What We’re Watching: Romney Reacts to Strike, Obama Doesn’t
Mitt Romney has criticized striking teachers in Chicago and claimed that Obama supports the teachers. A spokesman for Obama says that he is not taking sides.
What We’re Watching: A Right Denied
Whitney Tilson’s presentation on the critical need for genuine school reform appears in full in this documentary.
What We’re Watching: Vouchers and Social Justice
Paul Peterson sits down with the WSJ to discuss a new study on how vouchers help African American students.
What We’re Watching: Fordham Webcast on Exam Schools
This Friday morning, the Fordham Institute will be hosting Chester Finn and Jessica Hockett, authors of the new book “Exam Schools: Inside America’s Most Selective Public High Schools,”
What We’re Watching: The Myth of the Super Teacher
High school English teacher Roxanna Elden on how the image of successful “super teachers” conflicts with the harsh realities of real-life teaching
What We’re Watching: Which States Are Making Gains and Which Are Not
Paul Peterson and Eric Hanushek discuss which U.S. states have improved and which have declined over the past decade.
What We’re Watching: Governor Scott Walker on Education Reform
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker talks with Bob Bowden at the PEPG-EdNext conference “Learning from Improving School Systems at Home and Abroad.”
What We’re Watching: Does it Matter That the U.S. is Not Catching Up?
Paul Peterson and Eric Hanushek discuss their new report, which finds that the gains made by students in the U. S. are only middling compared to the gains being made by students in other countries.
What We’re Watching: Parent Power Event at AEI
AEI will be live-streaming an event at 4:00pm on parent power and the new politics of education reform (video will be unavailable until event starts at 4:00pm).
What We’re Watching: LIVE STREAMING Conference on Learning from Improving School Systems at Home and Abroad
The Harvard/Education Next conference, Learning from Improving School Systems at Home and Abroad: International and U.S. State Trends in Student Performance, will be live streaming today from 9:00AM-7:00PM (ET) and on Friday from 9:00AM-12:00PM (ET).
What We’re Watching: How Katrina Created an Opportunity for School Reform in New Orleans
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu discusses the silver lining of Hurricane Katrina – education reform
What We’re Watching: Webinar Event – Is the U.S. Catching Up?
Register here to participate in this Harvard Webinar, which takes place July 24 at 12:30.
What We’re Watching: K12 and The Fight Against Online Education
Jeff Kwitowski of K12 talks with Choice Media TV about online education and its opponents.
What We’re Watching: Charter Graduates Headed for Success
These graduates of charter schools in Chicago are headed to college.
What We’re Watching: Life at Montgomery Blair High School
A graduating senior’s video farewell to his high school.
What We’re Watching: Reform School from ChoiceMedia.TV
Jay Greene and Joe Williams talk charter schools and the federal role in education in this pilot episode of “Reform School.”
What We’re Watching: Is American Education Coming Apart?
Charles Murray discusses his new book Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010.
What We’re Watching: Teacher of the Year Gets Laid Off
Sacramento’s teacher of the year just lost her job as result of budget cuts in a district that mandates layoffs according to seniority, not performance.
What We’re Watching: Is American Education Coming Apart?
Register here to attend this Thomas B. Fordham Institute Event
What We’re Watching: Some Communities Reluctant to Start School Later
A teen reporter investigates why his high school starts so early in the morning.
What We’re Watching: A Blended Learning Catholic School
Seton Partners teamed up with a Catholic school in San Francisco to create blended learning classrooms. Here’s a look at the first year.
What We’re Watching: The Flame Challenge
This video won an international competition in which contestants were invited to explain to an 11-year-old what a flame is.
What We’re Watching: The Teacher Unions Image Problem
Paul Peterson talks with the Wall Street Journal about a new survey showing that the public is turning against teachers unions.
What We’re Watching: Is Teaching an Art or a Science?
Dan Willingham discusses the science of teaching, and considers whether and how basic science can inform teaching.
What We’re Watching: Mike Petrilli on Romney’s Education Platform
Ed Next editor Mike Petrilli talks with the Wall Street Journal about how Mitt Romney compares to Barack Obama on education.
