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Sector Spotlight
Report Release: Reforming Teacher Pensions for a Changing Work Force
New Education Sector report examines teacher pensions and details the problems facing current state pension programs.
Sport or Not? A Question for the Courts
Senior Policy Analyst Elena Silva interviewed by the New York Times on Title IX.
Teachers Unions as Agents of Reform
Brad Jupp, an architect of Denver's landmark performance-based teacher pay system, ProComp, is an outspoken advocate of both labor organizing and quality education for disadvantaged kids. In this interview, Jupp talks about ProComp, his views on teacher unionism, and the future of the teaching profession.
Education Sector Welcomes Three New Board Members
Education Sector's board of directors names three prominent leaders in the fields of education and journalism to the board: David W. Breneman, Richard Lee Colvin, and Peter McWalters.
For-profit colleges: Do they shortchange students?
Policy Director Kevin Carey comments on a recent Senate HELP Committee hearing on for-profit colleges.
Presentations and Testimony
Presentations and Testimony
Written testimony and presentation materials from various Education Sector staff speaking engagements.
DCPS Should Focus on Teacher Evaluations
Thomas Toch provides testimony to the D.C. Council's Committee of the Whole and argues D.C. Public Schools should focus attention on the issue of teacher evaluation.
Community Colleges' Commitment to Teaching
Education Sector's Thomas Toch discusses the unique positioning of community colleges as institutions of learning. This talk was delivered to the faculty and staff of the College of Lake County in Illinois.
Changing Times, Same Approach to Schools
Education Sector Co-director Andrew J. Rotherham outlined the impact of significant societal trends on schools and education policy as the keynote speaker for Cambridge College's recent convocation.
In Defense of College Rankings
While some college rankings are based on flawed measures, college rankings in general are not nearly as bad as people believe, Research and Policy Manager Kevin Carey tells those attending the Association for the Study of Higher Education's annual meeting.
Three Tensions in Education Reform
Education Sector Co-director Thomas Toch speaks to state policymakers about contemporary issues in education reform at a recent Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation event.
Collective Bargaining in Education: A New Dialogue
Andrew J. Rotherham describes the changing educational policy landscape in a National Governors Association conference presentation.
Reauthorizing No Child Left Behind
Education Sector's Kevin Carey provides testimony to the House Committee on Education and Labor on the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
School Governance Reform: Seven Deadly Sins to Avoid
As D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty and the city council consider reforming school governance in the District, they should avoid these seven deadly sins.
Expanding Higher Education Information
Kevin Carey provides testimony to the U.S. Department of Education's Commission on the Future of Higher Education.
NCLB: Three Fundamental Issues and Plenty to Do
Andrew Rotherham provides testimony on the progress of NCLB to the Aspen Institute's Commission on No Child Left Behind.