Eric A. Hanushek, Ludger Woessmann and Paul E. Peterson  Features, Homepage, International, Journal, Standards, Testing, and Accountability  

A New Type of Ed School

Linking candidate success to student success

Linking candidate success to student success

By  June Kronholz  Features, Homepage, Journal, Teachers and Teaching  

The Compensation Question

Are public school teachers underpaid?

Are public school teachers underpaid?

By Jason Richwine and Andrew Biggs, Lawrence Mishel and Joydeep Roy     Forum, Homepage, Journal  

Public Schools and Money

Strategies for improving productivity in times of austerity

Strategies for improving productivity in times of austerity

By  James Guthrie and Elizabeth A. Ettema  Features, Homepage, Journal, On Top of the News, School Spending  

Fight Club

Are advocacy organizations changing the politics of education?

Are advocacy organizations changing the politics of education?

By  Patrick McGuinn  Features, Homepage, Journal, On Top of the News, School Spending  

Great Teaching

Measuring its effects on students' future earnings

Measuring its effects on students’ future earnings

By  Raj Chetty, John N. Friedman and Jonah E. Rockoff  Homepage, Journal, On Top of the News, Research, Teachers and Teaching  

Advice for Education Reformers: Be Bold!

A conversation with Jeb Bush

A conversation with Jeb Bush

By  Peter Meyer  Briefs, Homepage, Interview, Journal  

Whose School Buildings Are They, Anyway?

Making public school facilities available to charters

Making public school facilities available to charters

By  Nelson Smith  Charter Schools and Vouchers, Features, Homepage, Journal  

Title IX at Trial

If you schedule it, will they come?

If you schedule it, will they come?

By  Joshua Dunn and Martha Derthick  Briefs, Homepage, Journal, The Legal Beat  

Do Schools Begin Too Early?

The effect of start times on student achievement

The effect of start times on student achievement

By  Finley Edwards  Homepage, Inside Schools, Journal, On Top of the News, Research  

Special Choices

Do voucher schools serve students with disabilities?

Do voucher schools serve students with disabilities?

By  Patrick J. Wolf, John F. Witte and David J. Fleming  Charter Schools and Vouchers, Features, Homepage, Journal, Special Education  

Michigan’s Chartering Strategy

Choice and competition are good for authorizers, too

Choice and competition are good for authorizers, too

By  James N. Goenner  Charter Schools and Vouchers, Features, Homepage, Journal, School Policy  

The Common Core Math Standards

Are they a step forward or backward?

Are they a step forward or backward?

By  Ze`ev Wurman and W. Stephen Wilson  Curriculum, Forum, Homepage, Journal, On Top of the News  

Neither Broad Nor Bold

A narrow-minded approach to school reform

A narrow-minded approach to school reform

By  Paul E. Peterson  Check the Facts, Homepage, Journal  

The Middle School Plunge

Achievement tumbles when young students change schools

Achievement tumbles when young students change schools

By  Martin West and Guido Schwerdt  Homepage, Inside Schools, Journal, Research  

Obama’s Education Record

Does the reality match the rhetoric?

Does the reality match the rhetoric?

By  Michael Petrilli and Tyson Eberhardt  Features, Governance and Leadership, Homepage, Journal, On Top of the News  
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