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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.

For Release: Restructuring 'Restructuring'

April 6, 2010

California middle school highlights the problems inhibiting permanent change in low-performing schools, according to a new Education Sector report.

For Release: Understanding Teachers Contracts

March 23, 2010

Education Sector explainer seeks to bring greater transparency and understanding to the issue of teacher contracts.

New Education Sector/AEI Report on the Pitfalls of Voluntary Accountability in American Higher Education

March 2, 2010

"False Fronts" examines voluntary accountability in higher education.

For Release: Lowering Student Loan Default Rates

February 23, 2010

New Education Sector report highlights how colleges can reduce student loan defaults.

For Release: New Education Sector Report Offers a New Look at High School Accountability

January 12, 2010

"College- and Career-Ready" focuses on using outcomes data to hold high schools accountable for student success.

Education Sector Welcomes Three New Board Members

January 11, 2010

Education Sector's board of directors names three prominent education leaders to the board: John Chubb, Bill Hansen, and Rebeca Huffman.

For Release: Scaling Up the Nation's Best Charter Schools

November 24, 2009

A new Education Sector report takes an objective look at how prepared the nation's best charter schools are to meet the challenge of rapid expansion.

For Release: New Education Sector Report Highlights Teachers' Work

October 20, 2009

"Teachers at Work" focuses on new designs for reforming schools.

Rotherham to Leave Education Sector

September 15, 2009

Education Sector co-founder will leave the organization in March 2010.

Gates Foundation Renews Grant to Education Sector

September 11, 2009

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded the Education Sector a one-year, $1 million grant.

For Release: Enabling Mandatory Public School Choice

September 8, 2009

New Education Sector Idea at Work highlights mandatory school choice programs in New York City and Boston.

Education Sector Welcomes New Communications Manager

August 12, 2009

Kristen J. Amundson, former teacher, writer, and Fairfax County School Board chair, joins Education Sector as communications manager.

For Release: Drowning in Debt

July 9, 2009

New Education Sector analysis finds college students are borrowing more and taking on riskier forms of debt than ever before.

For Release: Grading State Higher Education Accountability Systems

June 30, 2009

New report rates the effectiveness of every state higher education accountability system, calling attention to the need for policy change.

For Release: Comparison Study on Building High-Quality School Choice Markets

May 19, 2009

New Education Sector report offers strategies for improving the education marketplace; draws insights from food and banking industries.

For Release: Keeping Teacher Pay on Schedule

April 21, 2009

New Chart You Can Trust shows traditional single salary schedules can be reformed to better attract and retain high-quality teachers.

Education Sector Board Chairman Named 'Border Czar'

April 15, 2009

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has named Alan Bersin, chairman of Education Sector's board of directors, as assistant secretary for international affairs and special representative for border affairs. Bersin, a former Justice Department official, will oversee efforts to end drug-cartel violence along the U.S.-Mexico border.

For Release: Are We There Yet?

March 10, 2009

New report identifies both the advantages and potential downsides of Tennessee's growth model system.

For Release: Technology and the Future of Student Assessment

February 17, 2009

New report discusses how the convergence of powerful new technologies and developments in cognitive science hold out the prospect of a new generation of student testing.

4 for 44

January 29, 2009

Education Secretary Arne Duncan recently outlined President Obama's education priorities during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill. Speaking before the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Duncan argued that education was "the most pressing issue facing America" and highlighted four areas that the new administration plans to prioritize. Read how our ideas inform the secretary's agenda.

For Release: A Model State Higher Education Accountability System

December 16, 2008

New report describes the current condition of state higher education accountability and provides a set of guidelines for designing a model system.

For Release: Revising NCLB's School Choice Provision

November 18, 2008

New report offers lawmakers a number of steps they can take to improve NCLB's school choice provision.

For Release: Revamping the Federal Role in Education Human Capital

November 14, 2008

New report recommends Congress and the Obama administration pursue a new approach to allocating Title II funding.

For Release: Measuring Skills for the 21st Century

November 10, 2008

Education Sector report argues that 21st century skills can be measured accurately and can serve as common metrics of student achievement.

Education Sector Welcomes New Senior Policy Analyst

September 9, 2008

Robert Manwaring, former director of policy for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's Committee on Education Excellence and K–12 education director of the California Legislative Analyst's Office, joins the Education Sector team.

For Release: Plotting School Choice

August 26, 2008

New Education Sector report examines whether interdistrict school choice can substantially increase the number of high-quality schooling options available to students in low-performing schools.

For Release: Waiting to Be Won Over

May 7, 2008

Education Sector report examines teachers' opinions on their evolving profession, teachers unions, and a range of current district reforms.

For Release: Graduation Rate Watch

April 21, 2008

Education Sector report examines the disparities in college graduation rates between white students and black students.

