The education election
The status quo was a big winner, writes Rick Hess in his election wrap-up. Those edu-advocates who’ve been telling themselves that an Obama win would mean a big infusion of dollars are going to be...
View ArticleThe lessons of 2012 for ed reformers
Education reformers learned some painful lessons in 2012, writes Mike Petrilli. Indiana Superintendent Tony Bennett, the “darling of the national education reform movement,” lost his job to a...
View ArticleGates: Mix measures to evaluate teachers
Combining growth in students’ test scores, student feedback and classroom observations produces accurate information on teacher effectiveness, according to Gates Foundation research. A composite...
View ArticleEd Trust: Waivers hurt high-risk kids
The Obama administration’s No Child Left Behind waivers let states shortchange low-income, minority and disabled student, charged Kati Haycock, president of the Education Trust, at Senate hearings....
View ArticleWhy there’s a Common Core backlash
In response to a conservative defense of Common Core Standards, Heritage fellow Lindsey M. Burke describes the conservative backlash on National Review Online. The federal government has spent billions...
View ArticleTesting fights are nothing new
Testing controversies didn’t start with No Child Left Behind or Race to the Top, writes William J. Reese, an education history at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in the New York Times. “Members...
View ArticleEmpowering the best, testing the rest
How can we “create an accountability system that empowers excellent educators to create top-notch schools while ensuring a basic level of quality for everyone?” asks Fordham’s Mike Petrilli on Ed...
View ArticleAccountability light and lighter
Sen. Tom Harkin and the Democrats have proposed a new version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (aka No Child Left Behind). So have Sen. Lamar Alexander the the Republicans. Both “move away...
View ArticleState achievement gap grows
“There has been surprising progress in educating disadvantaged students” since No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) passed in 2002, but some states are doing much better than others, according to The New...
View ArticleDuncan delays teacher accountability
“In what some see as a tacit recognition of the Obama administration’s overreach into nitty-gritty management of America’s schools, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will give states a reprieve...
View ArticleGOP-only No Child rewrite passes House
House Republicans have passed a No Child Left Behind revision called the Student Success Act — with no Democratic support, reports Education Week. Schools would have to test students and report scores...
View ArticleMinority gains ended in Obama era
Racial/ethnic achievement gaps were narrowing, till the Obama administration waived and weakened No Child Left Behind, writes Paul Peterson, who directs Harvard’s program on Education Policy and...
View Article‘Teacherpreneurs’— and free e-books
Teacherpreneurs tells the stories of eight classroom teachers who are shaping policies and practices at their schools. All are members of Center for Teaching Quality’s Collaboratory. Download...
View ArticleDuncan rules the waives
The Obama administration “waiver gambit” lets states — and now eight CORE districts in California – “ignore poor and minority kids,” writes RiShawn Biddle on Dropout Nation. The CORE districts’ waiver...
View ArticleStudy: Waivers leave behind at-risk students
“At-risk students could fall through the cracks” as federal waivers let states ignore No Child Left Behind’s accountability rules, according to an analysis by the Campaign for High School Equity. Forty...
View ArticleDuncan tells schools how to assign teachers
Uncle Sam shouldn’t try to manage school staffing, writes Rick Hess. The Obama administration has used its Race to the Top program and unprecedented, far-reaching conditions for states seeking...
View ArticleWaivers won’t require access to good teachers
No Child Left Behind waivers will be renewed with no rule to ensure low-income and minority students get equal access to effective teachers, reports Politics K-12. Guidelines released in August...
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Core testing: Hold or go?
Pause standardized testing for three years to let schools adjust to Common Core State Standards, argues Joshua Starr, superintendent of schools in high-performing Montgomery County, Maryland. Testing...
View ArticleIt’s not the white moms, it’s the whitewash
Common Core’s problem isn’t “white suburban moms” who can’t handle high standards, as Education Secretary Arne Duncan said, writes Eduwonk. It’s not the white moms, it’s the white wash. Duncan and...
View Article2014: It’s time for universal proficiency!
It’s 2014: All students will be proficient in reading and math, Mike Petrilli reminds us. It’s the law! Each State shall establish a timeline for adequate yearly progress. The timeline shall ensure...
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