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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.


 
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Research and Reports

Information Underload: Florida's Flawed Special-Ed Voucher Program

Despite its growing popularity and the extensive attention it has received from both state and national education reformers, Florida's McKay voucher program has yet to prove that it works as either an adequate school-choice or special-education reform measure.

Analysis and Perspectives

Labeled: The Students Behind NCLB's 'Disabilities' Designation

NCLB's students-with-disabilities subgroup includes students with a wide range of disabilities, and the majority of them can meet high standards.

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