For Release: The Benwood Plan: A Lesson in Comprehensive Teacher Reform

April 7, 2008

Education Sector report examines lessons learned from Chattanooga's Benwood Initiative. 

Education Sector's Board of Directors Names Three New Members

February 29, 2008

Education Sector's board of directors has named prominent education leaders Floretta Dukes McKenzie, Hosanna Mahaley Johnson, and Margaret (Macke) Raymond to the board.

For Release: Rush to Judgment: Teacher Evaluation in Public Education

January 29, 2008

New Education Sector report examines the causes and consequences of the crisis in teacher evaluation, as well as its implications for the current national debate about performance pay for teachers.

For Release: Five 'Deals' to Expand and Improve Charter Schooling

January 22, 2008

New Education Sector Idea at Work offers win-win policy solutions for charter schools and their critics.

Education Sector Welcomes New Communications Manager

January 15, 2008

Former education aide to Providence Mayor David Cicilline, Stacey Jordan, joins the Education Sector team.

"Smart Charter School Caps" Idea Featured in Hopes, Fears, & Reality 2007

December 13, 2007

Education Sector's Andrew Rotherham authors chapter in the National Charter School Research Project's annual report.

For Release: How States Game the No Child Left Behind Act

November 13, 2007

New Education Sector analysis updates Pangloss Index that ranks states on their NCLB progress and offers recommendations for Congress to close the law's loopholes.

For Release: Inside NAEP, the Nation's Education Report Card

October 23, 2007

New Education Sector Explainer is a guide to deciphering the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

Education Sector Introduces Free, Online Preschool Policy Course Materials

October 15, 2007

"Education Policy Course Materials" is a new web-based university teaching tool for instructors seeking to incorporate an educational component into policy courses, or supplement education courses that have a defined policy emphasis.

Release: Smart Charter School Caps

September 25, 2007

New Education Sector Idea at Work offers an innovative solution to managing the growth and quality of charter schools.

Report Release: What States Can Teach Each Other About Charter Schooling

September 11, 2007

New Education Sector Report identifies legislative provisions essential to supporting high-quality charter schools.

Education Sector Welcomes Nonresident Senior Fellow Robert Gordon

August 6, 2007

Education Sector is pleased to announce that Robert Gordon of the Center for American Progress has joined Education Sector's team of nonresident senior fellows.

Alan Bersin Elected President of Education Sector's Board of Directors

July 25, 2007

Education Sector's board of directors has elected prominent educator and attorney Alan Bersin to be board president.

For Release: What It Means to Make 'Adequate Yearly Progress' Under NCLB

July 24, 2007

New Education Sector Explainer is a guide to understanding NCLB's complex accountability system.

Report Release: Teachers Union Presidents Speak on Change

June 28, 2007

New Education Sector report reveals surprising views among today's local teacher leaders.

Report Release: Florida's Flawed Special-Ed Voucher Program

June 26, 2007

New Education Sector report cites problems with a popular voucher program for special-needs children.

Virtual High Schools as Laboratories of Reform

June 7, 2007

New Education Sector report shows how virtual learning could bring long-sought-after reforms in teaching, learning, and accountability to public education.

Leading Lady: Sallie Mae and the Origins of Today's Student Loan Controversy

May 15, 2007

In this report, Erin Dillon chronicles Sallie Mae's rise in the student loan industry and explains why the industry has landed at the center of controversy.

Education Sector Welcomes New Editor

March 26, 2007

We are pleased to announce that Robin Smiles has joined Education Sector as editor.

Foundation Relations Coordinator Joins Education Sector

January 24, 2007

Kelly Bathgate joins the Education Sector team.

On The Clock: Rethinking the Way Schools Use Time

January 22, 2007

In a new report, Education Sector Senior Policy Analyst Elena Silva examines both the educational and political dimensions of school time reform.

A Warm Welcome to Goodwin Liu

January 22, 2007

Education Sector welcomes new Nonresident Senior Fellow Goodwin Liu.

Frozen Assets

January 8, 2007

A new Education Sector report estimates costs of common provisions in teacher contracts and suggests how resources could be used more effectively.

Education Sector Policy Team Expands

August 28, 2006

Education Sector announces the appointment of Erin Dillon as the newest member of its policy team.

Education Sector Adds Two Staff Members

May 9, 2006

We are pleased to announce that Elena Silva has joined Education Sector as a senior policy analyst and that Abdul Kargbo has joined the organization as editorial coordinator.

Announcing Education Sector!

January 13, 2006

Welcome to Education Sector, an independent, Washington, DC-based education think tank. We are nonprofit and nonpartisan, a dependable source of sound thinking on policy and an honest broker of evidence in key education debates. We produce original research and policy analysis, and promote outstanding work by the nation's most respected education analysts.