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Fall 2011 / Vol. 11, No. 4

The New Superintendent of Schools for New Orleans

A conversation with John White

By Peter Meyer 
Briefs, Journal, On Top of the News  

Trouble in Kansas

Parents in a wealthy district sue to pay more taxes

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

Florida Reformers Got It Right

Hybrid schoolers reap the benefits

By William Mattox 
Briefs, Journal, School Life, State and Federal, Technology  

Are U.S. Students Ready to Compete?

 
The latest on each state’s international standing

By Paul E. Peterson, Ludger Woessmann, Eric A. Hanushek and Carlos Xabel Lastra-Anadón 
Features, Homepage, Journal, On Top of the News, Standards, Testing, and Accountability  

Fixing Teacher Pensions

Is it enough to adjust existing plans?

By Robert M. Costrell, Michael Podgursky and Christian Weller 
Forum, Homepage, Journal, School Spending, Teachers and Teaching  

Getting At-Risk Teens to Graduation

Blended learning offers a second chance
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Photos: Additional images of Performance Learning Centers (PLCs) in Hampton and Richmond, Virginia.

By June Kronholz 
Features, Homepage, Journal, On Top of the News, Technology  

The Public Weighs In on School Reform

Intense controversies do not alter public thinking, but teachers differ more sharply than ever

By William Howell, Martin West and Paul E. Peterson 
Features, Homepage, Journal, Public Opinion  

No Matter How You Ask the Question

School vouchers rebounded in 2011

By Paul E. Peterson 
Blog, Briefs, Editorial, From the Editor, Journal  

The 2012 Republican Candidates (So Far)

What they’ve said and done on education in the past, and what they might do about our public schools if elected

By Allison Sherry 
Features, Homepage, Journal, State and Federal  

Principled Principals

New evidence from Chicago shows they fire the least effective teachers

By Brian A. Jacob 
Homepage, Journal, Research, Teachers and Teaching  

Unlocking the Secrets of High-Performing Charters

Tight management and “no excuses”

By James A. Peyser 
Charter Schools and Vouchers, Features, Homepage, Journal  

Managing the Teacher Workforce

The consequences of “last in, first out” personnel policies

By Dan Goldhaber and Roddy Theobald 
Homepage, Journal, Research, Teachers and Teaching  

All A-Twitter about Education

Improving our schools in 140 characters or less

By Michael Petrilli 
Briefs, Homepage, Journal, Most Read, Technology, What Next  

Cautionary Tale

Review of Schoolhouse of Cards by Eugene Hickok and Collision Course by Paul Manna

By Nathan Glazer 
Journal, On Top of the News, Reviews  

Mismatch

Review of The Bee Eater by Richard Whitmire

By Mark Bauerlein 
Journal, Reviews  

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