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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.
Events
Author Talk with Jay Mathews
A discussion of Work Hard. Be Nice. and what the KIPP model means for education today.
January 28, 2009 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (WVSA ARTiculate Gallery/School for ARTs In Learning (SAIL))Contact Name: Sharon Cannon
On January 28, 2009, Education Sector hosted a special evening reception, book signing, and discussion featuring Washington Post columnist Jay Mathews, author of the book Work Hard. Be Nice.: How Two Inspired Teachers Created the Most Promising Schools in America (Algonquin Books).
Work Hard. Be Nice. chronicles the founding of the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP). Now serving over 16,000 students in 66 schools across the country, KIPP has a strong presence in school reform. How has KIPP influenced school improvement? And what does the KIPP model mean for education reform debates and politics today?
Mathews was joined by Richard Barth, CEO of the KIPP Foundation and Jonah Edelman, executive director of Stand for Children, an advocacy group focusing on public education reform for the discussion. Education Sector's Andrew Rotherham served as moderator.
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