A new report from the insightful folks at the Center for American Progress gives the lowdown on the 11 state applications for the first round of waivers from No Child Left Behind. Aside from recognizing the perennial “A” students (Massachusetts…
Category Archives: Foundations
Forget “Quickster”— On ED Reform, Reed Hastings is Right
November 1, 2011 – 3:26 pm
You might be familiar with these stats: the average urban education superintendent’s tenure is 3.6 years (56 percent improvement since 1999, when it was 2.3 years). In the private sector, average CEO tenure is around 7 years, nearly double that…
A Match.com for Innovation
October 28, 2011 – 2:49 pm
This week, Michele McNeil reported on the strong demand for the second round of the Investing in Innovation program, known as the i3 grant. According to the latest statistics, which you can find at ed.data.gov, there are 587 applicants with…
Stick it to the Man, Addendum: Incentivize
September 7, 2011 – 8:00 am
In a recent post, Neerav Kingsland discussed how public education is an irrational system, equivalent to “The Man,” or the “one” who keeps us down. I agree with his assertion and would go one step further. Even if the government…
Common Core Meltdown
May 13, 2011 – 2:08 pm
(This post was written by guest contributors David DeSchryver, vice president of education policy, and Gene Hickok, senior advisor, at Whiteboard Advisors.) Last week, a largely conservative coalition of educators issued a manifesto against “one national curriculum.” The document, “Closing…
Finally, the Bin Laden Education Angle…
May 4, 2011 – 12:55 pm
(This post was written by guest contributor Steve Peha, President of Teaching That Makes Sense, an education consultancy based in Carrboro, NC.) Osama Bin Laden has been killed, and the nation cheers. For many, there’s an obvious feeling of justice….