Features

Education Next Cover

Competition Makes a Comeback

Academic bees and bowls attract top students

By June Kronholz  

Edutopian Vision

George Lucas reimagines the American classroom

By Robert Pondiscio  

Fueling the Engine

Smarter, better ways to fund education innovators

Palace Revolt in Los Angeles?

Charter school and Latino leaders push unions to innovate

By Bruce Fuller  

Books

Look in the Mirror

Review of William A. Fischel’s Making the Grade

As reviewed By Jay P. Greene
Equal Knowledge

Review of E. D. Hirsch Jr.’s The Making of Americans

As reviewed By Nathan Glazer  

Book Alert

Briefs

No Federal Case

Court says charter school is not a state actor

Competition and Charters Spur Innovation

School markets are creative, not static

Out of the Mainstream

Staying there isn’t easy

By Lynne Blumberg  
Bye-Bye Blackboards

Interactive and expensive, whiteboards come to the classroom


Correspondence

Summer 2010 Correspondence

Readers Respond

By Education Next  

Forum

An Effective Teacher in Every Classroom

A lofty goal, but how to do it?

By Kati Haycock and Eric Hanushek

Check the Facts

A Closer Look at Charter Schools and Segregation

Flawed comparisons lead to overstated conclusions

By Gary Ritter, Nathan Jensen, Brian Kisida, and Joshua McGee  

Research

Evaluating NCLB

Accountability has produced substantial gains in math skills but not in reading

By Thomas Dee and Brian Jacob  

School-Finance Reform in Red and Blue

Where the money goes depends on who’s running the state

By Christopher Berry and Charles Wysong  

Press Releases

Ed Next Research Finds NCLB Has Produced Substantial National Gains In Math Skills

Landmark federal law responsible for gains in math among low-income and Hispanic students, but had no impact on reading achievement.

Published May 19, 2010 10:07 am | Last Edited:May 27 11:28 am

Charter Schools, Traditional Public Schools Similarly Segregated

Flawed comparisons lead Civil Rights Project to unwarranted conclusions

Published April 27, 2010 7:09 am | Last Edited:May 27 11:29 am
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