Both the LA Times and New York Times recently published value-added scores of teachers. Much debate, to say the least, has ensued. So what’s a Relinquisher (someone who supports public regulation but non-profit operation of schools) to make of all…
Category Archives: Nonprofits
Whiteboard Speaks
January 6, 2012 – 2:51 pm
We are in the New Year and that means another revolutionary twelve months of education policy lies before us. “Revolutionary” is, of course, a relative term for education policy, just as the speed of the slug is relative to that…
CAP Does the Waive
December 21, 2011 – 4:33 pm
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…
Open the Black Box!
December 6, 2011 – 8:00 am
Last Thursday, the Fordham Institute held a daylong conference on “Rethinking Education Governance.” The event was loaded with lots of great papers, many insights, and some grandstanding – as is required in Washington. What was missing? Sincere frustration. I mean,…
i3 the Sequel: The $150M Bride of Innovation
November 10, 2011 – 11:31 am
The U.S. Department of Education today unveiled 23 new winners of grants under the Investing in Innovation program, or i3, an effort designed to help districts and nonprofits with strong track records in improving student achievement scale-up their efforts and…
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…