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Winter 2012 / Vol. 12, No. 1

Budget Buster

Teachers sue to protect pensions

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

Unions and the Public Interest

Is collective bargaining for teachers good for students?

By Richard D. Kahlenberg and Jay P. Greene 
Forum, Homepage, Journal, On Top of the News, Unions and Collective Bargaining  

Green Dot Takeover

The Locke school story leaves questions unanswered

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

Academic Value of Non-Academics

The case for keeping extracurriculars

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

“Hedge-Fund Guy” Emails Support to School Reformers

A conversation with Whitney Tilson

By Peter Meyer 
Briefs, Interview, Journal  

When the Best is Mediocre

Developed countries far outperform our most affluent suburbs
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View the Methodological Appendix

By Jay P. Greene and Josh B. McGee 
Features, Homepage, International, Journal, Standards, Testing, and Accountability  

A Different Role for Teachers Unions

Cooperation brings high scores in Canada and Finland

By Marc Tucker 
Features, Journal, Unions and Collective Bargaining  

The International Experience

What U.S. schools can and cannot learn from other countries
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Photos: Additional images from the Education Next-PEPG Conference

By Carlos Xabel Lastra-Anadón and Paul E. Peterson 
Features, Homepage, Journal  

Seeing the Forest Instead of the Trees

Nuance needed when studying teachers unions

By Jeffrey R. Henig 
Journal, Reviews  

Studying Teacher Moves

A practitioner’s take on what is blocking the research teachers need

By Michael Goldstein 
Features, Homepage, Journal, Teachers and Teaching  

NOT Your Mother’s PTA

Advocacy groups raise money, voices, hopes
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Photos: Additional images of school advocacy groups

By Bruno V. Manno 
Features, Homepage, Journal  

Poor Results for High Achievers

New evidence on the impact of gifted and talented programs

By Sa Bui, Scott Imberman and Steven Craig 
Homepage, Journal, Research, Standards, Testing, and Accountability  

The Flipped Classroom

Online instruction at home frees class time for learning

By Bill Tucker 
Briefs, Journal, On Top of the News, Technology, What Next  

Low Expectations

An insider’s view of ed schools

By Julia Harvey   
Briefs, Homepage, Journal, School Life, Teachers and Teaching  

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