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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.
The Education Sector
Biweekly Digest, 12.12.2006
In this edition of the Biweekly Digest, Education Sector Policy Analyst Erin Dillon looks at the actual sticker price of colleges in a new Chart You Can Trust. Plus, Education Sector Research and Policy Manager Kevin Carey reviews "The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game."
Biweekly Digest, 11.28.2006
In this week's Biweekly Digest we take a hard look at the charter conversions of Gompers and Keiller middle schools in San Diego, examine the election's effect on education issues, and review the book, "Building Blocks: Making Children Successful in the Early Years of School."
Biweekly Digest, 11.7.2006
In this edition of The Biweekly Digest, Education Sector Nonresident Senior Fellow Bryan C. Hassel and Co-director Thomas Toch connect the dots between the Walton Family Foundation and the charter school movement. We also look at the explosive growth of virtual schools in a new Chart You Can Trust.
Biweekly Digest, 10.24.2006
In this edition of The Biweekly Digest, senior policy analyst Sara Mead looks at the state of charter schools in Michigan, and research and policy manager Kevin Carey reviews "The Price of Admission." Read on for details about tomorrow's forum and webcast on college rankings.
Biweekly Digest, 10.11.2006
In this edition of The Biweekly Digest, Education Sector Co-Director Thomas Toch interviews Lawrence Patrick III of Black Alliance for Educational Options, and in a new Chart You Can Trust an unknown Florida university proves to be the grantor of the most education doctorates in the nation.
Biweekly Digest, 09.26.2006
In this edition of The Biweekly Digest, Kevin Carey sets out to reform college rankings, E.D. Hirsch tells us why he thinks curriculum is much more important than school choice and we tell you why we're glued to the tube.
Biweekly Digest, 9.12.2006
In this edition of the Biweekly Digest, we explore some education debates that are taking place this election cycle and the labor market for teachers in Washington, D.C., and we review The Boys of Baraka.
Biweekly Digest, 07.25.2006
Read this edition of The Education Sector for a report on a parent revolution underway in Los Angeles and an explanation of how states set passing scores on their standardized tests. And find out about our upcoming debate on the "boy crisis."
Biweekly Digest, 07.11.2006
This edition of The Education Sector features Senior Policy Analyst Sara Mead's follow-up to her report "The Truth About Boys and Girls," a new chart showing drug use is up among younger girls, and an in-depth report by writer Joe Williams on the National Education Association's anti-NCLB campaign.
Biweekly Digest, 06.27.2006
This edition of The Education Sector marks the release of "The Truth About Boys And Girls," a new report by Senior Policy Analyst Sara Mead. An accompanying analysis by Senior Policy Analyst Elena Silva explores the higher education angle in this debate.
Biweekly Digest, 06.13.2006
This edition of The Education Sector includes several pieces that highlight teachers unions. It also features an exclusive interview with Eva Moskowitz.
Biweekly Digest, 05.30.2006
Check out this edition of The Education Sector for an editorial on immigration, a new chart on the college graduation rates of urban students and more.
Biweekly Digest, 5.16.2006
Check the latest edition of The Education Sector for the scoop on states and NCLB, a book on undergraduate reform and an essay on the achievement gap.
Biweekly Digest, 05.02.2006
Check out the latest edition of The Education Sector. We take an in-depth look at N-Size, shed light on some data about educating immigrants, and interview Eric Hanushek.
Biweekly Digest, 04.18.2006
Check out the latest edition of The Education Sector. Find out the real L.A. story, the scoop from a Denver union insider and what we're reading.
Biweekly Digest, 04.04.2006
Check out the latest original Education Sector analysis of the HEA reauthorization, a rundown of our newest publications and the best of the blogs.
The Education Sector, 03.21.2006
Check out the latest at Education Sector: Quick and the ED goes live, we look forward to discussing high school policy reform and a review of "Learning on the Job," by Steven Wilson.
The Education Sector, 03.07.2006
Check out our latest analysis on Title I funding, Teach for America alumni, collective bargaining and an interview with Ted Sizer.
The Education Sector, 02.22.2006
In this issue of The Education Sector, our analysts examine the accuracy of Newsweek's Challenge Index, why higher ed leaders are aghast, the fate of tutoring under NCLB and the impact of home nurses on children.
The Education Sector, 02.07.2006
In this issue of The Education Sector, our analysts examine the education proposals in the recent State of the Union, the testing industry and the NAACP on NCLB.
The Education Sector, 01.24.2006
In this issue of The Education Sector, our analysts examine the buzz around the math and science education "crisis," whether a new payment plan in Houston has merit and the best little school construction plan you never heard of.
The Education Sector, 01.10.2006
Michael Lach, the Director of Science for the Chicago Public Schools, reviews the book by Sarah Sentilles about her experience as a Teach for America volunteer in the inner-city public schools.