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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.
Undergraduate Education
Undergraduate Education
Research and public policy designed to increase student learning and graduation for undergraduates while reducing college costs.
Invite the Utes to the White House
The President traditionally invites the national championship college football team to the White House for a ceremony and photo op. But this year there is disagreement over who the national champion should be. The controversy leaves President-elect Obama with a smart political play to make: Invite the Utah team for a White House visit, too.
Admired, Not Read
Kevin Carey reviews the book "A Great Idea," for The Washington Monthly.
Transformation 101
In an article for The Washington Monthly, Kevin Carey asks: If technology is driving down the cost of teaching undergraduates, then why are tuition bills going up?
No One Rises to Low Expectations
How do expectations and student outcomes match up in higher education? Kevin Carey explains in The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Failure in Urban Universities
In this column, Kevin Carey draws comparisons between the challenges urban K–12 public schools and universities face in serving at-risk students. Like K–12, urban higher education must step up to help these students earn degrees.
The Best of American Oppportunity
At Cato Unbound, Education Sector's Kevin Carey argues for better bachelor's degrees for students.
Colleges Should Stand Up to the Entertainment Industry
In this column, Kevin Carey challenges Hollywood's attempts to thwart music piracy on college campuses.
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.
What's Wrong With Boasting About CLA Scores?
Colleges that can demonstrate achievement in student learning after their students are first enrolled should be recognized, not condemned, for doing so, argues Kevin Carey in his latest column for Inside Higher Ed.
On 'Real Education'
Kevin Carey reflects on Charles Murray's new book, Real Education, about the history of American higher education.