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The New State Achievement Gap: How Waivers Could Make It Worse-Or Better
Reports & Briefs |
John Chubb and Constance Clark
 | June 5, 2013

This report examines how states have performed since NCLB and finds that the achievement gap among states is growing.

Accountability and School Improvement, K-12 Education, Data-Driven Improvement, ESEA / No Child Left Behind
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Degrees of Value: Evaluating the Return on the College Investment
Also from ES |
Andrew Gillen, Jeff Selingo, and Mandy Zatynski
 | May 9, 2013

What will a student get in return for investing in college, perhaps while taking on significant debt? Often it’s not that students and families question the value of college per se, just the value of attending certain colleges.

Accountability, College Costs, Graduation Rates, Measuring Student Learning, Student Loans and Financial Aid, Higher Education
A Briefing for Fairfax’s New Schools Chief
Commentary |
Kristen Amundson
 | April 19, 2013

Kris Amundson gives three tips to help the new superintendent of Fairfax County Public Schools have an easy transition. 

Accountability and School Improvement, K-12 Education, Data-Driven Improvement
The Four Lessons I Learned by Taking a MOOC
Commentary |
Andrew Gillen
 | April 4, 2013
Accountability, Accreditation, Productivity, Technology, and Innovation, Higher Education
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The Evergreen Effect: Washington’s Poor Evaluation System Revealed
Charts You Can Trust |
Chad Aldeman
 | March 25, 2013

The Evergreen Effect digs into Washington State data and highlights the failures of rudimentary teacher evaluation systems, and for Washington in particular, just how bad they really were.

Accountability and School Improvement, K-12 Education, Data-Driven Improvement, Teacher Quality

Latest Publications

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'Academically Adrift': The News Gets Worse and Worse
Commentary |
Kevin Carey
 | February 12, 2012
Accreditation, Measuring Student Learning, Productivity, Technology, and Innovation, Higher Education
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Testimony: Innovations in College Affordability
Also from ES |
Kevin Carey
 | February 2, 2012
College Costs, Productivity, Technology, and Innovation, Higher Education
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Obama vs. Colleges: It’s About Time!
Also from ES |
Kevin Carey
 | January 28, 2012
College Costs, For-Profit Higher Education, Student Loans and Financial Aid, Higher Education
The Time is Right for a Fairfax Charter School
Commentary |
Kristen Amundson
 | January 27, 2012
K-12 Education, Charter Schools and Choice
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How School Choice Became an Explosive Issue
Also from ES |
Kevin Carey
 | January 24, 2012
K-12 Education, Charter Schools and Choice
New York Score Card
Reports & Briefs |
Chad Aldeman and Kevin Carey
 | June 30, 2009
Accountability
New Hampshire Score Card
Reports & Briefs |
Chad Aldeman and Kevin Carey
 | June 30, 2009
Accountability
Nevada Score Card
Reports & Briefs |
Chad Aldeman and Kevin Carey
 | June 30, 2009
Accountability
Nebraska Score Card
Reports & Briefs |
Chad Aldeman and Kevin Carey
 | June 30, 2009
Accountability
Montana Score Card
Reports & Briefs |
Chad Aldeman and Kevin Carey
 | June 30, 2009
Accountability

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The Tuition Savings Gamble
Commentary |
Erin Dillon
 | April 11, 2011
College Costs, Student Loans and Financial Aid
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$44-Billion Ought to Buy Some Accountability on Campuses
Commentary |
Kevin Carey
 | March 21, 2011
Accountability, Student Loans and Financial Aid
District-Union Collaboration in School Reform
Commentary |
Elena Silva and Susan Headden
 | March 5, 2011
Accountability and School Improvement, Teacher Quality, Teachers Unions
Two Cheers for Virginia's Higher-Ed Proposal
Commentary |
Kristen Amundson
 | March 3, 2011
College Readiness, Education Finance, Measuring Student Learning
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The Dangerous Lure of the Research-University Model
Commentary |
Kevin Carey
 | February 22, 2011
Teacher Quality, Higher Education
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Representing Retirees: An Interview With Stephen Pincus
Also from ES |
Chad Aldeman
 | April 5, 2011
Education Finance, Teacher Quality, Teachers Unions
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Reinventing Higher Education
Also from ES |
Kevin Carey, Andrew P. Kelly, and Ben Wildavsky
 | April 1, 2011
Community Colleges, For-Profit Higher Education, Productivity, Technology, and Innovation
Increasing Accountability for School Performance
Also from ES |
Bill Tucker
 | March 24, 2011
Accountability and School Improvement
Lessons for Online Learning
Also from ES |
Erin Dillon and Bill Tucker
 | January 27, 2011
Charter Schools and Choice, Virtual Learning
Accountability in Higher Education Book Cover
Accountability in American Higher Education
Also from ES |
Kevin Carey and Mark Schneider
| December 21, 2010
Accountability