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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.
Media Room
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Education Sector in the News
Sport or Not? A Question for the Courts
July 14, 2010
Senior Policy Analyst Elena Silva interviewed by the New York Times on Title IX.
Government Vastly Undercounts Defaults
July 11, 2010
The Chronicle references Lowering Student Loan Default Rates in a story on growing student loan defaults.
For-profit colleges: Do they shortchange students?
June 24, 2010
Policy Director Kevin Carey comments on a recent Senate HELP Committee hearing on for-profit colleges.
New Grilling of For-Profits Could Turn Up the Heat for All of Higher Education
June 22, 2010
Senior Policy Analyst Erin Dillon argues that the U.S. Department of Education should track how many students default on government loans over longer periods of time.
US Economists Say University Not Only Way to Success
June 14, 2010
Policy Analyst Chad Aldeman appears on a Voice of America segment analyzing the many educational pathways to a career.
Education Sector Press Releases
Report Release: Reforming Teacher Pensions for a Changing Work Force
July 30, 2010
New Education Sector report examines teacher pensions and details the problems facing current state pension programs.
Education Sector Welcomes Three New Board Members
July 6, 2010
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.
Secretary Duncan Appoints Kevin Carey to New Committee on Measures of Student Success
June 3, 2010
Carey is among 15 experts who will develop recommendations for two-year degree-granting institutions of higher education on graduation and completion rate disclosure requirements.
Education Sector Welcomes New Senior Writer/Editor
June 2, 2010
Susan Headden, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, joins Education Sector as senior writer/editor.
For Release: Using Technology to Transform Higher Education
May 18, 2010
New Education Sector report highlights promising instructional models in higher education that can reduce costs, while maintaining or increasing student achievement.